T20 World Cup 2022: How much prize money can nations win?

Joe Wright

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The 2022 T20 World Cup began in Victoria in October as reigning world champions Australia host the tournament for the first time.

Sixteen teams have been whittled down to just two, with Pakistan to face England in the final at the MCG on November 13.

The ICC previously announced details of the prize money on offer for competing nations. Here is how much the 2022 world champions stand to win, plus how the total pot will be shared.

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T20 World Cup 2022 prize money: How much will the winners make?

The ICC confirmed that a total prize pool of $5.6 million (£5.05m/A$8.8m/INR463.9m) will be shared among the teams at the 2022 T20 World Cup.

The winners will take home $1.6m, the same amount as last year, with the runners-up guaranteed $800,000. Losing semifinalists will earn $400,000.

As with last year's tournament, each win in the Super 12 phase will earn a team $40,000. For those teams not automatically through to the Super 12, a first-round win will also be worth $40,000.

T20 World Cup 2022 prize money

RoundPrize money ($US)
Tournament Winners1.6 million
Runners-up800,000
Losing semifinalists400,000
Super 12 exit70,000
First round exit40,000
Super 12 match win40,000
First round match win40,000

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When is the T20 World Cup 2022 final?

The T20 World Cup started on October 16 when Sri Lanka faced Namibia at Kardinia Park in South Geelong.

The final is on November 13 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Pakistan will face England.

How to watch T20 World Cup 2022

For Australian viewers, Fox Cricket will host the tournament for both Foxtel and Kayo Sports customers.

In the UK, Sky Sports will broadcast the tournament.

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T20 World Cup groups

The first stage of the T20 World Cup involved eight teams that had to go through qualification. 

Group AGroup B
  • Namibia
  • Sri Lanka
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Netherlands
  • Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Zimbabwe
  • West Indies

The next group stage involved teams already qualified and the top four teams from the earlier stage. This is the Super 12 phase.

Group 1Group 2
  • Australia
  • Afghanistan
  • England
  • New Zealand
  • Sri Lanka
  • Ireland
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe
  • Netherlands

Joe Wright

Joe Wright is a Senior Editor at Sporting News, overseeing global soccer and multisport. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform news service, covering major global sports news, data analytics, features and video content. Joe has extensive experience covering some of the biggest events in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup, which included the final in Moscow.