Mitchell Starc scored an unbeaten half-century as Australia’s last-wicket pair put on a 59-run partnership on Friday to set South Africa a daunting target of 282 runs to win the World Test Championship final at Lord’s.

Following decades of falling agonisingly short of success, South Africa is on the cusp of a first major cricket triumph with 69 runs needed to win the World Test Championship on day four at Lord’s on Saturday.

With South Africa just 69 runs away from reaching the target of 282 in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia at Lord's, they look set to finally end their 27-year wait for a major international trophy.