Aiden Markram's Career-Defining Test Century For South Africa At Lord's By The Numbers

Aiden Markram's undeniable talent as a batter finally came to the fore in a knock for the ages when he scored 136 off 206 balls under pressure to steer South Africa to their first-ever ICC World Title after defeating rivals Australia in the 2025 World Test Championship final at the home of cricket, Lord's.

Here is a list of five points highlighting Aiden Markram's exceptional achievement for South Africa in the ICC World Test Championship final.

1. Markram became the first overseas batter to score a century in the fourth innings at Lord's since Michael Clarke (AUS) achieved that feat in 2009, becoming the sixth overall in test-match history. 

2. The 30-year-old became only the 11th batter from South Africa to score a test century at Lord's and the first since Hashim Amla in 2012.

3. Markram became the first South African batter to score a test century in the fourth innings at Lord's.

4. The South African opener notched up his third century in the fourth innings of a test match at the WTC final, surpassing AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis, and is now only one behind former captain Graeme Smith on the all-time list.

5. Markram became the third player to score a century in a World Test Championship final, joining Australia's Travis Head (163) and Steve Smith (121) vs India in 2023.