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The highly-anticipated World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 Final is all set to get underway from Wednesday, June 11 at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. The summit clash will see the defending champions, Pat Cummins-led Australia lock horns with South Africa from June 11 to 15 after they secured the top two positions in the Test cycle.
Before the finale starts, let’s dive into the most common question of how much money will the title winners, either of South Africa or Australia will take home. With the International Cricket Council (ICC) announcing a record sum of USD 5.76 million total prize money for the tournament, the winner is set to take home USD 3.6 million (approx. INR 30 Crore). Whereas, the team which finishes as runners-up will walk away with USD 2.16 million (approx. INR 22 Cr).
Here’s the full breakthrough of how the prize money of WTC 2023-25 cycle will be distributed among the participating teams.
|
Position |
Team |
Prize money (in USD) |
|
Winner |
Australia/South Africa |
3,600,000 |
|
Runner-up |
Australia/South Africa |
2,160,000 |
|
Third |
India |
1,440,000 |
|
Fourth |
New Zealand |
1,200,000 |
|
Fifth |
England |
960,000 |
|
Sixth |
Sri Lanka |
840,000 |
|
Seventh |
Bangladesh |
720,000 |
|
Eighth |
West Indies |
600,000 |
|
Ninth |
Pakistan |
480,000 |
South Africa vs Australia WTC 2025 Final Playing XI
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verrynne, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
