Dubai, Sept. 1 -- With less than a month until the start of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, the International Cricket Council have announced a staggering increase in the prize moneyfor the tournament set to be staged in India and Sri Lanka.
The overall prize money at the eight-team marquee tournament totals $13.88 million (US Dollars) - a monumental rise of 297 percent from $3.5 million at the last edition held in New Zealand in 2022.
The total prize pot eclipses that at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup from two years ago in India, which had total prize money of $10 million.
The announcement aligns with the ICC's strategy to amplify the growth of women's cricket and a decision to introduce pay parity was announced ahead of the ICC...