IPL Prize Money: RCB and Punjab Kings…who will get how much money after the final? IPL will earn a lot of money
The thrill of IPL 2025 has now reached its final stage. The tournament has got two finalist teams. On June 3, there will be a great match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
RCB had confirmed its place in the final by defeating Punjab Kings in Qualifier-1. After this, Mumbai Indians, who reached Qualifier-2 by defeating Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator, had to face defeat. Punjab defeated them. Now both RCB and Punjab are eyeing to win the title for the first time.
How much money will the winner get?
RCB had confirmed its place directly in the final by defeating Punjab in Qualifier-1. Now Shreyas Iyer will be eyeing revenge. Along with this, Punjab will also be eyeing Rs 20 crore. Yes, if he wins the final, he will get Rs 20 lakh as prize money. Actually, according to the rules of IPL, the team wins the final and gets Rs 20 crore and the runner-up gets Rs 13 crore.
Purple and Orange Cap winners will also get money
Apart from these, different individual awards are also given. The player who scores the most runs in the season gets the Orange Cap. Apart from this, Rs 10 lakh is also given. The bowler who takes the most wickets is awarded the Purple Cap. That bowler also gets Rs 10 lakh. Apart from these two awards, many other awards are also given.
IPL 2025: Individual awards and amount
Orange Cap – Rs 10 lakh
Purple Cap – Rs 10 lakh
Emerging Player of the Season – Rs 20 lakh
Most Valuable Player of the Season – Rs 10 lakh
Super Striker of the Season – Rs 10 lakh
Power Player of the Season – Rs 10 lakh
Most sixes in the season – Rs 10 lakh
Game Changer of the Season – Rs 10 lakh
This is how the IPL prize money changed
2008-2009: Initially the winners used to get Rs 4.8 crore, while the runner-up used to get Rs 2.4 crore. This was a big amount for that time.
2010-2013: After two seasons of IPL, significant changes were seen in the prize money. The winning team started getting Rs 10 crore. The losing team started getting Rs 5 crore.
2014-2015: BCCI increased the winner’s prize money to Rs 15 crore. The runner-up was given Rs 10 crore. This took IPL to new heights.
2016: Another increase increased the winner’s prize money to Rs 16 crore. The runner-up was given Rs 10 crore.
2017: The prize money was reduced for the first time. This time the IPL winner got Rs 15 crore. The runner-up team got only Rs 10 crore.
2018-2019: There was a huge increase in the prize money and the winning team started getting Rs 20 crore. There was talk of giving Rs 12.6 crore to the runner-up. This was a big step in the history of IPL. It was discussed all over the world.
2020: The prize money was reduced due to the Covid 19 pandemic and its financial impact. The winner got Rs 10 crore and the runner-up got Rs 6.25 crore.
2021: After the Covid 19 pandemic, the prize money was restored to the previous level. The winning team got Rs 20 crore and the runner-up got Rs 12.2 crore.
2022-2025: The winning team started getting Rs 20 crore and the runner-up got Rs 13 crore. There has been stability in the league and during this time two new teams also joined. Two new teams got a place in the league in the form of Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants. Gujarat created history by winning the tournament in 2022.