Το ICC ανακοινώνει το Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα.

With less than a month to go until the one-off Test at Lord’s between South Africa and Australia, the ICC have unveiled a massive prize money pool for the 2023–25 edition of the ICC World Test Championship. The total prize pool for the WTC 2023-25 Final stands at USD $5.76 million, more than double that of the previous two editions.

WTC final prize money

The champions will walk away with USD $3.6 million, a significant jump from the USD $1.6 million awarded in both 2021 and 2023 while the runners-up will earn USD $2.16 million, up from USD $800,000.

To mark the 30-day countdown to the Ultimate Test, the ICC also released a promotional video building excitement for the clash, featuring South Africa captain Temba Bavuma, ace pacer Kagiso Rabada, Proteas star Aiden Markram, Australia talisman Steve Smith and the swashbuckling Travis Head along with former greats Shaun Pollock, Dayle Steyn, Matthew Hayden, Mel Jones, Nasser Hussain, Shoaib Akhtar and Ravi Shastri.

South Africa topped the WTC25 standings and became the first team to secure a spot in the final at Lord’s, courtesy of series victories over Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, along with a drawn home series against India.

Australia booked their place in the final with a 3-1 triumph over India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Their strong campaign also included a 3-0 sweep of Pakistan at home and away series wins against New Zealand and Sri Lanka.