As cricket fans from all over the world flock to Australia and New Zealand for the Cricket World Cup, Pakistan supporters are winners before the tournament’s even started.

Despite South Africa (4/1) and England (9/1) being installed as the 2nd & 4th fancies by punters respectively – behind co-hosts Australia (2.75/1) and New Zealand (6/1) – with fans of these teams hoping to leave the tournament with the glow of victory, Pakistan supporters will arrive with more money in their pocket. The Pakistan rupee (PKR) will go further than any other competing nations’ currency compared to the same time last year.

Last year, PKR 100,000 was worth 1,060 AUD. This year, that same amount is worth AUD 1,270. Against the New Zealand dollar, too, PKR comes out on top. Last year, PKR 100,000 was worth NZD 1,140. Now, it’s worth NZD 1,340. Against the Australian dollar, the Pakistan rupee is up nearly 20% year on year; against NZD, it’s up around 18%.

Travelling fans from Scotland and England may not be so pleased to hear that the pound is ranked just 9th on our list of year-on-year increases against both AUD and NZD. Last year, £1,000 would have got you AUD 1,831 and NZD 1,976. This year, the same amount would get you AUD 1,953 ($122 more than last year) and NZD 2,064 ($88 more than last year).

It’s been a tricky time for the Euro – bad news for Irish supporters. Of all competing nations’ currencies, the Euro is bottom in the list of year-on-year improvements against AUD – with a 4.7% fall in the last year – and NZD – a fall of 6.6%. Last year, €1,000 was worth NZD 1,642; now it’s worth NZD 1,533.

Against NZD and AUD, the Pakistan rupee has gone up the most in the last year of all competing nations’ currencies.  *We've used Jamaican dollar as the most used currency in the West Indies. In place of the abandoned Zimbabwe  dollar, we've used USD - now the most used currency in Zimbabwe.

Against NZD and AUD, the Pakistan rupee is up the most in the last year. *We’ve used Jamaican dollar as the most used currency in the West Indies. In place of the abandoned Zimbabwe dollar, we’ve used USD – now the most used currency in Zimbabwe.

 

Amongst the other best performing currencies are the United Arab Emirates Dirham, the US Dollar (the most widely used currency in Zimbabwe) and the Indian Rupee.

Even if these countries don’t end up having a great Cricket World Cup, at least their supporters’ currency would have gone further while they were there. And for the lucky fans that get to see their team lift the World Cup, they’re probably less bothered about how far their money will stretch!

In our opinion the Aussies will be sending everyone home very disappointed, when they claim a record 5th title!

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