Proteas need to draw the series to stay as No.1 while Australia can return to the top of the pedestal if it wins the series
Side that finishes at the top of the table on the 1 April cut-off date will receive US$450,000
South Africa’s status as the number-one ranked Test side on the Reliance ICC Test Championship Table will be at stake when it plays Australia in a three-match series in Brisbane starting on Friday 9 November 2012.
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South Africa puts its number-one Test status on the line
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Arnik
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I did not know this. No wonder Gibson anxious for the WI to be in the top 5!!Prize Money
Both Australia and South Africa have an opportunity to not just make a strong start to the season but also stake a claim to be the number-one ranked team at the 1 April 2013 cut-off date.
This would mean either side could be in line for the increased prize money on offer for the top-ranked side on the cut-off date.
A total of US $3.8m in prize money will be shared among the top four sides on 1 April 2013, 2014 and 2015, after the ICC Board approved a proposal earlier this year to substantially increase incentives in the form of prize money to promote Test cricket in the period leading up to the ICC Test Championship event in 2017.
Previously, the top team in the Reliance ICC Test rankings received a cheque for $175,000, but, from 2013, it will receive a minimum of $450,000, rising to $500,000 in 2015. From 2016 there will be further increases in Test prize money.
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BallOil
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Arnik wrote: I did not know this. No wonder Gibson anxious for the WI to be in the top 5!!
ICC paying out money for the top ODI team as well. Not sure if they are paying the same amount to the T20 team. If so, WI have a good chance for the T20 jackpot.
