By Ravi - May 15, 2025 05:39 PM
The final match of the World Test Championship 2024-25 will be played at Lord's from 11 to 15 June. South Africa will face Australia in the final match. Both the teams have announced their respective teams for the final match. Meanwhile, ICC Chairman Jay Shah has announced the prize money.
The ICC has announced a record-breaking prize money for the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) final. The total prize money for the final match will be $5.76 million. This is more than double the prize money of the last two WTC finals (2023 and 2021). The team winning the WTC final will get $3.6 million (about Rs 30 crore).
In 2021 and 2023, the winning team was given a prize money of $1.6 million. The runner-up will get $2.1 million (about Rs 18 crore). The Indian team has finished third. In such a situation, the team will get Rs 12 crore 33 lakh. Pakistan team, which finished 9th, will get Rs 4 crore 11 lakh in its account.
Jai Shah wrote on X, Very happy to announce that the winner of the #WTC25 Final between South Africa and Australia will receive $3.6 million, while the runner-up will get $2.1 million. The increase in prize money reflects our efforts to prioritise Test cricket and maintain the momentum gained from previous WTC cycles.
It's exciting to announce that the winner of the #WTC25 Final between South Africa and Australia will earn $3.6M, with the runner-up to receive $2.1M. The increase in prize money exhibits our efforts to prioritize Test cricket and build on momentum from previous WTC cycles. @ICC pic.twitter.com/GMgWxM7GSb
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) May 15, 2025
South Africa booked their place in the WTC Final by winning series against Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to top the WTC 25 standings. They also drew their home series against India. Australia booked their place in the final by beating India 3-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at home and beating Pakistan 3-0 away.
| Position | Team | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Australia/South Africa | 30.82 Crore |
| Runner Up | Australia/South Africa | 18.49 Crore |
| Third | India | 12.33 Crore |
| Fourth | New Zealand | 10.28 crores |
| Fifth | England | 8.22 crores |
| Sixth | Sri Lanka | 7.19 crores |
| Seventh | Bangladesh | 6.17 crores |
| Eighth | West Indies | 5.14 crores |
| Ninth | Pakistan | 4.11 Crore |
Australia Squad: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Sam Constas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster, Josh Hazlewood, Matt Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
Traveling Reserve: Brendan Doggett
South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Corbin Boss, Tony de Jori, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Peterson, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreyne.
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