WTC Final, IND vs AUS: Here's how much prize money the winner is all set to earn

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.

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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)