South Africa batters dominate opening day in Zimbabwe warm-up

(UNI) Ahead of the all-important ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia at Lord's in a week, the South Africa players hit the ground running in a warm-up fixture against Zimbabwe here.

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Even as the two African sides feature in the practice game, the South African minds were focussed on the Australian challenge ahead.

Speaking on the tussle to follow this contest, opening batter Aiden Markram outlined the Proteas' mindset for the World Test Championship Final.

"I think it's the collective decision for each guy to bring their best skill. It's going to be a tough game," Markram told ICC Digital.

"It's a Test match, of course, against Australia and a Dukes ball, Lord's, all those sorts of things, but ultimately, the guys have a skillset that have got them here, got them selected, throughout the cycle performed as well, doing those skills," he said.