🇵🇰 Pakistan’s Disappointing Exit from Champions Trophy 2025, Pak Team Rakes in Money
📅 Updated: February 27, 2025: The Pakistan cricket team endured a humiliating exit from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, failing to register a single win in the tournament. With back-to-back losses against New Zealand and India, followed by a washout against Bangladesh, Mohammad Rizwan and his men finished at the bottom of Group A with just one point and a Net Run Rate (NRR) of -1.087.
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This shocking performance makes Pakistan the worst-performing defending champions in the tournament’s history, surpassing Australia’s one-point finish in 2013.
Despite their poor show, Pakistan will still take home $265,000 (approximately INR 2.31 crore) in prize money.
🏆 ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Prize Money Breakdown
The total prize pool for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was set at $6.9 million, reflecting a 53% increase from the 2017 edition.
- 🏆 Winners: $2.24 million (INR 20 crore)
- 🥈 Runners-up: $1.12 million
- 🔹 Losing semi-finalists: $560,000 each
- 📈 5th & 6th place teams: $350,000 each
- 📉 7th & 8th place teams: $140,000 each
- 🎟 Participation prize for all teams: $125,000
👉 Pakistan, finishing at 7th or 8th position, will receive:
💰 $140,000 + $125,000 = $265,000 (INR 2.31 crore)
📉 Pakistan’s Worst-Ever Champions Trophy Finish
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This year’s performance marked Pakistan’s worst-ever Champions Trophy finish, surpassing:
🚨 Australia (2013): 1 point, -0.680 NRR
📉 Pakistan’s Final Standings:
- Position: 7th or 8th
- Points: 1
- Net Run Rate: -1.087
📢 Pakistan’s Performance in Group A:
- ❌ Lost to New Zealand
- ❌ Lost to India
- ☔ Match against Bangladesh was washed out
📢 Mohammad Rizwan Reacts to Pakistan’s Disastrous Campaign
💬 Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan expressed deep disappointment over the team’s performance:
🗣️ “We wanted to perform well in front of our nation. Expectations were high, but we didn’t deliver. It’s disappointing. We need to learn from our mistakes and improve in upcoming series.”
🇳🇿 Pakistan’s Next Tour – New Zealand
Rizwan confirmed that Pakistan will now tour New Zealand, looking to bounce back from this setback:
🗣️ “We are heading to New Zealand, and hopefully, we can correct our mistakes there. We will work harder and make a comeback.”
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