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It was an exciting final to end the ICC World Cup 2019, with the host England winning the championship for the first time. The tournament started on 30th May, featuring 10 nations and a total of 48 matches.
Now the tournament is complete, let’s have a look at the prize money. At the start of the tournament, ICC declared a total prize money pool of US $10 million.
The prize money was based on the performance of individual teams as per the following rules:
| Stage | Prize money (US$) | Total (US$) |
| Winner | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Runner-up | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Losing semi-finalists | $800,000 | $1,600,000 |
| Winner of each league stage match | $40,000 | $1,800,000 |
| Teams that do not pass the league stage | $100,000 | $600,000 |
| Total | $10,000,000 |
As per the above rules, here is the ‘Prize Money’ won by each individual team:
1. England:
League Stages:- Won: 6, Tied: 0
Prize Money in League Stages: 6 * $40,000 = $240,000
Winners Prize Money: $4,000,000
Total Prize Money: $4,240,000
2. New Zealand:
League Stages:- Won: 5, Tied: 1
Prize Money in League Stages: 5 * $40,000 + $20,000 = $220,000
Runner-up Prize Money: $2,000,000
Total Prize Money: $2,220,000
3. India:
League Stages:- Won: 7, Tied: 1
Prize Money in League Stages: 7 * $40,000 + $20,000 = $300,000
Losing semi-finalists Prize Money: $800,000
Total Prize Money: $1,100,000
4. Australia:
League Stages:- Won: 7, Tied: 0
Prize Money in League Stages: 7 * $40,000 = $280,000
Losing semi-finalists Prize Money: $800,000
Total Prize Money: $1,080,000
5. Pakistan:
League Stages:- Won: 5, Tied: 1
Prize Money in League Stages: 5 * $40,000 + $20,000 = $220,000
Prize Money for teams that do not pass the league stage : $100,000
Total Prize Money: $320,000
6. Sri Lanka:
League Stages:- Won: 3, Tied: 2
Prize Money in League Stages: 3 * $40,000 + 2 * $20,000 = $160,000
Prize Money for teams that do not pass the league stage : $100,000
Total Prize Money: $260,000
7. South Africa:
League Stages:- Won: 3, Tied: 1
Prize Money in League Stages: 3 * $40,000 + $20,000 = $140,000
Prize Money for teams that do not pass the league stage : $100,000
Total Prize Money: $240,000
8. Bangladesh:
League Stages:- Won: 3, Tied: 1
Prize Money in League Stages: 3 * $40,000 + $20,000 = $140,000
Prize Money for teams that do not pass the league stage : $100,000
Total Prize Money: $240,000
9. West Indies:
League Stages:- Won: 2, Tied: 1
Prize Money in League Stages: 2 * $40,000 + $20,000 = $100,000
Prize Money for teams that do not pass the league stage : $100,000
Total Prize Money: $200,000
10. Afghanistan:
League Stages:- Won: 0, Tied: 0
Prize Money in League Stages: 0
Prize Money for teams that do not pass the league stage : $100,000
Total Prize Money: $100,000
