Women To Receive Record Prize Money For 2024 T20 World Cup
Hayley Matthews (right), West Indies skipper, celebrates after taking the wicket of Deepti Sharma of India during the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match against India at Seddon Park on March 12, 2022 in Hamilton, New Zealand.Courtesy of ICC
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC):
THE 10 COUNTRIES participating in the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup will receive a substantial boost in prize money with more than US$5 million being dished out.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday announced that the winners of the competition, slated to be held in the United Arab Emirates from October 3 to 20, will take home a staggering US$2.34 million, marking a 134 per cent increase from the $1 million awarded to the champions, Australia, in 2023.
Additionally, the runners-up will walk away with US$1.17 million and the semifinalists will receive US$675,000 each, more than three times their 2023 payout.
In total, the overall prize totals US$7,958,080, a massive increase on the US$2.45 million dished out last year.
West Indies Women will be going after their second T20 World Cup title after winning in 2016.
The prize money extends beyond the knockout stages, as each group stage win will now be rewarded with US$31,154, reflecting a 78 per cent increase from last year’s US$17,500.
Furthermore, teams that exit during the group stage won’t leave empty-handed.
There is a base prize of US$112,500 awarded to all 10 participating teams, totalling $1.125 million. This ensures that every team receives substantial support for their participation, no matter where they finish.
Teams finishing fifth to eighth will earn US$270,000 each, and teams finishing ninth and 10th earn US$135,000 each.
These changes underscore the ICC’s commitment to growing and recognising women’s cricket, ensuring that all teams and players are well-supported.
“The historic prize rewards not only align with the ICC’s vision for parity between the men’s and women’s games but also further elevates the status of the Women’s T20 World Cup as one of the premier events in the calendar,” the ICC said in its press release.