India bag bigger prize money than past WTC finals despite third-place finish
Updated On: 11 June, 2025 07:50 PM IST | London | mid-day online correspondent
While the Proteas seek to end a long silverware drought, Australia are aiming to defend the WTC title they won against India in 2023, further adding to their illustrious history of white-ball and red-ball success
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Australia, the current world Test champions, had convincingly defeated India in the previous WTC final (Photo: AFP)
South Africa delivered a dominant performance in the opening session of Day 1 in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia at Lord’s, claiming four early wickets to seize momentum. The Proteas continued their charge by later removing the in-form Travis Head, who top-scored with a gritty 66 off 112 deliveries, falling to part-time off-spinner Aiden Markram.
This high-stakes encounter sees South Africa chasing their first major ICC trophy since clinching the 1998 ICC Knockout, that eventually evolved into the Champions Trophy. While the Proteas seek to end a long silverware drought, Australia are aiming to defend the WTC title they won against India in 2023, further adding to their illustrious history of white-ball and red-ball success.
Australia, the current world Test champions, had convincingly defeated India in the previous WTC final. India, meanwhile, had made it to the final in both earlier editions of the championship, losing to New Zealand in 2021 and to Australia in 2023, but failed to qualify this time around. Successive series defeats against New Zealand and Australia ultimately derailed India’s campaign, resulting in a third-place finish on the WTC standings.
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