New Zealand Women Clinch First-Ever T20 World Cup Title, ICC Announces Record Prize Money for Teams
22 October at 4:19 pm
On Sunday, October 20, New Zealand women made history by beating South Africa by 32 runs to win their first-ever T20 World Cup title. New Zealand scored 158 runs, and South Africa could only reach 126 runs in response. Amelia Kerr was the star of the match, scoring 43 runs and taking three important wickets. She was named the Player of the Match. After the final, the ICC announced the prize money for the tournament. New Zealand, as winners, will get USD 2.34 million (around ₹19.42 crore). This is 134% more than what the winners got in the last tournament. South Africa, as the runners-up, will receive USD 1.17 million (about ₹9.71 crore). Even teams that didn't reach the semi-finals, like India, will still get prize money. India is likely to finish sixth and will receive USD 270,000 (about ₹2.24 crore). This same amount will be given to the third- and fourth-place teams in the group stage. Each of the 10 teams gets a base amount of USD 112,500 (₹93.37 lakh) just for participating. Teams also earn more money for each win in the group stage, with each win worth USD 31,154 (₹25.85 lakh). Teams that reached the semi-finals but didn't win will receive USD 675,000 (₹5.60 crore), and the team finishing fifth will get USD 135,000 (₹1.12 crore).