The winners of next month’s World Test Championship (WTC) final between Australia and South Africa will take home $3.6 million following a significant increase in the prize money by the governing International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday.
Holders Australia pocketed $1.6 million for winning the 2023 WTC final against India, who claimed $800,000 as runners-up.
The losers of the June 11-15 test at Lord’s will get $2.1 million – more than the winners’ purse in the last two WTC finals.
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.
“The increase in prize money exhibits the ICC’s efforts to prioritise test cricket as it looks to build on the momentum of the first three cycles of the nine-team competition,” the ICC said in a statement.
Australia captain Pat Cummins said they were ready to overcome any challenge to retain their WTC title.
