The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, the ninth installment of the tournament, is all set to begin on October 3, 2024. united arab emiratesReigning champions Australia will defend their title after defeating South Africa in the final of the last T20 World Cup edition.
10 teams will participate in the 17-day tournament. Indian cricket team has been placed in Group A AustraliaIndia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India will start its campaign against New Zealand on October 4 under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur.
India have proved their mettle as one of the most consistent teams in recent ICC tournaments. In the last three Women's T20 World Cups, they have reached two semi-finals and one final.
Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Here's how many crores the Indian women's cricket team will get if it wins the upcoming tournament
The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently announced that the World Cup prize money awarded to men's and women's teams will be equal starting from the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. Champions This year's Women's T20 World Cup will fetch US$2.34 million (about Rs 20 crore), a 134 per cent increase from the US$1 million Australia will earn if it wins the title in South Africa in 2023.
,The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be the first ICC event where women will receive equal prize money as their male counterparts, marking a significant milestone in the history of the game.ICC said in a statement.
Total prize pool for tournament USD 7.96 million (roughly Rs. 66 crores), representing an impressive 225 percent increase from the funding of USD 2.45 million (roughly Rs. 20.50 crores) in 2023.
The runner-up will be awarded US$1.17 million (Rs 10 crore), a significant increase from US$500,000 (Rs 4 crore). South Africa Earned to reach the final in 2023. Each of the two losing semi-final teams will receive US$675,000 (Rs 5 crore), up from US$210,000 (Rs 1.7 crore) given last year.
Teams will earn US$31,154 for each win in the group stage, while the six teams that do not make it to the semi-finals will share a prize pool of US$1.35 million (Rs 5 crore), with the amount distributed based on their final standings.