The Big Bash League 2024-25 just came to an end on Monday, with Hobart Hurricanes beating Sydney Thunder by 7 wickets to clinch the title. The Hobart Hurricanes got whopping prize money after winning the tournament’s summit clash courtesy of Mitchell Owen’s swashbuckling 39-ball century.
Notably, the Big Bash League one of the major T20 franchise leagues in the world, includes a lot of talented and star cricketers across the cricketing world. However, there is a huge comparison or gap between the prize money of BBL to the cash-rich Indian franchise league, the Indian Premier League.
Here’s what winners get in Big Bash League
Speaking of Big Bash League’s financial structure, the total prize money is AUD 1 million, which calculates to INR 5.5 crore. Out of this amount of INR 5.5 crores, the BBL champions get INR 2.75 crores followed by the runners-up getting INR 1.37 crores.
Besides that, the semi-finalists get INR 55 Lakh each and the fifth-placed team is also awarded the amount of INR 16.5 Lakh.
When it comes to the prize money for individual achievements, the player of the tournament earns AUS 10,000 which calculates to the amount of INR 2.75 lakh. Apart from that, awards for players in the specific categories get INR 2.75 lakh each.
Now, it is also time to compare this BBL prize money to that of the Indian Premier League. The difference between the prize money for the winners and other award holders is completely contrasting among both the leagues.
A look at the cash-rich Indian Premier League
On the contrary, the cash-rich Indian T20 franchise tournament, Indian Premier League has an unbelievable prize money of INR 47.36 crores as a total prize money. The champions get an amount of INR 20 crores, which is three times the multiplication of BBL’s prize money. Besides the champions, the IPL runners-up also earn a prize money of INR 13 crore.
The fourth-placed team in the Indian Premier League get a whopping amount of IR 6.5 crores, which is more than the prize money for the BBL champions.
In the line of individual awards like orange cap (most run-scorers) and purple cap (top wicket-takers). Both the award winners earn INR 15 lakhs each. Emerging player of the tournament in the Indian franchise tournament also earns INR 20 Lakh.