Aiden Markram described South Africa's World Test Championship win as "emotional" after they beat Australia by five wickets.

The batter scored 136 in the final innings of the match to get South Africa over the line and end a 27-year wait for a men's senior ICC trophy.

Indeed, Markram recorded the joint-fourth-highest fourth-inning score in a men's Test at Lord's (alongside Michael Clarke), behind only Gordon Greenidge (214), Ben Stokes (155), and Roy Fredericks (138).

The victory at Lord's was secured in the morning session of day four with a square drive from Kyle Verreynne (four not out) just before lunch.

Markram scored 14 boundaries in his century as South Africa completed the joint-second highest run-chase in a test match at Lord's, equalling England's total of 282 against New Zealand in 2004.

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And the South African star praised the efforts of his team-mates, telling BBC Test Match Special: "It is emotional, it's been a very long time coming. 

"We have got close in the past couple of years and have not got over the line. The first one is always going to be the toughest.

"The guys have been working really hard, but it never really feels like it until you've won it, so the guys are emotional.

"Australia are quite a tough team. We fell behind and were put under a lot of pressure, but we were able to adapt and finish the game.

"It is very special: growing up, Lord's was the one venue I wanted to play at. To do it in a final and win is something really special.

"It will rank up there as number one, my Test career has been hard going, very stop-start. To get a hundred has been great to help the team."