ICC Reveals 239% Prize Boost for Women’s World Cup 2025 Winners

Rapid Summary:

• Event: The Women’s 50-over World Cup, set to take place in India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2, 2025.
• Prize Money: ICC announced a total prize pot of USD 13.88 million for the tournament, marking a 297% increase compared to USD 3.5 million at the last edition (2022).

– Winners: USD 4.48 million (239% rise from previous USD 1.32 million).
– Runners-up: USD 2.24 million (273% rise from USD 600,000 in 2022).
– Semi-finalists: Each team will earn USD 1.12 million (up from USD $300,000 in the last iteration).
– Place guarantees for teams finishing fifth to eighth range between USD $700,000 and $280,000; every participating team secures a minimum of $250,000.

• Pay Parity Milestone: Prize money now exceeds that of Men’s ODI World Cup ($10m in total prize pool); decision aligns with ICC’s earlier commitments on pay parity.
• ICC Chairman Statement: jay Shah highlighted this declaration as a “defining milestone,” emphasizing growth opportunities for women cricketers and equitable treatment across gender lines.
• The tournament will be played across four cities in India-Guwahati, Indore, Navi Mumbai & Visakhapatnam-and Colombo in Sri Lanka.

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