LAHORE – The upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 will see the winnersof the 10-team tournament earn a purse of $4 million, the highest prizemoney to date, along with the trophy that they will lift at Lord’s on 16July.
The total prize pot of $10 million will see the runners-up assured of $2million and the losing semifinalists $800,000 each at the end of the 46-daytournament, being played across 11 venues from May 30, said the informationmade available here by the International Cricket Council here on Friday.
There are prizes for each league match won, in what promises to be acompetitive tournament with the world’s best playing each other in around-robin format.
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Prize MoneyWinners (1) $4,000,000Runners-up (1) $2,000,000Losing semi-finalists (2) $800,000Winners of each league stage match (45) $40,000Teams that do pass the league stage (6) $100,000.
