On Friday, June 13, Australia and South Africa took the field for Day 3 and probably the final of the World Test Championship Final at The Lord's.
Notably, players from both teams and the umpires were seen wearing the black armbands as they came in with Australia 144/8 with a lead of 218 runs to defend their title.
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The players, umpires, commentators and the crowd also observed a minute of silence ahead of the first ball of the match.
In this article, we take explore the reason behind Australia and South Africa wearing the black armband at the Lord's.
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Why are Australia and South Africa wearing the black armband in the WTC Final?
As per Nasser Hussain in the commentary box, the teams, umpires and everyone else observed a moment of silence in the WTC Final with black armbands around their arm as they mourned the tragedy in Ahmedabad on the afternoon of June 13.
An Air India flight that was en route from Ahmedabad to London had unfortunately crashed down in a residential area just moments after takeoff, leaving only one survivor behind.