ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to see historic US11.25 Million payout

The 9^th Edition of the ICC Men’s Twenty/20 World Cup will see the winners of the 20-team tournament earn at least US$2.45 million, the highest prize money in the history of the tournament, along with the trophy that they will lift at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on June 29^th.

The runners-up will receive at least US$1.28 million, while the losing semi-finalists walk away with US$787,500 each from the total, historic prize pot of US$11.25 million.

The 4 teams that fail to make it out of the Super 8s will earn US$382,500 each, while the teams placed ninth, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th receive US$247,500 each. Participants who finish 13^th to 20^th place will return US$225,000.

And every team receives an additional US$31,154 for each match they win barring the semi-finals and final.

The 55-match event will be played over 28 days, across nine venues in the West Indies and USA, making this the biggest ICC T20 World Cup ever.