September 29 Sunday 2002
$300,000 prize for Champions Trophy winners

COLOMBO: The winning captain in today's ICC Champions Trophy final will collect world cricket's largest-ever tournament prize when he walks onto the presentation podium at the R Premadasa Stadium.

Either Sanath Jayasuriya, of Sri Lanka, or India's Sourav Ganguly will collect a winner's cheque for $300,000, together with the sterling silver trophy, itself worth $30,000. During the course of the tournament the winning side will have collected a staggering $525,000 in prize money, made up of $100,00 for winning both of its pool games 
($50,000 each match), $125,000 as winner of the semifinal and $300,000 for winning the final.

The total prize fund for the ICC Champions Trophy stands at $1.15 million, but in addition, each of the 12 countries involved also receives $165,000 for taking part in the tournament.