Witnessing Kyle Verreynne smash a shot past the covers and confirming that the ICC Test Mace would come to the Rainbow Nation was a relief from decades of pain and the realization of a dream that many people had held but had not yet realized.

Their win-loss ratio of 5.0 was the best by any team at home in this cycle, with Australia's 3.5 (seven wins in ten home Tests) second.Outside of home, South Africa won two of their three series, including beating Bangladesh to register their first Test series in Asia after a decade.

South Africa has won the World Test Championship against titleholder Australia by five wickets after knocking off the last 69 runs required on the fourth morning of the final in London.

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