Prize Money
The ICC doubled the total prize money to US$10M, allocating US$3M to the winning team and US$1.5M to the runner-up. The winning team would also take home a replica of the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded since 1999. The total prize money for the teams placing from 1st to 8th was US$7.48 million, distributed as follows::
- US$370 thousand – each team exiting after the quarter-finals (4 teams)
- US$750,000 – fourth placed team
- US$750,000 – third placed team
- US$1.5M – runner up
- US$3M – winner
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