Nearly $8,000,000 prize money for women’s T20 World Cup

DUBAI:  Record-breaking prize money is up for grabs at the women’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, with opening day on October 3 featuring two matches beginning with a bout between Bangladesh and Scotland and ending with a bout between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Following the ICC’s commitment in July of 2023 that all future men’s and women’s competition would receive equal prize money, the winners of the 2024 women’s T20 World Cup will receive 2.34 million, nearly equal to India’s 2.45 million they received in June. This is a 134 per cent increase from the $1 million Australia was awarded in 2023.

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Second place will also receive a 134 per cent increase, making their prize $1.17 million. Semi finalists will receive $675,000, while each group stage win will earn $31,154.

Even those who exit at the group stages will still earn a base prize of $112,500 for their support of the tournament. An additional $135,000 will be earned by the ninth and tenth place teams, while fifth to eight will earn $270,000 each.