Champions Trophy 2025: Even After a Disastrous Run, Pakistan Took Home a Whopping Sum as Prize Money

🇵🇰 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.

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🏆 ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Prize Money Breakdown

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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)

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📉 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

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📢 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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