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WTC 2025 Final: Winners Get USD “3.6 Millions” Prize Money
Updated - 16-MAY-2025 5:28 IST

On 15 May, ICC announced the prize money of the ICC World Test Championship 2025 cycle. The WTC 2025 winners get 3.6 Million USD(30 cr INR) and the runners-up get 2.1 Millions USD. This prize pool has increased compared to the previous two cycles. The final of WTC 2025 will be played between Australia and South Africa in Lords Cricket Stadium on 11 June to 15 June 2025.
Compare Prize Money To Previews Two WTC Cycle
To compare this prize money to previews of two WTC cycles, the first edition of WTC was 2019-23. Where final was played between India v New Zealand, where New Zealand won the first education of WTC and get 1.6 Millions asa prize money same prize get to the second edition of WTC was played in 2021-23, where final played between India v Australia, Australia won the final and get similar amount of 1.6 MIllions.
India Received 1.4 Millions, To Finish WTC 2023-25 Cycle In 3rd Place
India finished theri WTC 2023-25 journey in the 3rd place, after losing the BGT 2024-25 series by 3-1 in Australia. India lost the home series against New Zealand by 2-0, Draw the series in South Africa by 1-1. Won the series against Bangladesh, West Indies or Sri Lanka.
ICC statement on price rise In third edition
ICC statement on rising the prize money in the third edition of WTC, they said “The increase in prize money exhibits the ICC's efforts to prioritize Test cricket as it looks to build on the momentum of the first three cycles of the nine-team competition”
Prize Pool Of WTC 2023-25 Cycle
Position |
Teams |
Prize(USD)(INR) |
Winner |
Australia/South Africa |
3.6 Millions (30 CR INR) |
Runner-up |
Australia/South Africa |
2.1 Millions (17 CR INR) |
3rd |
India |
1.4 Millions (11 CR INR) |
4th |
New Zealand |
1.2 Millions (10 CR INR) |
5th |
England |
960k (8 CR INR) |
6th |
Sri Lanka |
840k (7 CR INR) |
7th |
Bangladesh |
720k (6 CR INR) |
8th |
West Indies |
600k (5 CR INR) |
9th |
Pakistan |
480k (4 CR INR) |