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Indian Premier League 2021 Prize Money (14th Season)

March 25, 2021 By sportekz

Indian Premier League season 14th announced, Vivo sponsor the competition this year. Tournament dates also confirmed, the IPL 2021 began from 9th April and final held on 30th May. No information yet released how many people can attend the match during the covid-19 pandemic. A report confirmed that no changes made to current IPl 2021 prize money.

IPL 2021 Prize Money (Players Pool Share) Confirmed
Competition	Purse Share (US Dollars)	Prize Money INR
Winner	$3 million	Rs 20 crores
Runner-up	$1.8 million	Rs 12.5 crores
3^rd Place	$1.3 million	Rs 8.75 crore
4^th Place	$1.3 million	Rs 8.75 crore
Players Pool	50% share from winning prize money
Total Prize Money	$7.3 Million	Rs 50 crore

The details regarding IPL 2021 prize money, in the above table take from trusted sources. Last year it’s been reported by media that winners (Mumbai Indians) received Rs 20 crore as winning share from total purse (Rs 50 crore).

Runner-ups of IPL 2020 season, Delhi Capitals received their share of Rs 12.5 crore. Winning team players receive 50% of prize money share, which bring extra Rs 10 crore to players addition. Third place and fourth place team earn equal prize money (Rs 8.75 crore). If any changes made by the BCCI board for IPL 2021 purse payouts for players and teams, complete details provided here later.

PSL 2021 Players Salaries (Confirmed)

February 21, 2021 By sportekz

Pakistan Super League season 2021 announced in the start of the January. According to reports the players auction remain same for limited price, the lowest price is $7,500 set for the players and maximum $170k based on categories. PSL 2021 players salaries were based on their given contracts according to reports top players in league earn more than $150k a season.

PSL 2021 Players Salaries (Contract Details)
Players	Salary	Team	Contract	Category
Babar Azam	$170,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Platinum
Shadab Khan	$170,000	Islamabad United	2021	Platinum
Rashid Khan	$170,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Platinum
Chris Lynn	$170,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Platinum
Tom Banton	$170,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Platinum
Hassan Ali	$170,000	Islamabad United	2021	Platinum
David Miller	$130,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Platinum
Rilee Rossouw	$150,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Platinum
Mohammad Amir	$150,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Platinum
Mohammad Hafeez	$150,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Platinum
Shaheen Afridi	$150,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Platinum
Sarfraz Ahamad	$150,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Platinum
Shahid Afridi	$130,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Platinum
Shoaib Malik	$130,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Platinum
Wahab Riaz	$130,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Platinum
Chris Gayle	$130,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Platinum
Colin Munro	$85,000	Islamabad United	2021	Diamond
David Wiese	$85,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Diamond
Fakhar Zaman	$85,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Diamond
Sohail Tanvir	$85,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Diamond
Ben Cutting	$85,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Diamond
Mohammad Hasnain	$85,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Diamond
Haris Rauf	$85,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Diamond
Imad Wasim	$85,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Diamond
Lewis Gregory	$60,000	Islamabad United	2021	Diamond
Mohammad Nabi	$60,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Diamond
Dan Christian	$60,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Diamond
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	$60,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Diamond
Sherfane Rutherford	$60,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Diamond
Faheem Ashraf	$60,000	Islamabad United	2021	Diamond
Imran Tahir	$60,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Diamond
Muhammad Nawaz	$60,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Diamond
Khushdil Shah	$60,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Diamond
Kamran Akmal	$85,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Diamond
Usman Shinwari	$50,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Gold
Azam Khan	$40,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Gold
Naseem Shah	$50,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Gold
Liam Livingstone	$40,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Gold
Haider Ali	$50,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Gold
Amad Butt	$40,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Gold
Usman Qadir	$40,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Gold
Shan Masood	$40,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Gold
James Vince	$50,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Gold
Samit Patel	$45,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Gold
Dilbar Hussain	$50,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Gold
Ben Dunk	$50,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Gold
Aamer Yamin	$40,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Gold
Sharjeel Khan	$50,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Gold
Chadwick Walton	$40,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Gold
Joe Clarke	$50,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Gold
Asif Ali	$40,000	Islamabad United	2021	Gold
Hussain Talat	$50,000	Islamabad United	2021	Gold
Phil Salt	$50,000	Islamabad United	2021	Gold
Dale Steyn	$50,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Supplementary
Ravi Bopara	$50,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Supplementary
Carlos Brathwaite	$50,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Supplementary
Joe Denly	$50,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Supplementary
Noor Ahmad	$50,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Supplementary
Chris Jordan	$50,000	Islamabad United	2021	Supplementary
Akif Javed	$50,000	Islamabad United	2021	Supplementary
Abbas Afridi	$50,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Supplementary
Ahmed Daniyal	$50,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Supplementary
Imran Khan	$50,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Supplementary
Mohammad Amir Khan	$50,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Supplementary
Usman Khan	$50,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Supplementary
Waqas Maqsood	$25,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Silver
Sohail Akhtar	$25,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Silver
Anwar Ali	$25,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Silver
Zahid Mahmood	$25,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Silver
Cameron Delport	$25,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Silver
Mohammad Irfan	$25,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Silver
Imam-ul-Haq	$25,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Silver
Sohaib Maqsood	$25,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Silver
Mohammad Rizwan	$25,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Silver
Sohail Khan	$25,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Silver
Tom Abell	$25,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Silver
Mohammad Ilyas	$25,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Silver
Ali Khan	$25,000	Islamabad United	2021	Silver
Rohail Nazir	$20,000	Islamabad United	2021	Silver
Iftikhar Ahmed	$20,000	Islamabad United	2021	Silver
Danish Aziz	$15,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Silver
Zeeshan Malik	$15,000	Karachi Kings	2021	Silver
Zeeshan Ashraf	$20,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Silver
Agha Salman	$15,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Silver
Muhammad Faizan	$20,000	Lahore Qalandars	2021	Silver
Adam Lyth	$20,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Silver
Sohaibullah	$15,000	Multan Sultans	2021	Silver
Saqib Mahmood	$15,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Silver
Mohammad Imran	$20,000	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Silver
Abdul Nasir	$15,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Silver
Qais Ahmad	$15,000	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Silver
Muhammad Musa	$20,000	Islamabad United	2021	Silver
Zafar Gohar	$15,000	Islamabad United	2021	Silver
Arshad Iqbal	$7,500	Karachi Kings	2021	Emerging
Arish Ali Khan	$7,500	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Emerging
Saim Ayub	$7,500	Quetta Gladiators	2021	Emerging
Mohammad Imran	$7,500	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Emerging
Abrar Ahmed	$7,500	Peshawar Zalmi	2021	Emerging
Shahnawaz Dhani	$7,500	Multan Sultans	2021	Emerging
Mohammad Umar	$7,500	Multan Sultans	2021	Emerging
Muhammad Zaid	$7,500	Lahore Qalendars	2021	Emerging
Maaz Khan	$7,500	Lahore Qalendars	2021	Emerging
Qasim Akram	$7,500	Karachi Kings	2021	Emerging
Ahmed Safi Abdullah	$7,500	Islamabad United	2021	Emerging
Mohammad Wasim	$7,500	Islamabad United	2021	Emerging

Some teams did not sell their key players, Babar Azam become best paid PSL 2021 player with $170k salary alongside Shadab Khan, Rashid Khan, Tom Banton and Chris Lynn. Colin Munro who got selected in diamond category for $85k contract deal will not particapte due to quarantine issues, so he will be replaced with Fawad Ahamd.

The contract information of all Pakistan Super league players based on categories they got selected. Players in selected in platinum category become top paid with average salary $140k to $170k, those who got retain or draft pick in diamond category earn average salary $60k to $85k.

If there any changes made to the current PSL 2021 players salaries details will be updated here later. Some players miss first few matches of PSL 2021, but later joined the league and earn their contracts.

Pakistan Super League Umpires Salaries

February 21, 2021 By sportekz

Pakistan Super League the rising domestic cricket tournament among the Asian fans. The umpires perform their duties to make sure the game remain fair earn big salaries including sponsorship earnings. In the very first edition only seven umpires selected. Later with popularity increase umpires ratio increase to eight for second and third. PSL umpires salaries revealed for the first time in 2016 by (TSM Sportz).

The website revealed that umpires working in the Pakistan Super League earn maximum $500 per match. Later another cricket blog in 2017 reported the umpires salaries in IPL upto $1,000 per match.

PSL 2020 UMPIRES SALARIES (PER MATCH FEES)
Category	Per Match Fees	Base Salary	Matches
Professional Umpires	$1,000	$8,500	34
Development Program	$400	$1,500	34

Professional umpires with years of experienced mostly selected for the PSL games. Rare chances umpires from development program selected for a match. There two on-field umpires who make the decision and one third umpire with camera review of the decision.

Professional PSL Umpires Salary ($1,000 match fees) : A professional umpire earn $1,000 per match. In the first edition the salary of match umpire reported $500 per match. The umpires salaries increased after wearing sponsored shirts during the tournament. A match umpire maximum earn $8,500 from all PSL match appearances.

Pakistan umpires ratio for the PSL matches increased in past three tournament. Asif Yaqoob, Ahsan Raza, Khalid Mahmood and Ahmed Shahab mostly selected in the previous edition of PSL. In future more umpires will be part of the International cricket council from (Pakistan). The development program of umpire in PSL and other domestic cricket tournaments in Pakistan helping them to grow their knowledge about the game.

PSL 2021 Umpires Salaries (Confirmed)
Officials	Per Match Fees	Contract Base Salary	Contract Year
Faisal Afridi	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Aleem Dar	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Michael Gough	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Zameer Haider	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Richard Illingworth	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Imran Javed	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Ahsan Raza	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Shozab Raza	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Rashid Riaz	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Asif Yaqoob	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Iftikhar Ahmed	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Mohammed Anees	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Muhammad Javed	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Roshan Mahanama	$1,000	$12,000	2021
Ali Naqvi	$1,000	$12,000	2021

In the above table you can see the best paid match umpires in Pakistan Super League from season 2016-2021. All financial data based on the reports, news and leaked salaries of cricket umpires during the season 2016-19.

Since, corona-virs impact sports, there is no big change in the PSL 2021 umpires salaries they get maximum match fees $1k reported last year and $12k for being match official in maximum number of matches in PSL. The average payout for PSL 2021 match umpire reported $5k a season.

Pakistan Super League 2021 Most Wicket Taker

February 19, 2021 By sportekz

Pakistan Super League 2021 season announced matches played with limited crowed edition. The security strict for players and fans gathering to make sure safety local and oversea players. Shaheen Shah Afridi become top wicket taker last year in Pakistan Super League season 2020. PSL 2021 leading wicket taker will be confirmed on 22nd March after final match.

PSL 2021 Leading Wicket Taker
Rank	Bowlers	Wickets	Overs	5 Wkts	4 Wkts	Matches
1	S Mahmood	10	14	0	0	4
2	Wahab Riaz	8	16	0	1	4
3	Arshad Iqbal	6	11	0	0	3
4	Shaheen Shah Afridi	6	12	0	0	3
5	Shahnawaz Dhani	6	11	0	0	3
6	Hasan Ali	4	12	0	0	3
7	Mohammad Wasim	4	11	0	0	3
8	Waqas Maqsood	4	8	0	0	3
9	CR Brathwaite	4	16	0	0	3
10	Haris Rauf	3	7	0	0	4
11	Imad Wasim	3	12	0	0	2
12	Mohammad Hasnain	3	10	0	0	3
13	Mohammad Amir	3	12	0	0	3
14	L Gregory	2	5	0	0	2
15	DW Steyn	2	3	0	0	1

The other player to watch in PSL leading wicket taker list is (Mohammad Hasnain) outstanding performance last year in the league, he took 15 wickets in PSL 2020 season, which brings him ahead of senior Pakistan cricket players like (Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali).

It’s difficult to predict who will be the leading wicket taker in Pakistan Super League 6th season, but one player that can turn the figures this season (Rashid Khan). He took 20 wickets in Indian premier league season 2020, there is no doubt he will be difficult to play on Karachi and Lahore wickets.

The chart of Pakistan Super League 2021 most wickets taker updated after each over and innings of a team. If any changed made to current format of PSL 2021 details provided here later.

Pakistan Super League 2021 Most Run Scorers

February 19, 2021 By sportekz

Pakistan Super League season 6th announced for the new year 2021, according to reports it’s confirmed that matches played behind close doors based corona-virus situation in the country but recently PCB announced limited crowed gathering for PSL matches under high security and SOP’s in 2021. PSL 2021 leading run scorers who will become this year, fans need to wait till 22nd March.

PSL 2021 Leading Run Scorers
Rank	Players	Runs	Balls	4’s	6’s	50’s	100’s	Matches
1	Mohammad Rizwan	231	162	28	4	2	0	4
2	Babar Azam	176	134	22	2	2	0	3
3	Mohammad Hafeez	166	94	13	11	2	0	3
4	JM Vince	150	107	16	5	2	0	4
5	Sharjeel Khan	136	77	14	9	0	1	3
6	Sohaib Maqsood	133	93	13	5	1	0	4
7	Sarfaraz Ahmed	128	81	18	1	1	0	3
8	AD Hales	116	68	15	4	0	0	3
9	Haider Ali	110	56	10	7	1	0	4
10	Chris Gayle	107	64	9	7	1	0	2
11	Fakhar Zaman	106	78	10	3	1	0	3
12	T Kohler-Cadmore	103	82	11	3	1	0	3
13	JM Clarke	100	49	9	7	1	0	3
14	Shoaib Malik	100	79	6	5	0	0	4

Here complete details regarding to Batsman who score runs in the season updated after each over. Last season it is Babar Azam who scored most runs in the league and after securing his top position as leading run-scorer in the PSL 2020, he become highest paid PSL 2021 player according to reports. A report revealed that he will get paid $170k based salary for the season 6th of Pakistan Super League.

Fakhar Zaman scored 2nd highest runs in the season 2020. The new league season began on 20th February, Karachi Kings will take on champions of 2019 season Quetta Gladiators. Once the match take place on 20th February the PSL 2021 leading scorers table will be updated after the match.

The top batsman in PSL 2021 season can become the player of the season and earn maximum prize which is announced last year $80k based on performance in overall tournament.