
The men's T20 World Cup is set to get underway in Australia from mid-October. All the major teams are in the final stages of their preparations whereas the lowly-ranked sides will lock horns in the qualifiers, which starts on October 16, before the main draw of the showpiece event -- commencinga six days later.
On Friday (September 30), the International Cricket Council (ICC)announced the prize money for the upcoming edition of the T20 WC. The winning team is set to walkaway with a staggering sum of INR $1.6 million whereas the runners-up willattain half the amount, i.e.$8, 00, 000.
Meanwhile, the losing semi-finalists willget $400,000 each from the $5.6 million total prize pool. Here's the full list:
Prize Money table
Stage
Unit
Per Team
Total
Winners
1
$ 1,600,000
$ 1,600,000
Runners-Up
1
$ 800,000
$ 800,000
Losing Semi-finalists
2
$ 400,000
$ 800,000
Super 12 Wins
30
$ 40,000
$ 1,200,000
Super 12 Exit
8
$ 70,000
$ 560,000
First Round Win
12
$ 40,000
$ 480,000
First Round Exit
4
$ 40,000
$ 160,000
Total
$ 5,600,000
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Many experts and former cricketers have shared their predictions for the forthcoming ICC event. India, Australia, Pakistan, South Africa and England are one of the strongest sides but one cannot write off the other teams as the shortest format has enough ebbs and flows and, hence, any team can get the better of the other on a given day.
Talking about Team India's preparations, Rohit Sharma & Co. have been on a winning spree in the format in the ongoing calendar year. Barring a disappointing run in Asia Cup 2022 edition, Men in Blue have done very welland will enter the tournament as astrong contender.
Rohit-starrer India failed to get past the Super 12 round in last year's edition, however, will be eager to go the distance this time around and win the trophy for the second time, after the 2007 edition.