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Pat Cummins-led Australia suffered a massive scare as veteran batter Steve Smith hurt his finger when trying to take a catch on the third day of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord's Stadium in England. Smith was standing in close to slip with a helmet on when skipper Temba Bavuma edged one into the cordon off pacer Mitchell Starc, and Smith grassed the chance with Bavuma on just two at the time.
Soon after dropping the catch, Smith can be seen struggling while moving his finger and had to leave the ground to receive treatment. Smith commenced the day's final session off the field to receive further treatment and was later sent to the hospital for scans.
"Steve Smith has suffered a compound dislocation of his right little finger while fielding in the slip cordon during the ICC Men's World Test Championship Final against South Africa at Lord's," Australia confirmed.
"He was assessed by Australian team medical staff at the ground and taken to the hospital for X-rays and further treatment."
Coming back to the match, South Africa are on the verge of chasing down 282 against Australia in the World Test
Championship (WTC) final 2025 at Lord's. Aiden Markram (102) smashed his first-ever Test century in England and Bavuma ended the day scoring 65 runs.
A fine half-century partnership between Aiden Markram and Wiaan Mulder put South Africa in a solid spot at the end of the second session during day three of the WTC final at Lord's on Friday. At the end of the session, SA was 94/2, with skipper Temba Bavuma (11*) and Markram (49*) unbeaten.
Earlier, Starc played one of the best innings of his life, which helped Australia to 207/10, leading by 281 at lunch. Starc remained not out on 58, leaving Bavuma-led side to chase 282 to end their ICC title drought. On the other hand, Australia will be looking to bowl out SA to retain their WTC title.
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