T20 World Cup Prize Money: India holds the world record for winning the T20 World Cup trophy the most number of times. On March 8, Team India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs and became the world champion. The Indian team has won the 2026 World Cup under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar not only created history as a captain, his personal performance was also very good.

Captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 242 runs in 9 innings of the World Cup, where his highest score was 84 runs. Has Captain Suryakumar Yadav received any separate prize money for this performance and how much has he earned from the World Cup?

How much prize money did Suryakumar Yadav get separately?

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has not received any separate prize money or award in the T20 World Cup 2026. However, Team India has received prize money of Rs 27.48 crore. According to reports, this prize money is distributed among the players, coaches and other staff. Captain Suryakumar only got a part of Team India’s prize money and match fees, he did not get any separate prize money.

On the other hand, Sanju Samson has definitely received a separate award of Rs 21 lakh for becoming the Player of the Tournament. Let us tell you that Samson had scored 321 runs in five innings in the T20 World Cup 2026, which included 3 consecutive half-centuries. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah got a separate Rs 8.4 lakh for becoming the player of the match in the final match. Apart from him and Sanju Samson, no other player has received any additional prize money.

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T20 World Cup Sanju Samson Prize Money: Sanju Samson has written the story of Team India becoming world champion. This is the same Samson, who found it difficult to get a place in the playing eleven of the initial matches. But as soon as he got the opportunity, he worked to take India towards becoming world champion. He scored 321 runs in just 5 matches of the World Cup. He also created history by playing three consecutive half-century innings. For this memorable performance he was also chosen Player of the Tournament.

Sanju Samson made a comeback in the match against Zimbabwe, where he was out after scoring 24 runs. When it came to the do-or-die match against West Indies, he stole the show by playing an unbeaten inning of 97 runs. After that he played an inning of 89 runs in the semi-final against England and also 89 runs in the final against New Zealand.

Samson got separate prize money

Sanju Samson has received prize money of 25,000 US dollars i.e. about Rs 21 lakh for becoming the Player of the Tournament. Let us tell you that in the final match, Jasprit Bumrah became the player of the match for taking 4 wickets. Bumrah also got about Rs 8.4 lakh separately for becoming the player of the match.

• Sanju Samson – 21 Lakh – Player of the Tournament
• Jasprit Bumrah – 8.4 Lakhs – Player of the Match (Final)

How much prize money did Team India get?

India has become the first country, which has achieved the feat of winning the T20 World Cup twice consecutively. To become world champion, the Indian team has received prize money of about Rs 27.48 crore. Whereas the runner-up New Zealand team has got a prize of about Rs 14.65 crore.

In the final match, Team India made a historic score of 255 runs, which is the biggest score in the history of T20 World Cup final. In reply, the Kiwi team could score only 159 runs.

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