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WTC 2025 Winner: ICC rained money on South Africa, know how Australia became rich even after losing?
Samira Vishwas | June 15, 2025 4:24 PM CST

Wtc 2025 winner prize money: The final of the World Test Championship 2025 was played between Australia and South Africa at Lord’s, England. Where South Africa defeated Australia by 5 wickets on Saturday to win the title. Australia gave South Africa a target of 282 runs. Which was achieved by South Africa to the first session of the fourth day thanks to the century of Eden Markram and the half -century of captain Temba Bavuma. This is South Africa’s first ICC Trophy in 27 years.

South Africa won ICC Trophy after 27 years

South Africa has won the ICC Trophy after 27 years. Earlier, he won the ICC Nockout Trophy in 1998, now known as Champions Trophy. There were many heroes of this victory of South Africa. It also had a name with Aiden Markram. Markram was dismissed on zero in the first innings of the match. But when his team was chasing the target of 282 runs, he played an important role in winning the team by scoring a century. Markram scored an innings of 136 runs. Markram hit 14 fours in this innings. Markram is only the third player to score a century in the final of the World Test Championship. Earlier, Steve Smith and Travis Head scored a century in the final of 2023.

South Africa won WTC Final, defeated by 5 wickets to Australia, first ICC title came after a long wait of 27 years

Australia became rich even after losing

South Africa has received Rs 30.78 crore from ICC for winning the title. Which has twice the team that has won the World Test Championship title last time. On the other hand, Australia has also received Rs 18.46 crore despite the defeat in the final this year, this is also about three times more than the previous runner -up team. Australia received only Rs 13.69 crore to win the title in 2023 and the runner -up India received only Rs 6.84 crore.

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