But that's nothing to the amount the team could make in sponsorship deals, and already huge commercial interest has been expressed in the amateur players with up to eight large companies keen to get in on the act.

Irish Cricket Union honorary secretary John Wright told the Sunday Tribune this weekend that whatever prize money is achieved will be divided among the squad, who "have earned every penny".

The Irish team earned $22,500 for the results in the group stage, where they beat Pakistan, tied with Zimbabwe and lost to the West Indies.

The prize money in the Super Eight stages is staggered, with the team finishing last collecting $50,000. The seventh-place team picks up $100,000 and winnings rise by $50,000 per place up to fourth when it accelerates. The winners earn $2,400,000.