T20 World Cup Prize Money: How much has the World Cup prize money increased in 19 years, know how much money the winning team will get?

T20 World Cup Prize Money: T20 World Cup 2026 has now reached its final stage. The tournament has got two final teams. The final match is going to be held on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. India is going to face New Zealand today. After today’s match it will be clear who will be crowned the winner. The Indian team led by Suryakumar Yadav is going to enter the field to win this title for the second time. Whereas New Zealand, captained by Mitchell Santner, is waiting for its first trophy.

India became winner twice

The Indian team has won the T20 World Cup title twice. The first trophy was won by India in the year 2007 by defeating Pakistan under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. In the year 2024, under the leadership of Rohit, the team won the trophy by defeating South Africa. Now India has a chance to win the title for the second consecutive time. In the history of the tournament, no one has been able to win the trophy twice in a row. The New Zealand team reached the final in 2021, but had to face defeat.

How much did the prize money increase?

The popularity of T20 World Cup is increasing every day. At the same time, its commercial value also seems to be increasing. ICC has continuously increased its prize money in the last 19 years. This time ICC has kept the total prize money for the T20 World Cup at $ 13.5 million (approximately Rs 123.77 crore). Whereas in the year 2024, the prize money was 11.25 million dollars (about Rs 104 crore as of today). Winner India received $2.45 million (approximately Rs 20.36 crore), while runner-up South Africa received $1.28 million (approximately Rs 10.64 crore).

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Who will get how much money?

• Winner – Three million (approximately Rs 27.50 crore)
• Runner-up – 1.6 million (approximately Rs 14.67 crore)
• Losing teams in semi-finals – $0.79 million (approximately Rs 7.24 crore)
• Teams from fifth to 12th place – $0.38 million (approximately Rs 3.48 crore)
• Teams from 13th to 20th place – 0.25 million (approximately Rs 2.29 crore)

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