The IPL 2026 is all set to conclude the season with its grand finale between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad. IPL is the richest franchise cricket league in the world and the viewers will be eager to know the prize money involved in it. The winners of IPL 2026 will receive a whopping amount of INR 20 Crore and the runners-up will get INR 13 Crore. The prize money is not just for the finalists but also for the other two teams as well and the winner of the eliminator will receive INR 7 Crore and the team that lost the eliminator will get INR 6.5 crore. Moreover, there are cash prizes for individual awards as well and the rankings have been shuffling constantly throughout the season with no definite winner so far.
The winner of the Orange Cap, Purple Cap and Most Valuable Player in IPL 2026 will receive a prize money of INR 10 Lakh each. The Emerging Player of the Season will receive the highest prize money of them with a lump sum amount of INR 20 Lakh each. There have been 74 matches played across the entire IPL window in this season and still there exists a chance for new winners to come into the picture. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi seems to be the most likely winner of the Orange Cap but is too early to have a final verdict as Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharshan will be featuring today. For the Purple Cap, the battle will be between Kagiso Rabada and Bhuvneshwar Kumar as both of them have a difference of just 2 wickets with the GT pacer having the upper hand.
IPL 2026 prize pool worth massive amount of ₹46.5 Crore
The teams that finished in the top 4 in IPL 2026 were the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. So as of now, Sunrisers Hyderabad will be receiving an amount of INR 6.5 Lakh and Rajasthan Royals will be receiving INR 7 Lakh. The prize money in the finals is the highest of them all and both teams will have their eyes set on the cash prize. The total prize pool for IPL 2026 stands at a whopping sum of INR 46.5 Crore and it has been split fairly well among all the different awards.
| Category | Award / Finishing Position | Prize Money (INR) |
|
Team Awards |
Champions | Rs 20.00 Crore |
| Runners-up | Rs 13.00 Crore | |
| 3rd Place (Lost in Qualifier 2) | Rs 7.00 Crore | |
| 4th Place (Lost in Eliminator) | Rs 6.50 Crore | |
|
Individual Awards |
Emerging Player of the Season | Rs 20 Lakh |
| Orange Cap Winner | Rs 10 Lakh | |
| Purple Cap Winner | Rs 10 Lakh | |
| Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Rs 10 Lakh |
Today, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be taking on the Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad in the grand finale of a spectacular IPL 2026 season. Virat Kohli saw his 18-year long wait come to an end last time out in the same venue and this time out, RCB is on the cusp of achieving something even more special. Not many teams have won back-to-back trophies and Rajat Patidar could join the elite list of captains.
On the other hand, the Gujarat Titans won their first IPL title in their debut season under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya and this time out, they have a new leader. Shubman Gill will be hoping to establish himself as a successful captain in the title by leading his side to their second IPL title and the Gujarat fans will have their hopes high on their home soil.
