WTC Final 2021-23 takes place on June 7 between India and Australia at The Oval in London. Besides the Test Championship mace, the winner will also receive prize money, and here's how much it is.
The winners of next month's 2021-23 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final between India and Australia at The Oval will take home $1.6 million in prize money, while the runner-up will get richer by $800,000, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced in Dubai on Friday. The championship decider will be played at The Oval in London from June 7-11, with June 12 as the reserve day.
The tournament prize money is the same as that for the inaugural WTC Final in 2019-21 -- a total purse of $3.8 million besides the WTC Mace. The Kane Williamson-led New Zealand side was rewarded with $1.6 million besides the glittering Mace in Southampton two years ago, courtesy of an eight-wicket win over India in the six-day final.
All nine teams will get a share in the $3.8 million purse, with South Africa earning $450,000 for finishing third in the WTC 2021-23 standings. England, which made a late surge and finished its campaign in fourth spot, will bag $350,000.
Sri Lanka, among the top teams in the race for a spot in the decider during the epic finale, finished fifth to earn $200,000. The remaining teams: New Zealand (No.6), Pakistan (No.7), West Indies (No.8), and Bangladesh (No.9), will be rewarded with a sum of $100,000 each.
(With inputs from PTI)