Historic! ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 prize money revealed with four-fold increase

On Monday, September 1, the International Cricket Council (ICC) officially announced the prize money for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

The upcoming edition of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will see a record-breaking prize money as a four-fold increase has been made by the International Cricket Council.

Monumental rise of 297 percent in prize money

The Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 will start on September 30 with India and Sri Lanka playing the tournament opener, and the final is scheduled to be held on November 2.

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India and Sri Lanka will co-host the marquee tournament, with the matches being played across the ACA Stadium (Guwahati), Holkar Stadium (Indore), ACA-VDCA Stadium (Visakhapatnam), R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo, Sri Lanka), and DY Patil Stadium (Navi Mumbai).

Earlier, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was set to host the matches, but at the last moment, the matches were shifted to DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Ahead of the commencement of the competition, the ICC has announced a record increase in the prize money for the World Cup.

The overall prize money has been set as 13.88 million dollars, which is a monumental rise of 297 percent from 3.5 million dollars at the last edition of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup that was held in New Zealand in 2022.

Notably, the total prize for the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup eclipses that of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which had total prize money of $10 million. The increase in the prize money aligns with the ICC’s strategy to amplify the growth of women’s cricket and introduce pay parity.

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 winners to receive $4.48 million

Meanwhile, the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 champions will get a prize money of $4.48 million, which is a 239 percent increase from the $1.32 million awarded to Australia in the last edition.

World Cup runners-up will get $2.24 million, an increase of 273 percent from the $600,000 England received. Also, the teams facing a defeat in the semi-final will be rewarded $1.12 million, an increase from $300,000.

The team that finishes in fifth and sixth spots will bag $700,000 each, and the seventh and eighth-ranked sides will get $280,000. Notably, every group stage participant is guaranteed to earn $250,000, while each group-stage win will get the team $34,314.

This announcement marks a defining milestone - Jay Shah

In an official statement released by ICC, Jay Shah said that the increase in prize money is a defining milestone in the journey of women’s cricket.

“This announcement marks a defining milestone in the journey of women’s cricket," ICC Chairman Jay Shah said.

"This four-fold increase in prize money is a landmark moment for women’s cricket and reflects our clear commitment to its long-term growth. Our message is simple, women cricketers must know they will be treated on par with men if they choose this sport professionally."

Jay Shah added that Women's Cricket is flying high at the moment, and the increase in prize money will inspire the next generation. He said:

"The uplift underscores our ambition to deliver a world-class ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup and to inspire the next generation of players and fans.

"Women’s cricket is on a remarkable upward trajectory, and with this step we are confident the momentum will accelerate. We call upon all stakeholders, fans, media, partners, and Member Boards, to join us in championing the women’s game and ensuring it receives the recognition and respect it deserves.”

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