DUBAI: The Men’s T20 World Cup will have two scheduled drinks breaks in each game, instead of the earlier practice of having just one, the International Cricket Council confirmed Sunday in a media release.
Each break will last for two minutes and 30 seconds and will be taken at the midpoint of each innings.
The introduction of the two extra drinks break will make available an extra 300 seconds per game to host broadcaster Star India’s advertising inventory.
As per media reports, 10-second ad spots are currently being sold for Rs 1.7-1.8 million. As for the big bang game between arch rivals India and Pakistan, to be played on October 24 in Dubai, the broadcaster is reportedly seeking Rs 2.5-3 million for a 10-second ad spot.
Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Prize Money details
Meanwhile, the ICC also announced in the same release that the T20 World Cup champions will take home a winners’ cheque of $1.6 million, while the runners up will get half that amount.
All 16 competing teams will receive part of the $5.6m allocated as prize money for the tournament, which will be played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from 17 October to 14 November.
The two losing semi-finalists will receive $400,000 each from the games taking place on 10 and 11 November.
As in 2016, there will be a bonus amount for every match that teams win in the Super 12 stage. The victors in each of the 30 games in that phase will this time win $40,000, a total pot of $1.2m.
The teams confirmed to be competing in the Super 12 stage are Afghanistan, Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and the West Indies.
The eight teams whose Men’s T20 World Cup campaigns end at that stage will automatically receive $70,000 each, totally $560,000.
The same structure is in place for the first-round victories – with $40,000 available to those who win each of the 12 games, amounting to $480,000.
The four teams knocked out in the first round will take $40,000 each from an overall $160,000.
Teams whose campaigns begin in the first round are Bangladesh, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, and Sri Lanka.
