West Indies defeated
England in the final of 2016 World T20 and with that pocketed a impressive $1.6
million in the prize money while England will take home $800,000 for finishing
runners-up. India and New Zealand who both lost in the semifinal will get
$400,000 each. Women T20 champions (West Indies) will pocket just $100,000. Below
is the entire breakdown of World Twenty20 prize money.
Prize
Money For ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2016:
Twenty20
World cup will get 33% increase in its total prize money pool taking available
prize money to $5.5 million. The eventual winners of 2016 T20 world cup will
pocket as much as $1.6 million, while the runners-up will
get $800,000.
Losing semifinalists will get $400,000 each while every
team will get guaranteed $300,000 as participation bonus regardless of the
results. There is also bonus of $50,000
for winning group games.
Below
is the breakdown of ICC World Twenty20 Prize Money. The prize money goes to the
respective cricket boards not the players. Players get bonuses in match fees
from their respective cricket boards on winning or achieving certain targets in
ICC events.
