How much prize money will Men in Blue earn after triumph in Dubai – Firstpost
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy concluded on Sunday with India and New Zealand, the two standout teams in the ninth edition of the tournament,
playing out a cracker of a final in Dubai on Sunday. New Zealand had posted a competitive total on the board after India lost yet another ODI toss, finishing on 251/7 thanks to half-centuries from Daryl Mitchell (63) and Michael Bracewell (53 not out).
Rohit Sharma (76) and Shreyas Iyer (48) later played a key role in India’s successful chase, with KL Rahul (34 not out) later finishing things off in style to
guide the Men in Blue to a four-wicket victory with an over to spare.
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India and New Zealand had triumphed over Australia and South Africa respectively. While India
chased down a steep-looking 265-run target set by two-time champions Australia with four wickets and 11 deliveries to spare, the
Black Caps inflicted a 50-run defeat on the Proteas in the second semi-final the following day.
The tournament, however, turned out to be a disappointing one for hosts Pakistan, who were the defending champions and also had the home advantage. Their title defence ended with back-to-back losses against the two finalists in a space of four days, and they would bow out without a win after their final Group A match against Bangladesh ended in a washout.
Two-time runners-up England too bowed out without a win, finishing at the bottom of Group B with a hat-trick of defeats – including in a high-scoring thriller against Afghanistan in Lahore. The Englishmen’s forgettable campaign was followed by Jos Buttler resigning as white-ball captain, lasting less than three years in the role.
How much prize money will India and New Zealand earn after finishing as the winners and runners-up respectively?
In addition to the glittering trophy that has returned to their possession after parting ways in 2017, Team India will be taking home a total prize money of $2.45 million. That includes $2.24 million that they will receive for winning the tournament along with a participation bonus of $125,000 and an additional bonus of $34,000 for each victory in the group stage – which totals to $92,000 in the Men in Blue’s case.
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New Zealand will be earning half that amount – $1.12 million – for their second runner-up finish in the Champions Trophy after 2009. And together with their participation and group-stage-win bonus, they will be taking home $1.31 million.
Ausralia and South Africa, on the other hand, will be collecting a little over half-a-million dollars ($560,000) each for bowing out in the semi-finals. As for hosts Pakistan, they will have earned a total of $265,000 from the tournament – $140,000 as the team finishing either seventh or eighth along with the participation bonus.
Here’s the full breakdown of the $6.9 million (Rs 60 crore) that the ICC had allocated for the 2025 Champions Trophy:
— Champions (India): $2.24 million
— Runners-up (India): $1.12 million
— Losing semi-finalists: $560,000 each
— 5th & 6th place: $350,000 each
— 7th & 8th place: $140,000 each
— Participation reward (all teams): $125,000 each
— Group stage match win bonus: $34,000 per win