IPL 2025 Prize Money: Here's How Much The Champions Will Earn
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 playoffs are underway with four teams - Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings, and Mumbai Indians - booking their spot in the knockout stage.
The final showdown is set for June 3 in Ahmedabad, but the fight is not just for glory. There's a hefty prize purse awaiting the champions.
How much prize money will the winners get?
If the trend continues, IPL 2025 winners will take home INR 20 crore, while the runners-up are expected to receive INR 13 crore. This has been the standard payout since 2022, and no changes have been announced so far.
IPL 2024 Winner (KKR): INR 20 crore
2024 Runner-up (SRH): INR 13 crore
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IPL Prize Money Evolution
2008–2009: Winner – INR 4.8 crore | Runner-up – INR 2.4 crore
2010–2013: Winner – INR 10 crore | Runner-up – INR 5 crore
2014–2015: Winner – INR 15 crore | Runner-up – INR 10 crore
2016: Winner – INR 16 crore | Runner-up – INR 10 crore
2017: Winner – INR 15 crore | Runner-up – INR 10 crore
2018–2019: Winner – INR 20 crore | Runner-up – INR 12.5 crore
2020 (Pandemic Year): Winner – INR 10 crore | Runner-up – INR 12.2 crore
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IPL 2025 Playoffs Schedule
Qualifier 1 (Match between top two teams from league stage): Thursday, May 29, 2025 - New Chandigarh
Eliminator (3rd vs 4th placed teams) - Friday, May 30, 2025 - New Chandigarh
Qualifier 2 (Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator)- Sunday, June 1, 2025 - Ahmedabad
Final (Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2) - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - Ahmedabad
The playoff format pits the top two teams against each other in Qualifier 1, while the third and fourth placed teams face off in the Eliminator.
Top two teams on the points table - at end of league stage - will face off in Qualifier 1. The winner of this match directly books a spot in the final.
The teams finishing 3rd and 4th will clash in the Eliminator. The loser is knocked out of the tournament.
The loser of Qualifier 1 then gets a second chance and takes on the winner of the Eliminator in Qualifier 2.
The winner of Qualifier 2 moves on to the final, setting up a clash with the winner of Qualifier 1.
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