ICC Women's ODI World Cup Winners Will Get Largest Payout - Connect2ConnectOnline September 1, 2025

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has just revealed a jaw dropping four-fold boost in the prize money for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, which will take place in India from September 30 to November 2, 2025.

This is a huge increase from the previous $1.32 million (₹11.65 crore) to a whopping $4.48 million (₹39.55 crore), as announced by the sport’s global governing body on Monday (September 1, 2025).

The 13th edition of the worldwide showcase event kicks off on September 30 and is co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

In total, the eight team tournament will see a prize money boost of almost three times, with the ICC revealing a total prize pool of $13.88 million (around ₹122.5 crore) for this grand event.

The champions of the next ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup are set to earn the largest prize money ever in the tournament’s history.

According to a statement from the global cricket organization, this sets a new standard for women’s cricket, with champions taking home a record $4.48 million in prize money.

The total prize money for the eight-team tournament is now $13.88 million, marking a whopping 297% increase from the $3.5 million (around ₹31 crore) awarded at the last tournament in New Zealand in 2022.

This total surpasses the prize money for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which had a total of $10 million (approximately ₹88.26 crore).

The runners-up will now earn $2.24 million (around ₹19.77 crore), which is a 273% increase compared to the $600,000 (around ₹5.30 crore) that England received for making it to the final.

Additionally, the two losing semi-finalists will each walk away with $1.12 million (around ₹9.89 crore), up from $300,000 (around ₹2.65 crore) in 2022.

The winners of the group stage will snag $34,314 (around ₹30.29 lakhs).

Teams that finish in fifth and sixth place will each get $700,000 (approximately ₹62 lakh), while those in seventh and eighth will earn $280,000 (about ₹24.71 lakh).

Every team participating will walk away with $250,000 (around ₹22 lakh).

The ICC mentioned that this initiative is designed to boost the global appeal of women’s cricket and to create equality with men’s cricket.

The increased prize money is in line with the ICC’s plan to promote the growth of women’s cricket, and the decision to implement pay parity was revealed before the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.

The tournament winner, which will take place in five locations – Guwahati, Indore, Navi Mumbai, and Visakhapatnam in India, along with Colombo in Sri Lanka – will earn $4.48 million.

This is a whopping 239% increase from the $1.32 million (₹11.65 crore) that Australia received when they clinched their seventh title three years back. The prize money for the last Men’s World Cup was $4 million (around ₹35.31 crore).

The rise in prize money is in line with the ICC’s plan to promote the growth of women’s cricket.

They announced a decision for pay parity just before the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.”

ICC chairman Jay Shah mentioned that this is a step to put women’s cricket first and marks a “defining milestone” for the sport.

This announcement signifies a pivotal moment in the evolution of women’s cricket. Women’s cricket is experiencing an incredible rise with this move.

The quadrupling of prize money is a groundbreaking achievement for the sport and demonstrates our strong dedication to its future development.

ICC mentioned, Our message is straightforward – women cricketers should feel assured that they will receive equal treatment to their male counterparts if they pursue this sport professionally.

The ICC also mentioned that this increase in prize money highlights the organization’s goal to host a top-tier Women’s Cricket World Cup and to motivate the upcoming generation of players and fans.

We urge all fans, media, and Member Boards to come together in supporting the women’s game and making sure it gets the recognition and respect it truly deserves.

ICC Women’s ODI World Cup Winners Will Get Largest Payout

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