Australia defeated the host nation, India, in the World Cup final on Sunday at Narendra Modi Stadium to win their sixth 50-over title. The Australian team ended India’s 10-match winning run at the competition by successfully chasing a goal of 241.
Let’s now discuss the prize money:
Australia, the tournament champion, will take home a huge USD 4 million reward.
India, the runners-up, will receive USD 2 million.
South Africa and New Zealand, the losing semifinalist teams, will split USD 800,000.
Teams that were eliminated in the first round will get $100,000 USD.
Each group stage winner will get USD 40,000.
India and Australia will play one another in the World Cup 2023 final, marking a momentous comeback after 20 years apart in Johannesburg, where Ricky Ponting’s team won by a commanding 125 runs.
Over the past ten years, India has lost a number of ICC events, including the World T20 final in 2014, the World T20 semifinal in 2016, the Champions Trophy final in 2017, the 2019 ODI World Cup semifinal, the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal, and consecutive runner-up finishes in the World Test Championship cycle in 2021 and 2023.
