ICC announces prize money for Women's T20 World Cup: The ICC has announced the prize money for the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 is to start in the UAE from October 3.
Earlier this important tournament was to be hosted by Bangladesh, but due to the protests after political instability there, it has been decided to hold this tournament in the UAE keeping security in mind. ICC matches will now be played on the grounds of Sharjah and Dubai.
Meanwhile, the ICC took a historic decision. The ICC put women's cricket at par with men's cricket. Now the prize money given to the men's cricket team in the ICC event will be the same for women's cricket. It is going to start with the T20 World Cup 2024 this year.
The ICC has increased the prize money for the 2024 T20 World Cup edition compared to the previous World Cup. The ICC has increased the prize money for the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup to $7,958,080, which is more than double the 2023 edition. This significant increase has ensured that the winner of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will get a huge amount of $2.34 million (about Rs 20 crore), which is 134% more than the amount of $1 million (about 8 crores) given to champion Australia in 2023.
The runner-up team of Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will also get a lot of money. The prize money of the runner-up team has also increased by 134% compared to the previous World Cup, which will give them an amount of $1.17 million in the upcoming edition. Each semi-finalist will receive $675,000 (Rs 2.10 lakh), three times their 2023 payout.
10 teams are participating in T20 Women's World Cup: This time 10 teams are participating in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024, which have been divided into two groups of 5 each. In this, Group-A includes women's teams of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand. At the same time, Group-B includes women's teams of Bangladesh, South Africa, England, Scotland and West Indies.
The last match of the group stage will be played on October 15, while the top-2 teams from both the groups will directly confirm their place for the semi-finals. The semi-finals will be held on October 17 and 18 at the Sharjah ground, while the final match of the tournament will be played on October 20.
Also Read: Schedule of Women's T20 World Cup 2024 and Groups
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