ICC: World Test Championship winners to get $1.6 million and Test Mace

The winners of the World Test Championship will receive $1.6 million in addition to the Test Mace, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Source: thehindu

The losing team will receive $800,000; the third-place team will receive $450,000; the fourth and fifth-place teams will receive $350,000 and $200,000, respectively; and the remaining four teams will each receive $100,000.

The winner of the upcoming World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand will receive $1.6 million in prize money as well as the Test Championship Mace, according to the International Cricket Council.
On June 18, India and New Zealand will compete for the prestigious title in Southampton.

ICC Statement Read

“The winners of the much-awaited ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final between India and New Zealand will take home a purse of $ 1.6 million along with the ICC Test Championship Mace,” an ICC statement read.

“The losing team will get $800,000 for finishing second in the nine-team competition, which was played over a near two-year cycle, adding context to Test cricket and to crown the first official world champions in the longest format of the game.”

According to the governing body, the team finishing third among the nine competition nations will receive a $450,000 check, while the fourth-placed team will receive $350,000.

“The fifth-place team will receive $200,000, while the remaining four teams will receive $100,000 each,” it stated.

Nine teams competed in the inaugural World Test Championships over a nearly two-year period to add context to Test cricket.

The Test Mace, which was previously awarded to teams that topped the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings, will be awarded to the team that wins the inaugural world champions title in the longest format of the game.

“In case the final ends in a draw or a tie, the finalists will split the prize money for the first and second places and share possession of the Mace during the time they remain champions,” the ICC said.

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