With less than a month to go before the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, the International Cricket Council has unveiled a record increase in prize money for the tournament that will be staged in India and Sri Lanka. The overall prize purse has been set at 13.88 million US dollars (Rs 122.5 crore approx), a massive jump of 297 percent from the 3.5 million on offer at the last edition in New Zealand in 2022. Remarkably, the total prize pool for this tournament even surpasses the 10 million US dollars awarded at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India two years ago. The winners of the 13th edition of the Women’s World Cup will receive 4.48 million US dollars (Rs 39.55 crore), compared to the 1.32 million Australia earned for lifting the trophy in 2022. The runners-up will take home 2.24 million (Rs 19.77 crore approx), a sharp rise from the 600,000 that England pocketed three years ago. The losing semi-finalists will each earn 1.12 million (Rs 9.89 crore approx), while all group stage participants are guaranteed 250,000. Every group-stage win will also fetch an additional 34,314 dollars.
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Teams finishing fifth and sixth will collect 700,000 each, while the seventh and eighth placed teams will receive 280,000 each. ICC Chairman Jay Shah called the announcement a defining milestone in the journey of women’s cricket. “This four-fold increase in prize money is a landmark moment and reflects our clear commitment to its long-term growth. Women cricketers must know they will be treated on par with men if they choose this sport professionally. Our ambition is to deliver a world-class event that inspires the next generation of players and fans,” Shah said. The Women’s World Cup begins on 30 September with hosts India taking on Sri Lanka in the opening match in Guwahati.
