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The Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka between September 30 and November 2, will award 13.88 million dollars in prizes, the highest figure in the history of the competition and well above the 10 million distributed in the last men's edition held in 2023.
The announcement was made by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which detailed that the champions will receive $4.48 million, an unprecedented figure in women's sports and higher than the $4 million that the winners of the men's World Cup received last year.
In addition, each victory in the group stage will have an additional prize of $34,314. The teams that finish fifth and sixth will receive $700,000, while those that finish seventh and eighth will receive $280,000.
ICC President Jay Shah stated last Monday that the increase in prize money "marks a decisive milestone" in the trajectory of women's cricket. "Our message is clear: players should know that they will receive the same treatment as men if they choose this sport professionally," he noted.
The jump is huge compared to the 2022 edition in New Zealand, where a total of 3.5 million was distributed. The increase, of 297%, responds to the ICC's strategy of placing women's cricket at a level comparable to men's in economic terms and visibility.
The organization had already introduced parity in match fees in 2023, before the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup, as part of a broader strategy to reduce the gap between men's and women's cricket.
India will be the epicenter of the tournament, along with Sri Lanka, between September 30 and November 2. The championship, which will celebrate its thirteenth edition, will bring together eight teams in five venues.
The Women's World Cup, held since 1973, is the main international showcase for this discipline. Australia dominates the record with seven titles, while the tournament seeks to consolidate its global appeal at a time when women's cricket is gaining ground with professional leagues.
