India team to pocket $23.5m for T20 World Cup win, Black Caps get runners-up bonus

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10 Mar, 2026 05:05 PM2 mins to read

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India’s all-conquering men’s cricket team will pocket $23.5 million (US$14m) after lifting the Twenty20 World Cup for a record third time, the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday.

The co-hosts and pre-tournament favourites swept aside New Zealand by 96 runs in Sunday’s final in Ahmedabad to become the first team
to retain the trophy and the first to win it on home soil.

Cricket commands an unrivalled following in the world’s most populous country, with top players enjoying star status and the game serving as a rare unifying force in an otherwise diverse nation.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the world’s richest and most powerful cricket body, praised the players, support staff and selectors for the “historic achievement” as it announced the cash reward.

The victory cemented India’s place “among the most successful teams in the history of the format”, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said.