ICC:Prize money for T20 World Cup winners announce

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday announced the prize money details for the men's T20 World Cup et to begin on October 17 in Oman and the UAE.  In a press release, ICC revealed that the winners of the tournament will take home a cheque of USD 1.6 million while the runners-up will get half that amount. There will be 16 teams taking part in the men's T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held from October 17 to November 14. Every participating team will receive part of the US $5.6m allocated as prize money for the tournament.

"The two losing semi-finalists will receive $400,000 each from the games taking place on 10 and 11 November. As in 2016, there will be a bonus amount for every match that teams win in yje Super 12 stage. The victors in each of the 30 games in that phase will this time win $40,000, a total pot of $1,200,000," the ICC said in the media release. Eight teams -- Afghanistan, Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and the West Indies -- will start their campaign from the Super 12 stage. The ICC also announced a drinks break which will take place during each and every match. The duration of the break will of 2 minutes and 30 seconds and will take place during the halfway mark of each innings.