WTC 2025 Prize Money: On Thursday, the ICC announced the prize money for the World Test Championship 2025. This time the winning team is going to have a great time. In fact, the team winning the trophy will get double the amount as a prize this time compared to the last two cycles.
WTC 2025: Let us tell you that the final match is to be played between Australia and South Africa, which will be held on 11-15 June at the Mecca of cricket i.e. Lord’s. The team winning the trophy will get about Rs 30 crore as a prize. At the same time, about Rs 18.5 crore will come in the account of the runner-up.
WTC 2025: This time the ICC has decided to distribute 5.76 million US dollars i.e. about Rs 49 crore as a prize during the ICC World Test Championship 2025. This amount is double as compared to the last two cycles. Under this, the team winning the final will get 3.6 million dollars (about 31.75 crores). On the other hand, the team that comes second will get 2.16 million US dollars (18.5 crores).
WTC 2025: It is worth noting that in the last two cycles, the winning team got 13 crores each as prize money, but this time ICC has opened its treasury. This will be the first time when Team India will not play the final match.
WTC 2025: India will get this many crores
Even though Team India will not play the final match this time, but being at the third position, crores of rupees will also come in its account. India will get 12 crore 32 lakh rupees. New Zealand team has been at the fourth position in the points table. In this way, the Kiwi team is going to get 10 crore 26 lakhs.
Apart from this, England, which is at the fifth position, will get 8.22 crores, Sri Lanka will get 7.19 crores, Bangladesh at the seventh position will get 6.17 crores, West Indies at the eighth position will get 5.14 crores and Pakistan at the ninth position will also get 4.11 crores.
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đ¨ WTC PRIZE MONEY DISTRIBUTION đ¨
Winner – 30.78cr.
Runners Up – 18.46cr.
India – 12.31cr.
New Zealand – 10.26cr.
England – 8.2cr.
Sri Lanka – 7.18cr.
Bangladesh – 6.15cr.
West Indies – 5.13cr.
Pakistan – 4.10cr.#WTCFinal #SAvAUS #WTC25 pic.twitter.com/twp6KUJF63
Squad of both teams for the final of WTC 2025 Australia’s squad
Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Sam Constas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Scott Boland, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster, Josh Hazlewood, Matt Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon.
Traveling reserve: Brendan Doggett
South Africa’s squad
Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Corbin Boss, Tony de Jori, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Senuran Muthusamy, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Peterson, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreyne.