Newly-crowned IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have received Rs 20 crore for winning the 18th edition of the league while runners-up Punjab Kings got richer by Rs 12.5 crore. RCB lifted their maiden title in the world’s biggest T20 league by getting the better of PBKS by six runs in an exciting summit showdown here on Tuesday, ending a long wait of 18 years for the team as well as its talisman Virat Kohli. Third-Place finishers Mumbai Indians earned Rs 7 crore for reaching Qualifier 2, while the fourth-placed Gujarat Titans were given Rs 6.5 crore for playing in the Eliminator.

Over the years, the IPL prize money has grown exponentially.

In the inaugural 2008 edition, the winning side received Rs 4.8 crore, whereas the runner-up team was awarded Rs 2.4 crore.

DDCA wins ‘Best Pitch and Ground’ award

The Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) has got the ‘Best Pitch and Ground’ award for the matches held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Besides the recognition, DDCA also got richer by Rs 50 lakh.

The stadium hosted seven matches this season, all of them being preliminary fixtures.

DDCA President Rohan Jaitley expressed his gratitude, stating, “This award is a testament to the tireless work of our curators, staff, and management. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards in cricket infrastructure.”

List of winners with prize purse:

Winners RCB: Rs 20 crore

Runners-up PBKS: Rs 12.5 crore

Third-placed Mumbai Indians: Rs 7 crore

Fourth-placed Gujarat Titans: Rs 6.5 crore

Orange Cap winner (Sai Sudharsan): Rs 10 lakh

Purple Cap winner (Prasidh Krishna): Rs 10 lakh

Emerging Player winner (Sai Sudharsan): Rs 10 lakh

Most Valuable Player (Suryakumar Yadav): Rs 15 lakh

Super Striker of the season (Vaibhav Suryavanshi): Rs 10 lakh and Tata Curvv car

Fantasy King of the season (Sai Sudharsan): Rs 10 lakh

Best Catch winner (Kamindu Mendis): Rs 10 lakh

Most Dot Balls (Mohammed Siraj): Rs 10 lakh

Super Sixes (Nicholas Pooran): Rs 10 lakh

Fours of the season (Sai Sudharsan): Rs 10 lakh

Fairplay Award (Chennai Super Kings): Rs 10 lakh

Pitch and Ground (Delhi Capitals home ground New Delhi): Rs 50 lakh

List of award winners in the RCB vs PBKS final

Player of the Match (Krunal Pandya): Rs 5 lakh

Super Striker (Jitesh Sharma): Rs 1 lakh

Most Dot balls (Krunal Pandya): Rs 1 lakh

Most fours (Priyansh Arya): Rs 1 lakh

Fantasy King (Shashank Singh): Rs 1 lakh

Most Sixes (Shashank Singh): Rs 1 lakh

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