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T20 World Cup Prize Money by Edition: So far 9 editions of the T20 World Cup have been played and the 10th is about to start. India and Sri Lanka are the hosts of the 10th edition i.e. T20 World Cup 2026. Including the final, a total of 55 matches will be played in the T20 World Cup 2026, which will be held from 7 February to 8 March. The biggest thing in this time's T20 World Cup is the presence of 20 teams. This is the largest number of teams ever in the history of the tournament. How much reward this time's champion team will receive will be known in the future. But, do you know which T20 World Cup has received the highest prize money in the last 9 editions?

Which is the most expensive edition of T20 World Cup?

Out of the last 9 editions of the ICC T20 World Cup that have been played, the most expensive edition has been the previous one i.e. T20 World Cup 2024. India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, in which the total prize money distributed was $11.25 million. Out of this, Team India, which became the champion, got 2.45 million dollars, which is Rs 20.36 crore in Indian rupees.

India became champion twice, what is the difference in prize money?

The amount received by Team India for becoming the champion of T20 World Cup 2024 was much more than the amount received by it for becoming champion for the first time in this tournament. India received 1.2 million dollars i.e. approximately Rs 12.5 crore for winning the first edition of the T20 World Cup played in 2007 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Whereas for Rohit Sharma and Company, who became the champions of 2024, that amount was more than one and a half times that amount.

How much prize money was received in which T20 World Cup?

Now you know how much money was distributed as prize money in the most expensive T20 World Cup till date. Apart from that, how big was the difference in the prize money received by Team India, which became the champion of T20 World Cup twice at a gap of 17 years? But, how much money was showered on the team that became champion in each of the 9 editions of T20 World Cup that have been played so far?

The first edition of the T20 World Cup took place in 2007, for which Team India received 1.2 million dollars for becoming its champion. In the second edition of the T20 World Cup played in 2009, Pakistan wore the champion's robe and got prize money of $800,000. The same amount of prize money was received by England for winning the third edition of the T20 World Cup, which was played in 2010. West Indies won the T20 World Cup title in 2012. In 2014, Sri Lankan team became champion. The prize money received by both of them was 1.1 million dollars.

In 2016, the West Indies team again won the T20 World Cup and this time it received 1.6 million dollars as a prize. The same prize money was also given in the next two T20 World Cups. The next two World Cups played in 2021 and 2022 were won by England and Australia. The 9th edition of the T20 World Cup was played in 2024, which was in the name of India. The prize money received in the 2024 T20 World Cup was much more than the prize money of its previous edition.

T20 World Cup has a history. Till now no host team has won it nor has any team been able to defend the title. It is expected that this time India will be seen working to reverse that history of the tournament.