$ 10 million prize pot for cricket World Cup

By Star Online Report

The International Cricket Coucil (ICC) has announced that the prize money for the winners of the upcoming cricket World Cup will be $ 4 million -- the highest prize money to date.

The total prize pot of $10 million will see the runners-up assured of $2 million and the losing semifinalists $ 800,000 each at the end of the 46-day tournament being played across 11 venues from 30 May in England.

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Prize Money

ICC CWC 2019 - Prize Money   Total
Winner (1) $ 4,000,000 $ 4,000,000 $ 4,000,000
Runner-up (1) $ 2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Losing Semi-Finalist (2) $800,000 $ 800,000 $ 1,600,000
Winner of Each League Stage Match (45) $ 40,000 $ 40,000 $ 1,800,000
Teams that do pass the League Stage (6) $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ 600,000
Total $10,000,000   $10,000,000