This year’s Women’s Twenty20 World Cup will have a record prize pool of $8.8 million with winners expected to earn $2.3 million, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday.
The 12-team competition will take place in England and Wales from June 12, with New Zealand set to defend their first title win in 2024.
“The finalists will receive $1.17 million. The two losing semi-finalists will each win $675,000,” the ICC said in a statement, adding that each participating team was guaranteed a minimum prize of $248,000.
The prize pool will be lower than that of the men’s and women’s World Cups held in the Indian subcontinent in the last three years.
Last year’s 50-over Women’s World Cup in India and Sri Lanka had a prize pool of $13.9 million, the highest pot in an ICC event, and a 297% increase from its previous edition in 2022. The Indian champions took home $4.5 million.
The 2023 edition of the Men’s 50-over World Cup, hosted in India, had a prize pool of $10 million, while this year’s Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka offered $11.25 million in prize money.
“The continued rise of women’s cricket through increased investment and opportunities reflects the growing influence and impact of female athletes on the global stage,” said Sanjog Gupta, CEO of the ICC.
