- Australia sits at -240 odds to win the World Test Championship final over South Africa.
- South Africa has gone 7-6-1 against Australia in their last 15 tests, although Australia won their last series 2-0-1.
LONDON – The ICC World Test Championship final begins on Tuesday, June 11th at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London as the defending world champions in Australia will face South Africa for the title.
South Africa vs Australia Game Odds
| Team | Moneyline |
|---|---|
| South Africa | +270 |
| Australia | -240 |
| Draw | +950 |
Legal sports betting sites list Australia as decent favorites with -240 odds to win outright.
Both teams come into the game with solid winning streaks, Australia having won their last four matches and South Africa winning their last seven.
This will be South Africa’s first appearance in the World Test Championship in the club’s history, while Australia won the most recent title of the two-year cycle in 2023.
Australia has gotten the better of South Africa throughout the two team’s history of playing against each other, winning 54 of their 101 all-time meetings. South Africa has won just 26 of those matches with the remaining 21 resulting in draws.
South Africa has won seven of their last fifteen meetings while Australia has won six and two finished in a draw. However, Australia won two of the last three tests which were played in the winter of 2022-23. The third test was a draw.
South Africa earned the top seed in this year’s final with a record of 8-3-1 in 12 matches, earning 100 points. Australia was just behind them at 13-4-2 in 19 matches, earning 154 points, but South Africa won a slightly higher percentage of possible points at 69.44%, while Australia earned 67.54% of their possible points.
The difference lies in experience, as Australia has been a historically great country in cricket. The team won the World Test Championship in 2023 and has won the Cricket World Cup six times, most recently in 2023.
South Africa has never advanced past the semifinals in the Cricket World Cup and is making their first appearance in the World Test Championship final.
Cricket betting sites give the edge to the more experienced club and bettors should err on the side of history for this test with Australia at -240 odds.
