Winners of WTC remaining between Australia and India to take residence US$ 1.6 million
The winners of the World Test Championship (WTC) remaining between India and Australia is ready to turn out to be richer by US$ 1.6 million, whereas the runners-up will get $800,000, the ICC introduced on Friday.
The winners’ cheque is similar as that within the 2019-21 cycle, the place New Zealand beat India within the remaining in Southampton.
The ICC’s whole purse for the present WTC cycle, which ends with the ultimate subsequent month at The Oval in London, is $3.8 million. With $2.4 million being distributed between the 2 finalists, the remaining quantity will probably be given out primarily based on the teams’ standings on the WTC desk.
Third-placed South Africa will earn $450,000, whereas England, who ended fourth, will get $350,000. Sri Lanka, with a fifth-place end, will earn $200,000, and numbers six to 9, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies and Bangladesh, in that order, will get $100,000 every.
The remaining of the 2021-23 WTC will probably be performed from June 7 to 11, with June 12 as reserve day. While Australia had completed as table-toppers after successful 66.67% of their allotted factors, India had been second with 58.80%. The two groups had additionally met in a four-match sequence in India earlier this 12 months, which India received 2-1.
Earlier this month, India additionally went previous Australia within the ICC Test rankings, taking back the No. 1 slot.
This occurred regardless of neither facet taking part in any Test cricket just lately, for the reason that rankings contemplate a selected interval and sequence accomplished earlier than that interval lose a few of their worth. In this case, the rankings thought of all sequence accomplished since May 2020, with sequence accomplished earlier than May 2022 weighted at 50% and every part since weighted at 100%.