Australia Spinner Nathan Lyon is banking for the wealth of experience with a big match of his team when he is preparing for South Africa in the World Cup final (WTC) 2025. The highly expected clash of the summit begins on June 11.
Lyon, which was in excellent form during the WTC 2023-25 cycle, took 66 goals in 16 matches in an impressive 24 – most spinner in the cycle. Although Lyon recognizes the strength of the setting of South Africa’s bats, he believes that Australian experience with high -pressure games could prove decisive.
Australia will enter the final not only as WTC champion, but also as a team loaded with players who won the World Cup 2021 T20 and the ODI World Cup 2023.
“Having experience with boys who won two (50-over) World Championships and World Cups T20, and apparently the final of the World Championship a few years ago experience and the pressure in these big games is on our side, right?
“South Africa has some world-class dough and apparently have incredible pitching, so it will be a good challenge-and of course it is a one-time test match,” he added.
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While the Australian pitchs are used to the Kookaburra-Kirty ball used to defeat India in the recent Border-Gavascar-finals WTC will be played in England using Dukes Ball. Australia last used Dukes during Ashes 2024, which ended in 2-2 draw, allowing them to keep the urn.
“It will be another challenge with foreign conditions and the ball Dukes. It will be the two best bowling attacks that will take place, which is another exciting thing. So it will be a good challenge for all doughs,” Lyon concluded, “Lyon concluded
Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
June 7, 2025
