India and New Zealand will clash in the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) from June 18 in Southampton’s Ageas Bowl and the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the prize money for the winners of the trophy.
It has been announced that the winner of the ICC WTC 2021 Final will pocket $1.6 million and along with that, the winning team will also receive the mace to show off.
"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.
The losing team will get USD 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,” an ICC statement read.
The governing body said that the team finishing third among the nine competition nations will get $450,000 cheque, while the prize money for the fourth-placed team will be $350,000.
The team claiming the inaugural world champions title in the longest format of the game will get the Test Mace, which was previously given to teams topping the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings.
"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.
(PTI inputs)
