The Indian Cricket Board on Monday announced a massive prize purse for the Indian women’s cricket team following their historic ODI World Cup triumph against South Africa. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told the press that the team, along with the support staff, will receive a total prize money of Rs 51 crore in recognition of their monumental achievement.
Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the final of the Women’s World Cup, sealing their place in cricketing history. In a high-pressure contest, the Indian side held their nerve to outclass Laura Wolvaardt’s team with a commanding all-round performance.
Shafali Verma emerged as the star of the final, excelling with both bat and ball. Coming in as a late replacement for Pratika Rawal during the tournament, the young opener played a brilliant innings of 87 runs in the final. She complemented her batting heroics with two crucial wickets, dismissing Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp in the middle overs to tilt the match firmly in India’s favour.
“Last month, ICC Chairman Jay Shah announced a 300 percent increase in women’s prize money. Earlier, the prize fund was 3.88 million dollars, which has now been raised to 14 million dollars. In addition, the BCCI has decided to reward the entire Indian team — players, coaches, selectors, and support staff — with a total of Rs 51 crore,” Devajit Saikia said in an interview with ANI.
The ICC Women's World Cup announced a historic prize pool ahead of the tournament. The ICC awarded India a massive payout of Rs 37.3 crore. These are record-breaking figures, marking a 239 percent increase in the winner's prize from 2022, when Australia received around Rs 11 crore.
The total prize pool for the 2025 Women's World Cup stands at Rs 116 crore, nearly three times higher than the Rs 29 crore distributed in the 2022 tournament in New Zealand. What makes this year's event historic is that it marks the first time the ICC has introduced equal prize money for men's and women's World Cups, fulfilling its commitment to pay parity across genders. The prize pool even surpasses that of the 2023 Men's World Cup, which had a total of Rs 84 crore.
