 "Pakistan finished at the bottom of Group A in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy with two defeats and a No Result along with a Net Run Rate of -1.087. AP")
Pakistan will take home a fraction of the total prize money on offer for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy after suffering a first-round exit from the tournament. The Mohammad Rizwan-led side bowed out of the ninth edition of the ‘Mini World Cup’ without a single win after their final Group A clash against Bangladesh was washed out without a ball bowled . This was after they lost to New Zealand and India by 60 runs and six wickets respectively.
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The ICC had allocated US$6.9 million for the ongoing Champions Trophy, which returns to action after a hiatus of nearly eight years, with teams finishing seventh and eighth set to receive $140,000. All eight participating teams are also guaranteed a base amount of $125,000.
Pakistan set to earn a fraction of total Champions Trophy prize money
With Pakistan finishing at the bottom of Group A after their winless campaign, they are likely to fall in the seventh-eighth bracket, meaning they will take home a total of $265,000.
The team that wins the final on 9 March will pocket a whopping $2.24 million while the runners-up will receive $1.12 million. As for the losing semi-finalists, they will earn $560,000 each.
India and New Zealand have already qualified for the semi-finals after beating Pakistan and Bangladesh, and are set to lock horns in Dubai on Sunday for the top spot in Group A.
Group B, however, remains wide open with South Africa, Australia and Afghanistan still in contention for the semis. Two-time runners-up England, however, join Pakistan and Bangladesh in bowing out of the tournament after suffering defeats against Australia and Afghanistan.
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More ShortsPakistan had also failed to reach the semi-finals of the 2023 ICC World Cup in India, finishing fifth with four wins and five losses. They were in for even more embarrassment in last year’s T20 World Cup, suffering a first-round exit following defeats against India and co-hosts USA.