Have you ever wondered how much the team winning the apex trophy in the game of cricket gets in terms of money? On this page, you will get to know how much money the teams will make in the 2019 Cricket World Cup. As we all know cricket is one of the sports, where there is no scarcity of money and the same can be seen during the 2019 CWC as the team winning a single match in group stages, will get US$ 40,000. It is important to note that this year ICC has decided to organize the tournament in the round robin and knockout format which means the tournament will have 45 group stage matches and 3 knock out matches. Total 10 teams will take part in the competition and all these teams are pooled in a single group and each team will play 9 group stage matches. Accordingly, a team winning all of its group stage matches will get 9 * US $ 40,000 = US $ 360,000/-.
The breakdown of total prize money for the 2019 Cricket World Cup is below:-
Standing | Amount (USD) | Total (USD) |
Winner | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 |
Runner-Up | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Losing Semi-Finalists (Two) | 800,000 | 1,600,000 |
For Winning Each Group Match | 40,000 | 1,800,000 |
Teams that do not pass the league stage | 100,000 | 600,000 |
Grand Total | 10,000,000 |
As it can be seen from the table above that the team winning the 2019 Cricket World Cup will get USD 4 million. The Indian Rupee equivalent of 4 Million is 28 crore rupees approximately which the world cup winner will get.
Below is the table which converts USD 4 million to some of the world’s popular currencies. As the exchange rate of 21st May 2019 is considered, these amounts could change.
Currency | 4 Million USD Equivalent |
United States Dollar, $ (USD) | 4,000,000 |
Indian Rupee (INR) | 27,88,31,111 |
Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) | 704,638,827 |
Pakistani Rupee (PKR) | 608,999,216 |
Euro, € (EUR) | 3,586,725 |
Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) | 337,864,145 |
South African Rand (ZAR) | 57,859,625 |
Australian Dollar, $ (AUD) | 5,820,877 |
New Zealand Dollar (NZD) | 6,151,175 |
British Pound Sterling, £ (GBP) | 3,144,600 |
Afghan Afghani (AFN) | 316,677,353 |
Japanese Yen, ¥ (JPY) | 442,196,480 |
Swiss Franc, Fr (CHF) | 4,042,427 |
Canadian Dollar, $ (CAD) | 5,364,467 |
Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) | 57,939,845,117 |
Russian Ruble, ₽ (RUB) | 258,309,215 |
Singapore Dollar (SGD) | 5,514,248 |
United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED) | 14,690,000 |
Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD) | 1,217,684 |
Saudi Riyal (SAR) | 15,000,000 |