Sri Lanka Cricket announced today that as a gesture of goodwill, the Sri Lankan Cricket team will receive a special bonus of US$100,000 for winning the Asia Cup.

This decision was made at a meeting of the Sri Lanka Cricket Executive Committee, which focused largely on player contracts.

The Sri Lankan team will receive a sum of US$500,000 if they emerge the champions of the ICC World T20 tournament in Bangladesh, in addition to a participating fee of US$500,000.

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