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ICC Announces Record Prize Money For Upcoming WTC Final; India Receives Rs 12.3 Crore For Third-Place Finish

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Last Updated:May 15, 2025, 15:41 IST

The prize excavation for the World Test Championship Final betwixt South Africa and Australia has been announced.

Australia volition  beryllium  aiming to go  the tournament’s archetypal  two-time champions. (ICC Media)

Australia volition beryllium aiming to go the tournament’s archetypal two-time champions. (ICC Media)

With little than a period to spell until the one-off Test astatine Lord’s betwixt South Africa and Australia, the ICC has unveiled a grounds prize wealth excavation for the 2023–25 variation of the ICC World Test Championship.

The full prize excavation for the WTC 2023-25 Final stands astatine USD $5.76 million, much than treble that of the erstwhile 2 editions.

The champions volition locomotion distant with USD $3.6 million, a important leap from the USD $1.6 cardinal awarded successful some 2021 and 2023 portion the runners-up volition gain USD $2.16 million, up from USD $800,000.

It’s breathtaking to denote that the victor of the #WTC25 Final betwixt South Africa and Australia volition gain $3.6M, with the runner-up to person $2.1M. The summation successful prize wealth exhibits our efforts to prioritize Test cricket and physique connected momentum from erstwhile WTC cycles. @ICC pic.twitter.com/GMgWxM7GSb— Jay Shah (@JayShah) May 15, 2025

South Africa topped the WTC25 standings and became the archetypal squad to unafraid a spot successful the last astatine Lord’s, courtesy of bid victories implicit Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, on with a drawn location bid against India.

Australia booked their spot successful the last with a 3-1 triumph implicit India successful the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Their beardown run besides included a 3-0 expanse of Pakistan astatine location and distant bid wins against New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

Speaking connected the announcement, ICC Chair Jay Shah said: “We person witnessed a precise absorbing 3rd rhythm of the ICC World Test Championship, wherever the finalists were decided lone towards the extremity of the competition.

“The title has showcased singular performances from players of antithetic teams, culminating successful a last betwixt these 2 exceptional squads – a existent solemnisation of cricket.

“I americium definite spectators astatine Lord’s, on with fans tuning successful from each implicit the world, volition beryllium treated to immoderate top-class cricket successful this revered format erstwhile Australia and South Africa instrumentality the tract little than a period from now.

“On behalf of the ICC, I widen champion wishes to the players of some teams successful their preparations for the prestigious match."

Both captains person their sights acceptable connected glory astatine Lord’s, with South Africa chasing an elusive ICC title, portion Australia purpose to marque past arsenic the tournament’s archetypal two-time champions.

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