On Tuesday, the International Cricket Council announced equal prize money for men and women in World Cups, starting with the women’s T20 showpiece in the UAE next month.
The winners of the Women’s T20 World Cup will be rewarded with USD 2.34 million, a 134 % increase on the USD 1 million awarded to Australian women when they clinched the title in South Africa in 2023, said the ICC in a statement. Earlier this year, India who won the men’s T20 World Cup received USD 2.45 million in cash prize. The ICC said, ‘The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be the first ICC event where women will receive the same prize money as their male counterparts, marking a significant milestone in the sport’s history’.
In July 2023, the decision was taken at the ICC Annual Conference, when the ICC Board took the step of reaching its prize money equity target seven years ahead of its schedule of 2030, making cricket the only team sport to have equal prize money for its men’s and women’s World Cup events. The runners-up will receive USD 1.17 million, which will be an increase of 134 % in comparison to the USD 500, 000 awarded to South Africa in the last edition on their home soil.
The ten teams have been divided into two groups of five each with Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka put in Group A. On the other hand, Bangladesh, England, Scotland, South Africa and West Indies form Group B. The tournament has been shifted from Bangladesh to the UAE due to the political turmoil in the former country. Bangladesh will kick off the tournament on October 3 with the opening fixture against Scotland in Sharjah
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