ICC: World Cup 2015 prize money raised by 20%

ICC Cricket World Cup sees a 20% jump in prize money

The international cricket council under the chairmanship of Narayanaswami Srinivasan on Monday announced a 20% increase in the prize money for world cup 2015 held in Australia and New Zealand. The board has also decided that if a team wins the tournament without losing a single match it will receive total prize money of USD 4,020,000, while a team that loses one match on the way to winning the tournament will receive USD 3,975,000. The breakdown of the prize money is given below:

Particulars	2015	2011
Winner	USD$3,750,000	USD$3,250,000
Runner-up	USD$1,750,000	USD$1,500,000
Losing semi-finalists(two)	USD$600,000	USD$500,000
Losing quarter-finalists(four)	USD$300,000	USD$250,000
Winner of each group match	USD$45,000x42	USD$30,000X42
Teams eliminated after group stage	USD$35,000x6 teams
Total	USD$10,000,000	USD$8,010,000

The decision was taken at a two-day ICC Board meeting in Dubai. It was also decided that Super Over won't be used in tied matches in the knock-out phase. In case of a tied quarter-final and semi-final, the side finishing in the higher position in the group stage will progress. If the final is tied or if the match is a no-result, then the teams will be declared joint winners.

The board also accepted the revised ICC Anti-Doping Code, ICC Anti-Corruption Code and Code of Ethics.

ICC chairman N. Srinivasan speaking about the revision of the ICC Anti Corruption Code said: “The process for the revision was exhaustive and has been based on our learnings and experiences over the past few years. This Code is now even more robust and comprehensive and it provides clarity on jurisdictional issues, gives options to the charged participant and offers more choices to the Anti-Corruption Tribunal.”