The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) revealed the prize cash for the 2025 Champions Trophy on February 14, simply days earlier than the event’s official begin on February 19 in Pakistan. A key spotlight of the announcement is the general prize pool, which quantities to roughly Rs 59.9 crore (roughly $6.9 million). The breakdown of the prize distribution reveals how a lot every workforce will earn at varied phases of the competitors.
The winner of the event shall be awarded Rs 19.45 crore (roughly $2.24 million), whereas the runner-up will obtain Rs 9.72 crore ($1.12 million). The prize purse additionally extends to groups that carry out properly all through the phases. For every match gained throughout the group part, a workforce will earn Rs 29.5 lakh. Groups that end in fifth or sixth place will take house Rs 3.04 crore, whereas these in seventh and eighth locations will every obtain Rs 1.21 crore. Moreover, each collaborating workforce shall be offered Rs 1.08 crore for collaborating within the event.
Whereas the prize pool marks a rise of 53 per cent in comparison with the 2017 Champions Trophy, some gamers’ IPL salaries are nonetheless notably greater. In latest IPL auctions, gamers like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, and Venkatesh Iyer fetched important salaries. Pant was acquired by Lucknow Supergiants for Rs 27 crore, Shreyas joined Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore, and Venkatesh was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 23.75 crore.
The event will function eight groups competing for the celebrated title. Groups that attain the semi-finals will earn Rs 4.86 crore every. The whole potential earnings for the champion workforce, combining winnings from the group stage and last victory, stand at Rs 19.45 crore. India will play its matches in Dubai, including a world dimension to their marketing campaign.
