PAK earned crores of rupees from ICC, fined Rs 50 lakh each for losing to India
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Pakistan Cricket Team T20 World Cup 2026: Even though Pakistan Cricket Team could not qualify for the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026, it still got Rs 4 crore 80 lakh from ICC. The Indian team, which became champion for the second consecutive time, earned approximately Rs 25 crore. Earlier, PCB had imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh each on its players.
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Dubai: The T20 World Cup 2026 ended with India's historic victory on the night of March 8 at Narendra Modi Stadium, the world's largest cricket ground. Team India won the trophy for the third time overall and second consecutive time. After the end of the World Cup, the International Cricket Council i.e. ICC announced a record amount of US $ 1.125 crore. The team that became champion under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav got the maximum amount of $ 2,639,423 (about Rs 25 crore). 14,22,692 US dollars (about Rs 13 crore) came into the account of the New Zealand team that lost in the final.
How much money did Pakistan get?
South Africa and England, who reached the semi-finals, were given approximately Rs 9.24 crore and Rs 8.96 crore respectively. West Indies got 5,38,269 US dollars while the Pakistan team, which played all its matches in Sri Lanka, got 5,22,692 US dollars (4 crore 80 lakhs). Zimbabwe was given US $ 4,91,538 and Sri Lanka was given US $ 4,75,962.
PCB had imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh each
Pakistan could not live up to the expectations even in this World Cup. The team could not even qualify for the semi-finals. Had to face a shameful one-sided defeat from India. The Pakistan Cricket Board, which was threatening to boycott the match against India, had given a Tughlaq decree to impose a fine of 50 lakh Pakistani rupees on its players if they lost to India.
Australia and America get equal prize money
The teams of Afghanistan, Australia and America, who were eliminated in the Super Eight stage, received US $ 3,09,808 each. Scotland were given US $2,78,654 and Ireland were given US $2,71,731 while four other teams Italy, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and Nepal were given US $2,56,154 each. Canada, Namibia and Oman were each given prize money of US$225,000. The ICC said that this prize money distribution reflects its continued efforts to increase financial incentives for players and strengthen the development of cricket in member countries.
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