ICC announces USD 6.9 Mn prize pool, 53 pc hike from last edition

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the prize money for the Champions Trophy 2025 set to begin on February 19 in Pakistan, with the winners getting a whopping amount of USD 2.24 million.

The total prize pool of this edition of the eight-team marquee event has been increased by an impressive 53 per cent from the 2017 edition total prize money of USD 4.5 million.

“The return of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy for the first time since 2017 will see the winners of the eight-team tournament earn USD 2.24 million, as well as the trophy they will lift on 9 March,” ICC said in a statement.

The runners-up will receive USD 1.12 million, while each losing semi-finalist will take home USD 560,000. Every match counts at the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy and each group match win is worth more than USD 34,000 to the victorious team. Teams that finished fifth or sixth will each earn USD 3,50,000 while the seventh and eighth-placed sides take home USD 1,40,000. In addition, all eight teams are assured of USD 1,25,000 each for competing in the tournament, the ICC said. IANS

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