The most awaited moment of any tournament is here as we have the two finalists of the Asia Cup 2025. Basically, the tournament started on 9th September with eight teams competing. Now, on 28th September, we will get the winner of the Asia Cup 2025. The winners, as well as the individual performers, surely get an award for their performances in the tournament, so let us have a look at the Asia Cup 2025 Prize Money Breakdown.
This will be the third time we will see India taking on their arch-rivals, Pakistan, in the Asia Cup 2025. It will also be the first time that we see in forty-one years that India will play Pakistan in the Asia Cup final 2025. Pakistan will have a point to prove after two humiliating defeats in the Group stage and the Super-Fours. The venue is also the same as the previous two meetings. Eventually, the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will be the venue. The match will start at 6:30 PM local time and 8 PM IST. 28th September is the date for the same.
Asia Cup 2025 Prize Money Breakdown
Over the years, we have seen a rise in the prize money of the Asia Cup 2025 for the winners as well as the runner-up teams. The winner‘s prize money for the Asia Cup 2022 was USD 200,000, whereas for the Asia Cup 2023 it was USD 250,000. When we look at the prize money of the runner-ups, it was USD 100,000 for the Asia Cup 2022, whereas it was USD 125,000 for the Asia Cup 2023. In the previous edition, Kuldeep Yadav won the Player of the tournament award, and he received USD 15,000.
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In the Asia Cup 2025, we have seen quite a rise in the prize money. The winner of the Asia Cup 2025 will earn a prize money of USD 300,000, which is the maximum from any edition of the Asia Cup. The runners-up will earn half of what the winners earn, that is, USD 150,000. There is also a prize money for the Player of the Tournament, which is reportedly around USD 15,000 to USD 20,000. The Player of the Match in the final will earn more than what a player of the match used to get in the group stage, as well as the Super-Fours. Eventually, the reason for it is the weightage of the match.
There are a lot of reasons for the increase in the prize money for the teams as well as the individual awards. One of them has to be the sponsorships. The other reason is the viewership, as the number of teams has increased from six to eight. These are the two big reasons for generating the revenue, which results in an increase in the prize money as well.
Match by match Man of the Match winners of the Asia Cup 2025
Cricket is surely a team game, but there are a few individual performances that help a team a little more. There are surely rewards for that as well. For winning a Man of the Match award, a player receives a trophy and USD 5,000. Let us have a look at the Man of the Match winners of the Asia Cup 2025 match by match:
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1st Match: Afghanistan vs Hong Kong
Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai won the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance. He scored 53 runs in 21 balls, which included two boundaries and five massive sixes. In his two overs, he had a bowling figure of 1/4. Afghanistan won this game by 94 runs.
2nd Match: United Arab Emirates vs India
India’s Kuldeep Yadav was the Man of the Match in this match for his brilliant bowling. He just bowled 2.1 overs and took four wickets. Kuldeep Yadav had bowling figures of 4/7 in the 13 balls he bowled. India won the match by nine wickets.
3rd Match: Hong Kong vs Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s captain, Liton Das, was the Man of the Match for playing a captain’s knock in the run chase. He scored 59 runs in 39 balls, which included six boundaries and one big hit. Bangladesh won this match by seven wickets
4th Match: Pakistan vs Oman
Pakistan’s Mohammad Haris won the Man of the Match for his knock of 66 runs in 43 balls, which included seven boundaries and three big sixes. Eventually, Pakistan won the match by 93 runs.
5th Match: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Kamil Mishara was the Man of the Match for his knock of 46* runs in 32 balls, which included four boundaries and two big hits. Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by six wickets.
6th Match: Pakistan vs India
Many of the viewers boycotted the match. Eventually, India’s Kuldeep Yadav won the Man of the Match for his bowling. He had bowling figures of 3/18 in his four overs. This was his back-to-back second Man of the Match award in the Asia Cup 2025. India won this match by seven wickets.
7th Match: United Arab Emirates vs Oman
The United Arab Emirates’ Alishan Sharafu was the Man of the Match for his knock of 51 runs in 38 balls. His innings included seven boundaries and one big hit. The United Arab Emirates team won the match by 42 runs.
8th Match: Hong Kong vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka won the Man of the Match award as he scored 68 runs in 44 balls chasing a target of 150. His innings had six boundaries and two big sixes. Sri Lanka won the match by four wickets,
9th Match: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
Bangladesh’s Nasum Ahmed won the Man of the Match award for his economical bowling. In his four overs, he gave only 11 runs and also got a wicket. His four overs also included a first-over wicket maiden. Bangladesh won this match by eight runs.
10th Match: Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates
Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi was the Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling. In his three overs, he picked up two important wickets and also gave 16 runs. Pakistan won this match and got a place in the Super-Fours.
11th Match: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis won the Man of the Match for his fiery batting while chasing a target of 170 runs. He scored 74* runs in 52 balls as his innings included ten boundaries. Sri Lanka won the match by six wickets, and this was their third win in three matches.
12th Match: India vs Oman
India’s wicketkeeper, Sanju Samson, was the Man of the Match in this game as he scored 56 runs in 45 balls batting at number three. His innings included three boundaries and three sixes. India won the match by 21 runs and ended the group stage with a 100% win record.
13th Match: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (Super-Fours)
Bangladesh’s Saif Hassan was the Man of the Match in this match as he scored 61 runs in 45 balls in a run chase of 169. His innings included two boundaries and four massive sixes. Bangladesh won the match by four wickets with one ball left.
14th Match: Pakistan vs India (Super-Fours)
India’s Abhishek Sharma was the Man of the Match for his quick-fire innings of 74 runs in 39 balls, which included six boundaries and five massive sixes. His partnership with Gill took the match away from Pakistan as India won the match by six wickets.
15th Match: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (Super-Fours)
Pakistan’s Hussain Talat was the Man of the Match for his all-round performance in a must-win match for the Pakistan team. He picked up two wickets for 18 runs in his three overs and also scored a vital 32* runs in 30 balls, which included four boundaries.
16th Match: India vs Bangladesh (Super-Fours)
India’s Abhishek Sharma won back-to-back Man of the Match awards by playing another brilliant innings for his country against Bangladesh. He scored 75 runs in 37 balls as his innings included five big hits and six boundaries. India won the match by 41 runs and got a place in the Asia Cup 2025 final.
17th Match: Pakistan vs Bangladesh (Super-Fours)
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed his second Man of the Match of the Asia Cup 2025 as Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 11 runs to get a place in the Asia Cup 2025 final alongside India. Afridi, in his four overs, gave away just 17 runs and also dismissed three Bangladeshi batters.
