The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 is set to take place from June 11 to 15, 2025, at Lord’s, London. South Africa (SA) and Australia (AUS) are ready to lock horns in the WTC 2025 final, and both cricket boards have announced their squads for the same as well. The Pat Cummins-led side will play their second WTC final, having won the title in 2023, defeating India in the final. On the other hand, the Temba Bavuma-led side will look to end the drought of an ICC trophy for more than two decades. Today, we will talk about the ICC WTC 2025 final, both teams’ squads, prize money, broadcasting channels and live streaming details, and much more. So let’s begin.
ICC WTC 2025 Final: South Africa vs Australia
Date and Venue
South Africa and Australia will take on each other at the Lord’s, London in the ICC (International Cricket Council) WTC 2025 final, starting from June 11. The game will run till June 15, 2025, with June 16 being a reserve day in case if there is no game possible due to rain/unforeseen circumstances.
Match Umpires and Referee
Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (ENG) will be the two on-field umpires in the ICC WTC 2025 final. Richard Kettleborough (ENG) will be the third umpire, with Nitin Menon (IND) being the reserve umpire. Javagal Srinath (IND) will be the match referee in the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2025.
On-Field Umpires – Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth
Third Umpire – Richard Kettleborough
Reserve Umpire – Nitin Menon
Match Referee – Javagal Srinath
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Where to watch the WTC 2025 Final? Broadcasting and Live Streaming Details
For the Indian audiences, Star Sports Network will broadcast the ICC WTC 2025 Final. JioHotstar will live stream the match, and the fans can tune into the JioHotstar app or website for the live action.
There are different broadcasting channels and live streaming platforms across the globe for the WTC Final 2025. Like Australia, Amazon has the license to show the ICC WTC 2025 final. In the USA and Canada, Willow TV and Willow Xtra will broadcast the game live on Television (TV). Willow TV and Cricbuzz will live stream the match in this part of the world. Here is the full list of broadcasting channels and live streaming details for the WTC 2025 final in other parts of the world.
| Territory | Licensee | TV Channels | Digital Platforms |
| India | JioStar | Star Sports Network | JioHotstar |
| Australia | Amazon | N/A | Prime Video |
| UK & Ireland | Sky Sports | Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event | Sky Go, Now TV |
| USA & Canada | Willow | Willow TV, Willow Xtra (USA only) | Willow TV, CricBuzz |
| New Zealand | Sky TV NZ | Sky Sport 1, Sky Sport 3 | Sky Sport Now, Sky Go |
| Pakistan | PTV, Ten Sports | PTV Sports, Ten Sports | Myco, Tamasha |
| Bangladesh | TSM | Nagorik TV, T Sports | Toffee |
| Sri Lanka | Maharaja TV | TV1 | Sirasatv |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport | SS Cricket | SuperSport, DSTV App |
| Middle East & North Africa | E& | CricLife Max | StarzPlay, StarzON |
| Caribbean Islands | ESPN Caribbean | ESPN Caribbean | ESPN Play Caribbean |
| Afghanistan | Ariana TV | ATN | ICC.tv |
| Papua New Guinea | PNG Digicel | TVWAN Action | ICC.tv |
| Rest of the World | ICC | N/A | ICC.tv |
| Singapore | N/A | StarHub | N/A |
| Malaysia | N/A | Astro | N/A |
| Hong Kong | N/A | PCCW | N/A |
| Pacific Islands | N/A | PNG Digicel | N/A |
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Prize Money
The prize money for the ICC World Test Championship 2025 The ICC has already announced the final on May 15, 2025. The winners will receive USD 3.6 million, which is a substantial increase above the USD 1.6 million given out in 2021 and 2023. A USD 2.16 million will be given to the runners-up. Earlier, the prize money for the runners-up in the ICC WTC final was $800,000.
Prize Money for the Winners: $3.6 million
Prize Money for the Runners-up: $2.16 million
Sponsors
There are different categories in the ICC WTC 2025 Final sponsors list. The broadcasting partners are Star Sports, Jio Hotstar, Sky Sports, Super Sport, Amazon Prime Video, Willow TV, CricLife, ESPN, Sky (NZ), myco.io, Ten Sports, Total Sports Management (TSM), and tv1.lk, Ariana Television.
Emirates, Aramco, and DP World are the premier partners. Coca-Cola, Sobha, and Rexona are the global partners. Royal Stag, Near, and Fan Craze are the official supporters.
NOTE: (1) All the information is received from the official website of the ICC – ‘icc-cricket.com’.
(2) For ticket bookings for the WTC Final 2025, you can go to the ICC’s official website HERE
Let us now talk about something about the ICC WTC 2025 and the SA-AUS journey to the final.
South Africa’s Journey to the WTC 2025 Final
South Africa started their WTC 2023-25 cycle with a 1-1 draw against India at home. They went with a less experienced side in New Zealand and lost 2-0. Then, they went to the Caribbean Island where one game ended in a draw due to regular rain interruptions across five days. SA won the 2-match series by 1-0.
Then, SA travelled to Bangladesh, a place where they picked up the pace. They won the 2-match series by 2-0 against BAN, and 2-0 against Sri Lanka at home. They just need one win out of their last two tests to reach the WTC final. Eventually, a two-wicket win in the first test against Pakistan sealed their spot in the final. They also won the series 2-0.
SA Squad for the Final: Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Paterson, Keshav Maharaj, Senuran Muthusamy
Australia’s Journey to the WTC 2025 Final
Australia started their WTC 2023-25 cycle against the arch-rivals, England, in the Ashes. The Ashes ended in a draw with both teams winning two games each.
Then, Australia hosted Pakistan for three tests and the West Indies for two tests at home. They clean-swept Pakistan, but lost one test to the West Indies, ending the home summer with 4 wins and one loss. The Aussies then won two away tests against New Zealand, and then hosted India for the famous Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) at home. Australia went on to win the BGT by 3-1, ending their 10-year drought of winning a test series against India. They finished with a 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.
AUS Squad for the Final: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Beau Webster, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon, Matt Kuhnemann
Travelling Reserve: Brendan Doggett
Conclusion
So this is the information that you all need to know about the ICC WTC 2025 Final. We have talked about the WTC Final’s broadcasting and live streaming details, sponsors, prize money, date and venue, SA and AUS’s road to the final, and more. Later, we will preview the SA vs AUS final, talk about the expected playing XIs, pitch and weather report, key players to watch out for, and much more. Till then, follow sportschilly.com for the latest updates, stories, insights, analysis, and more.
FAQs:-
(1) Which batter has scored the most runs in the ICC WTC 2023-25 cycle?
As of now, Joe Root has scored the most runs in the ICC WTC 2023-25 cycle. He has scored 1968 runs in 40 innings at an average of 54.66. The right-hander has scored seven fifties and seven hundreds in this WTC cycle.
(2) Which bowler had taken the most wickets in the ICC WTC 2023-25 cycle?
Jasprit Bumrah, with 77 wickets, is the bowler with the most wickets in the ICC WTC 2023-25 cycle. He averages 15.09 in 15 games in this WTC cycle, with 5 five-wicket hauls, and the best figures of 6/45.
