Women’s World Cup Prize Money Surpasses Men’s for the First Time

A historic moment has arrived in world cricket. The upcoming 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup will award the champion team an unprecedented $4.48 million (approximately BDT 54 crore), surpassing even the prize money of the men’s 2023 World Cup champions. This is not only a landmark for women’s cricket but also the first time in history that a women’s tournament will offer higher prize money than a men’s event.

The tournament will be held from September 30 to November 2 across India and Sri Lanka, and the ICC has made a groundbreaking announcement regarding its prize pool. The total prize money for the 2025 Women’s World Cup has been set at $13.88 million (around BDT 168.37 crore), marking an astonishing 297 percent increase compared to the 2022 edition.

In 2022, Australia, the champions of the Women’s World Cup, received just $1.32 million. Within three years, that figure has skyrocketed to $4.48 million—an increase of nearly 239 percent. What makes this even more remarkable is that women have now overtaken the men, as the 2023 Men’s World Cup winners received $4 million. For the first time in history, women cricketers will earn more than their male counterparts at a World Cup.

The 2025 Women’s World Cup prize money structure is not limited to the champions alone. The runners-up will take home $2.24 million (around BDT 27 crore), while the two losing semifinalists will secure $1.12 million each—almost one and a half times more than in the previous edition.

Additionally, every group-stage win will be rewarded with $34,314. The fifth- and sixth-placed teams will earn $700,000 each, while the seventh and eighth teams will receive $280,000. Importantly, every participating nation is guaranteed at least $250,000, marking the first time in women’s cricket history that such a structure has been implemented. This will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the sport’s greatest milestones.