ICC Champions Trophy: Winners to receive prize money of $2.24 million
The Hindu
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 offers a record prize pool of $6.9 million, with winners taking home $2.24 million.
Winners of the upcoming Champions Trophy will walk away with a whopping $2.24 million cash reward after the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced a 53% hike in its prize money pool for the eight-team tournament starting February 19.
The winners' purse would be close to ₹20 crore. The runners-up will receive half the amount, $1.12 million (₹9.72 crore), while each losing semi-finalist will take home $560,000 (₹4.86 crore). The total prize pool has increased to $6.9 million (₹60 crore approx).
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"The substantial prize pot underscores the ICC's ongoing commitment to investing in the sport and maintaining the global prestige of our events," ICC chairman Jay Shah said in a statement ahead of the tournament which will be held in Pakistan and the UAE.
Each group stage win would be worth over $34,000 (₹30 lakh) for the victorious team.
Teams finishing in fifth or sixth place will receive $350,000 each (₹ 3 crore), while the seventh and eighth-placed sides will take home $140,000 (₹1.2 crore).
Additionally, all eight teams will receive a guaranteed $125,000 each (₹1.08 crore) for participating in the event.
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