Yuvraj Singh celebrated South Africa's historic World Test Championship victory over Australia at Lord's, ending their 27-year ICC trophy drought. He lauded Aiden Markram's century and Temba Bavuma's leadership, while playfully teasing the Aussies. South Africa's dominant performance, fueled by Markram's 136 and Bavuma's 66, secured a five-wicket win and their eighth consecutive Test victory.
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