PCB announces prize money for National T20 Cup players

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced hefty prize money with nearly Rs.9 million to the country’s elite white ball cricketers for the upcoming National T20 Cup First XI tournament, which begins on 30 September in Multan.

With Rs.5 million as the tournament’s winning prize money, Imad Wasim-led Northern will be eager for a title defense.

The runner-up will receive Rs.2.5 million, while Rs.400,000 will be shared equally between the tournament’s top performers which include player of the tournament, best batsman of the tournament, best bowler of the tournament and best wicketkeeper of the tournament.

The best performer of every match will get Rs.25,000 as the man-of-the-match award while the top performer of the tournament’s finale on 18 October will be rewarded with Rs.35,000.

The top-performing domestic cricketers are already in line to earn to in a range of Rs.3.2 million to Rs.1.8 million only on the basis of their match fee and improved and enhanced monthly retainer structure, which was approved by the PCB’s Board of Governors in their 58th meeting.

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— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) September 22, 2020

Director High Performance, Nadeem Khan said: “The Pakistan Cricket Board’s focus is to invest the money that it earns back in cricket by providing the players a bigger chunk of the pie through substantial and lucrative rewards so they excel in the game.

He said the PCB despite the Covid-19 outbreak has invested more in the prize money pool with the number of group matches being doubled this year.

The PCB had put in great effort to make sure that the 2020-21 domestic season was organized as it was important for the livelihood of our players, he added.

The National T20 Cup First XI tournament will be played from 30 September to 18 October at Multan Cricket Stadium and the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.