Massive prize pot awaits Proteas for winning World Test Championship
The ICC announced the official prize money for the keenly anticipated clash, with the winners walking away with $3.6m (R65m).
'The increase in prize money exhibits the ICC's efforts to prioritise Test cricket as it looks to build on the momentum of the first three cycles of the nine-team competition,' the ICC said on Thursday.
The runners-up return is not too shabby either, with Bavuma's team guaranteed $2.1m (R37.9m) .
Naturally that won't be at the forefront of the players' minds, with the prestige ranking higher and the desire to lift a world cricket title a sufficiently strong enough source of motivation.
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