Lahore: Pakistan opened a renovated stadium for the Champions Trophy in Lahore on Friday, one of three to be used in its first major international cricket event in almost 30 years.

The winners of the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 will receive US$2.24 million as prize money along with the trophy they lift on March 9. The runners-up will get $1.12 million, and the losing semi-finalists will be awarded $560,

Every match counts at the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy and each group match win is worth more than 34,000 dollars to the victorious team. Teams that finished fifth or sixth will each earn 350,000 dollars while the seventh and eighth-placed sides take home 140,000 dollars.