ICC WTC Final 2025: The final match of the ICC World Test Championship will be played between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground from today. There will be a possibility of rain in this match, according to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of heavy rains on Friday and Sunday. Let us tell you with the rules that if the match ends on the draw, then who will be the winner?

South Africa cricket team is playing for its first title under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma, this is also its first final. Whereas under the captaincy of Pat Cummins, Australia cricket team is eyeing its second title. In the previous edition, Australia won the title by defeating India.

How will the weather be on Lord’s Cricket Ground?

Talking about the weather in South Africa vs Australia WTC final, there is a possibility of rain. Its chances are low on the first day, but on Friday and the last day of the match, there is a possibility of heavy rains on Sunday. Although the weather of England also changes suddenly, so no one will be surprised if the game of the first day is also affected by the rain.

What is the rule of Reserve Day in ICC WTC Final?

The final of the World Test Championship will be played between South Africa and Australia between June 11 and June 15. Reserve Day has been decided on 16 June, but when will the match be played on this day? It also has a rule.

The match on Reserve Day will be done only when the match has to be finished early in the scheduled five days due to rain or low light or any other reason or the match is not a game of full overs. If the match is played according to the fixed overs for the five days, then the match will not be played on Reserve Day.

What if sa vs aus wtc final draw is?

Now the biggest question in such a situation is that if the final draw of the World Test Championship, then who will get the title? Who will get the prize money received when victorious? If the WTC finals ends at the final match draw, both teams will be jointly declared winners, the trophy will share both teams and the prize money will also be divided into two parts.

How much prize money will the WTC 2025 champion get?

The team winning the ICC World Test Championship final will get around Rs 30.79 crore. The runner-up, that is, the final losing team will get close to Rs 18.47 crore.

Indian Premier League season 18 is starting once again, it will start with RCB vs KKR match on 17 May. The final match will be played on 3 June. But before that, Cricket South Africa has given a shock. CSA has asked the players involved in the World Test Championship to come back by 26 May, this will cause losses to 6 teams including Mumbai Indians, RCB, Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings which are involved in the playoff race.

The final match of the ICC World Test Championship will be played between Australia and South Africa. The title match will be held from 11 to 15 June at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Cricket South Africa has directed its players involved in the squad to come back by 26 May. This is so that the players can get enough time to prepare for the debuts final.

These IPL teams will get a shock

By the way, there are a total of 20 South African players, who are associated with different teams in IPL 2025. But out of these, there are 8 players who are part of the WTC Final Squad. These include 2 players in the Mumbai Indians team.

Corbin Bosch (Mumbai Indians), Ryan Ryyan Ricelton (Mumbai Indians), Vian Mulder (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Marco Jansen (Punjab Kings), Aadan Markram (Lucknow Supergiants), Lungi Engidi (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans), and Triston Stabs (Delhi Capitals) The WTC has been included in the final team. Among them, only Sunrisers Hyderabad, who has been out of the playoff race.

We want our players here till 26 May- Head Coach

The final match of IPL 2025 was to be played at the Eden Gardens on 25 May, but it was stopped after 57 matches amidst India Pakistan tension situation. Now the date of its final has been fixed on 3 June, while the WTC final will start only a week later. The players of South Africa were asked to join the team by 26th, so that they could get enough time before leaving for England on May 30.

South Africa team head coach Shukri Konrad said, “This conversation is going on among people with high -paying people, that is, the Director of Cricket Director (Hanok Encway) and Foletessi Moseki (CSA CEO), so they are dealing with it. But as it is, I don’t think we are going to back down. We want our players back on 26th, and hope that we will be like this.”