T20 World Cup 2022: ICC announces total prize money of Rs 45 crore, with champions receiving more than Rs 13 crore!

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• Sep 30, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

Digital Desk: The International
Cricket Council (ICC) announced today that the team that wins the ICC Men's T20
World Cup 2022 on November 13 in Melbourne will receive a $1.6 million (Rs 13
crore) cheque.

The runners-up will receive $800,000
(Rs 6.5 crore) and the losing semi-finalists will receive $400,000 (Rs 3.2
crore) each at the end of the 45-match tournament, which begins on October 16
and will be played across seven venues in Australia.

Following the same format as the ICC
Men's T20 World Cup 2021, the eight teams that exit at the Super 12 stage will
each receive $70,000 (Rs 57 lakh), with a win in each of the 30 games in that
phase worth $40,000 each (Rs 32 lakh).

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh,
England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa have all confirmed that
they will begin their tournament at the Super 12 level. The same structure
applies to first-round victories, with $40,000 (Rs 32 lakh) available to those
who win all 12 games, totaling $480,000. (Rs 3.9 crore).

The four teams eliminated in the first round will each
receive $40,000 in prize money. Namibia, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, the United
Arab Emirates, Ireland, Scotland, the West Indies, and Zimbabwe all begin their
campaigns in the first round.

Table of Prize Money for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022

$1,600,000 for the winners (Rs 13 crore)

$800,000 for the runners-up (Rs 6.5 crore)

$400,000 for losing semi-finalists (Rs 3.2 crore each)

Super 12 Victory - $40,000 (Rs 32 lakh each)

$70,000 for Super 12 Exit (Rs 57 lakh)

First-round Victory - $40,000 (Rs 32 lakh)

$40,000 for the first round exit (Rs 32 lakh)

$5.6 million in total (Rs 45 crore)