{"id":5625,"date":"2025-05-15T21:36:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=5625"},"modified":"2025-05-15T21:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:36:57","slug":"world-test-championship-winners-to-get-3-6m-prize-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=5625","title":{"rendered":"World Test Championship winners to get $3.6m prize money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEW DELHI: The winners of next month\u2019s 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 on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holders Australia pocketed $1.6 million for winning the 2023 WTC final against India, who claimed $800,000 as runners-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The losers of the June 11-15 test at Lord\u2019s will get $2.1 million \u2013 more than the winners\u2019 purse in the last two WTC finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe increase in prize money exhibits the ICC\u2019s efforts to prioritise test cricket as it looks to build on the momentum of the first three cycles of the nine-team competition,\u201d the ICC said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia captain Pat Cummins said they were ready to overcome any challenge to retain their WTC title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are enormously proud to have the opportunity to defend the World Test Championship, especially at Lord\u2019s,\u201d the paceman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a testament to all those involved across the past two years who have worked incredibly hard to reach the final, which is a great honour for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Counterpart Temba Bavuma said South Africa were determined to win their maiden ICC title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEveryone understands the importance of test cricket and the World Test Championship lends context to this vital format of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLord\u2019s is a fitting venue for this mega fixture and all of us will be out there trying to give our best against Australia,\u201d Bavuma said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: The winners of next month\u2019s 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 on Thursday. 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