The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday, September 1, announced a whopping USD 13.88 million (Rs 122.5 cr approx.) prize pot for the upcoming Women's World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. The prize pot marked an outrageous 297 per cent increase in the total prize pot from USD 3.5 million for the 2022 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. 

The winner of the Women's World Cup is set to receive a sum of USD 4.48 million (INR 39.4 crore), even more than the winner of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup (who received USD 4 million).

The runners-up will receive USD 2.24 million (INR 19.71 crore) while the losing semi-finalists will walk away with a sum of USD 1.12 million (INR 9.8 crore). Each team will receive $250,000 (INR 2.2 Cr approx.) for group stage participation guaranteed. Each group stage win will help each of the eight teams earn $34,314 (30.19 Lakh approx.).