By Ravi - Jun 08, 2025 04:37 PM
The final match of the ICC World Test Championship 2025 will be played between South Africa and Australia. This match will be held at Lord's Cricket Ground in London from June 11. There is a possibility of rain in this match. Reserve day has been kept for this tournament, if the match is interrupted due to rain or any other reason then the match will be played on June 16, but what will happen if the WTC final match is drawn. Who will get this trophy, South Africa or Australia?
The WTC 2025 Final (ICC World Test Championship Final) match between South Africa and Australia will be played from June 11 to June 15. While June 16 has been kept for reserve day. The Australian team captained by Pat Cummins will once again be eyeing to capture the trophy. In the last WTC 2023 final, Australia won this trophy by defeating India in the final. At the same time, the South African team will take the field with the intention of winning this trophy for the first time. The African team is captained by Temba Bavuma.
Venue - Lords
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South Africa was at number one and Australia at number two in the points table of WTC 2023-25, but now if the WTC final match is drawn, then how will the winning team be decided? Under rule 16.3.3, if the final is drawn, then both the teams will be declared winners and the prize money received will be divided equally between the two teams.
The ICC has already announced the prize money for the team that wins the 2023-25 World Test Championship. The winning team will get a prize of 3.6 million US dollars i.e. about Rs 30.7 crore according to Indian currency, while the runner-up team will get 2.16 million US dollars i.e. about Rs 18.53 crore according to Indian currency.
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