Mitchell Starc memes went viral after the Australian pacer scored a fighting half-century that helped his side post a daunting 282-run target for South Africa in the SA vs AUS ICC WTC 2025 final.

Coming in to bat at 73/7, Mitchell Starc first formed a 61-run partnership with Alex Carey (43) and later, one that yielded 59 runs alongside Josh Hazlewood. Mitchell Starc was dropped by Marco Jansen late on Day 2 when he was just on 14 runs and he made the most of that reprieve, hitting his 11th Test fifty and ensuring that the defending champions had a good total on the board. He finished with an unbeaten 58 off 136 balls, hitting five fours.