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"Quietly Confident..." AB de Villiers Believes South Africa Can Beat Australia In WTC Final 2025

Rajgeeta Yadav

AB de Villiers backs South Africa [Source: @Rider_Gauti/X.com]AB de Villiers backs South Africa [Source: @Rider_Gauti/X.com]

Former South African cricket star AB de Villiers has shown his full support for the South African team ahead of their big match against Australia in the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) Final. The game will take place at the famous Lord’s Cricket Ground in London from June 11 to June 15.

AB de Villiers Backs South Africa 

AB De Villiers, who is one of South Africa’s greatest-ever batters, believes the Proteas have a real shot at winning, even though Australia is considered the stronger team. He called it a huge moment for South Africa cricket and said the whole country will be cheering for their team.

“This is a massive moment for South African cricket—a final at Lord's. The entire nation will be behind our team, and hopefully, we can cross the line. I'm excited for the challenge. It's a well-balanced side, and I'm quietly confident we can upset Australia. I say 'upset' because they're clearly the favourites for this ICC World Test Championship Final,” AB de Villiers told Star Sports.

He also admitted it won’t be easy, calling Australia a “well-oiled machine” full of experience. Still, de Villiers feels hopeful because many SA players are currently in great form and have the passion to perform on such a big stage.

“Australia are a very experienced, well-oiled machine of a team. It won't be easy for South Africa. But I'm quietly confident because we're going there with many in-form players and big-hearted guys who have something to prove on this stage,” de Villiers added.

This will be South Africa’s first-ever appearance in a WTC Final. They made it this far by winning important matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Meanwhile, India missed out after losing back-to-back series against New Zealand and Australia, which led to major changes in their team and coaching staff.

Another interesting point is that this will be the first Test match between South Africa and Australia since January 2023. South Africa finished at the top of the WTC points table, while Australia came second.