How much money did RCB get for winning the IPL title for the second consecutive time?Image Credit source: PTI
IPL 2026 Prize Money: The title suspense of IPL 2026 is finally over. In an exciting and high-voltage final match, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) and won the glittering trophy of IPL 2026. With this victory, there is an atmosphere of celebration in Bengaluru, RCB has won the IPL title for the second consecutive time. Along with this, RCB has also won prize money of Rs 20 crore. The losing Gujarat Titans also got a good amount of money.
How many crores is the prize pool for IPL 2026?
After this historic title win, not only did RCB get the shining trophy, but it also rained heavily on them and the other playoff teams. Let us know how much budget the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had kept for this season’s prize pool and how many crores of rupees came into the account of which team. BCCI had prepared a big budget for IPL 2026. The total prize pool for this entire season was fixed at Rs 46.50 crore. This huge amount has been divided among the top-4 teams that performed well in the tournament on the basis of their ranking. At the same time, players were also given awards for individual performance.
Champion team got a reward of crores
RCB, which performed consistently throughout the tournament, was handed a glittering prize money of Rs 20 crore as a reward for becoming the champion. At the same time, the team of Gujarat Titans, which was the runner-up in the final race, may have missed out on winning the trophy, but they too did not have to return empty handed. Gujarat Titans were given a huge prize money of Rs 13 crore for their brilliant journey till the finals. Last season also the prize money was the same.
Not only the teams playing the finals, but the remaining two teams that reached the playoff journey have also been rewarded by BCCI for their performance. Rajasthan Royals got a prize of Rs 7 crore for being eliminated after losing the Qualifier 2 match and finishing third in the points table. At the same time, Sunrisers Hyderabad team, which ended its journey in fourth place after losing in the eliminator match of the playoff, earned Rs 6.5 crore in its account.
