World Test Championship Final: All You Need to Know

Text: ICC / Graphics: Chathuranga Devapriya

The Ultimate Test nears closer as the two best teams, South Africa and Australia, do battle for the World Test Championship mace from 11 June.

South Africa’s road to the final / Australia’s road to the final

• Pat Cummins-led Australia will be looking to retain the mace that they claimed after defeating India in the previous edition of the World Test Championship Final at the Oval in June 2023.
• On the other side, a determined South Africa aim for their first ICC trophy in over two decades, with Temba Bavuma leading the charge.

Match details:

WTC25 Prize money

On 15 May, ICC have unveiled a massive prize money pool for the 2023–25 edition of the ICC World Test Championship.

The champions will walk away with USD $3.6 million, a significant jump from the USD $1.6 million awarded in both 2021 and 2023 while the runners-up will earn USD $2.16 million, up from USD $800,000.

• Winners: 3,600,000 USD
• Runners-up: 2,160,000 USD

Squads: