ICC World Cup 2019: Winner will get this highest ever prize money
The 10-team tournament will get underway from May 30 with hosts England taking on South Africa and will conclude on July 14 at Lord's. The 46-day competition will be played across 11 venues.
With ICC World Cup being part of major discussions all around the nation, can you guess the prize money of the 2019 World Cup?
International Cricket Council on Friday announced that the winner of 2019 World Cup will be rewarded four million dollars (INR 28.04 crore), the highest prize money to date.
When Australia won the 2015 World Cup they received 3,975,000 dollars.
Apart from the winner, the runners-up will be given two million dollars (INR 14.02 crore), while the losing semifinalists are assured of 0.80 million dollars (INR 5.60 crore) each.
Overall, the total prize pot will go up to 10 million dollars (INR 70.11 crore), with incentives being given for winning each of the 45 league matches.
The 10-team tournament will get underway from May 30 with hosts England taking on South Africa and will conclude on July 14 at Lord's. The 46-day competition will be played across 11 venues.
Before the World Cup gets underway, each team will play two warm-up matches between May 24-28
ICC CWC 2019 - Prize Money
Winner (1) $ 4,000,000
Runner-up (1) $ 2,000,000
Losing Semi-Finalist (2) $800,000
Winner of Each League Stage Match (45) $ 40,000
Teams that do pass the League Stage (6) $ 100,000
Total $10,000,000