Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a whopping $2.24 million grand prize for the winning team of the Champions Trophy scheduled to begin next week.
The winners’ purse would be close to 20 crore in Indian currency. The runners-up will receive half the amount, USD 1.12 million (INR 9.72 crore), while each losing semi-finalist will take home USD 560,000 (INR 4.86 crore). The total prize pool has increased to USD 6.9 million (Rs 60 crore approx).
Each group stage win would be worth over USD 34,000 (INR 30 lakh) for the victorious team.
Teams finishing in fifth or sixth place will receive USD 350,000 each (INR three crore), while the seventh and eighth-placed sides will take home USD 140,000 (INR 1.2 crore).
Additionally, all eight teams will receive a guaranteed USD 125,000 each (INR 1.08 crore) for participating in the event.
This tournament marks the first time Pakistan will host an ICC event since 1996. However, India will play all their matches in Dubai owing to security concerns related to travelling to Pakistan.
The Pakistan leg will feature games in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi.
The 2025 edition features eight teams split into two groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals.
The men’s Champions Trophy was held every four years from 2009 to 2017 before a COVID disruption and deliberations on its relevance led to it being postponed. The tournament was first introduced as a biennial event in 1998.
The women’s Champions Trophy will make its debut in 2027 in the T20 format.
