South Africa will have an opportunity to finally win a major cricket title at the World Test Championship, which has provided a tonic for the sport's five-day game.

Kagiso Rabada has performed plenty of heroics for his country, earning a reputation as a fearsome bowler with more than 300 test wickets, but rarely has he delivered as dramatic a performance as he did with the bat on Sunday to take South Africa to a two-wicket win over Pakistan.

South Africa's cricket team has qualified for the World Test Championship final after defeating Pakistan, securing their sixth consecutive Test victory. However, coach Shukri Conrad and captain Temba Bavuma stress the need for improvement.

South Africa became the first team to confirm their ticket to London when they pulled off a thrilling two-wicket victory over Pakistan in Centurion, making it a virtual shoot-out between defending champions Australia and two-time runners-up India for the other slot.

An unpredictable, brilliant year in the sport ended with Temba Bavuma’s side making the World Test Championship final with a nail-biting win over Pakistan