New York: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced prize money for 2024 T20 World Cup. ICC has announced a prize money of $11.25 million. The previous edition in 2022 had a total prize money of $5.6 million with winners England receiving $1.6 million.
The title winners will get $2.45 million.The runners-up will receive at least $1.28 million. The losing semi-finalists walk away with $787,500 each.
‘The ninth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will see the winners of the 20-team tournament earn at least $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 Barbados on 29 June. And every team receives an additional $31,154 for each match they win barring the semi-finals and final,’ said the ICC in a statement.
The four teams that fail to make it out of the Super 8s will earn $382,500 each, while the teams placed ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th receive $247,500 each. Participants who finish 13th to 20th place will return $225,000 each.
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The 55-match event will be played over 28 days, across 9 venues in the West Indies and USA, making it the biggest T20 World Cup ever. A record 20 teams are taking part in the competition including first timers USA, Canada and Uganda.
The format of this year’s tournament will see 40 first round matches played before the top eight progress to the Super 8s. Four teams will then qualify for the semi-finals, which will be staged in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, ending with the final in Barbados.
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