How much money you had made on Stake if you had put INR 50,000 on South Africa win in WTC Final vs Australia?

The third edition of the World Test Championship came to a thrilling close, and history has been made. South Africa is the new champion. In a five-day Test final, the Proteas outclassed defending champions Australia and clinched a memorable 5-wicket victory, marking their maiden WTC title.

It was a classic test final, truly a test of patience and unpredictable tactics till the very end. While South  Africa came in with a strong squad and a captain with no Test losses as a captain, many cricket watchers and bookmakers still placed Australia a s favorites, given their track record and the fact that they too have a strong squad with all experienced in the squad and also they are the defending champions. 

This was one of the matches that may have lasted five days but turned out into a dream moment for Proteas fans around the world. And if you were one of the few who had faith in South Africa before the final started, you didn’t just witness history in the making, but you could also make a fortune with a ton of money if you had backed the Proteas as winners. When all believed that it’s Aussies who would lift the title, the chase became more thrilling, and so were the chances and stakes of betting. Want to know how? Let’s break it down for you.

The odds were in your favor- if you backed the Proteas to win

Before the final kicked off, betting odds for South Africa to win the WTC Final were placed at 3.35. That means for every ₹1 you bet on South Africa, you’d get ₹3.35 in return if you had placed a bet of ₹50000 on South Africa to win the Final  2023-25 at  these odds, here’s what your return would look like:

Winning Calculation

• Bet Amount= ₹50,000
• Odds= 3.35
• Total Payout= ₹50,000*3.35 = ₹1,67500
• Profit = ₹1,67500 – ₹50,000 = ₹1,17,500

Yes, you are reading it right. You would have turned this bet into a pool of fortune. Your ₹50,000 bet would have turned into ₹1.67 lakh and would have left an amount of ₹1.17 lakh as pure profit if you would have trusted Proteas in WTC Final.

Why Odds were so High?

Let’s not forget the concept of betting, here the more the chances of losing a team, the higher the stakes of winning. Australia came into this final as the defending champions. They had crushed India in the previous editions and were aiming for a second straight WTC Title. On the other hand, South Africa had never reached a WTC Final before. That’s why most bookmakers gave them longer odds. But as we saw over those five days at Lord’s, odds don’t always predict outcomes.

Thanks to a fierce five-wicket haul by Kagiso Rabada, a composed 136-run innings from Aiden Markram, and a 66 from captain Temba Bavuma, SA chased down 282 and lifted the trophy. It was a classic underdog story, and those who backed them were handsomely rewarded. Of course, betting isn’t always a win. Odds are set by experts for a reason, and sometimes favorites do come through e, when you get a result like this. 

South Africa not only broke their WTC Title drought but also delivered big time for everyone who believed in them. The WTC 2025 Final maiden title for Africa was a moment of pure sporting joy, and for those who bet smartly, it turned into a 1.17 lakh payday. Now that’s what you call a win-win for all.