World Test championship (WTC) series, international cricket Council (ICC) President Jay Shah has announced. The final match of the World Test championship for the 2023-25 cycle will be held on june 11. australia and south africa will play in it. In this situation, the international cricket Council has released the details of the prize money to be given to the teams that have played in the World Test championship series for the last two years, including this final match, based on the positions in the points list of those teams. Accordingly, the team that wins the final match and takes first place will be given Rs 30.6 crore as prize money. The team that loses in the final and finishes second will get a prize of Rs 18.36 crore. India, which is third in the points table, will get a prize of Rs 12.24 crore. New Zealand, which is fourth, will get a prize of Rs 10.2 crore, and England, which is fifth, will get a prize of Rs 8.16 crore. sri lanka and bangladesh are in sixth and seventh place. They will get a prize of Rs 7.14 crore and Rs 6.12 crore respectively. West Indies, who are eighth, will get a prize of Rs 5.1 crore. Pakistan, which is last, will get a prize of Rs 4.08 crore.
2023 - 25 prize money won by the participating teams in the World Test championship series:
 Winner (Australia/South Africa) - $3,600,000 - ₹30,60,00,000 (₹30.6 crore)
Second place (Australia/South Africa) - $2,160,000 - ₹18,36,00,000 (₹18.36 crore)
Third place (India) - $1,440,000 - ₹12,24,00,000 (₹12.24 crore)
Fourth place (New Zealand) - $1,200,000 - ₹10,20,00,000 (₹10.2 crore) Fifth place (England) - $960,000 - ₹8,16,00,000 (₹8.16 crore)
Sixth place (Sri Lanka) - $840,000 - ₹7,14,00,000 (₹7.14 crore)
 Seventh place (Bangladesh) - $720,000 - ₹6,12,00,000 (₹6.12 crore) Eighth place (West Indies) - $600,000 - ₹5,10,00,000 (₹5.10 crore)
 Ninth place (Pakistan) - $480,000 - ₹4,08,00,000 (₹4.08 crore)

Jay Shah took over as the chairman of the international cricket Council at the end of 2024. It is noteworthy that this is the first World Test championship final to be held since then. In this situation, he has increased the prize money for the World Test championship series by two and a half times. He is said to have taken this step as the importance of Test matches is decreasing. This has been welcomed by cricket fans. Many are praising this move.
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Sowmiya Sriram

16/05/2025 10:18 AM