Hold on to your cricket hats, folks! The ICC has just cranked up the excitement for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 with a prize pool that is dazzling enough to make even the most seasoned cricket fan do a double-take. This year, the total prize purse has risen through the roof to a jaw-dropping $7.96 million — more than two times what it was dished out last year. And yes, the champions will take home an astonishing $2.34 million. That’s a 134% hike from the $1 million Australia won back in 2023. Talk about hitting the jackpot!
Runners-up and Semi-finalists Pockets Full of Money
To the runners-up, as usual, no bad deal here. They will take home a nice $1.17 million, a 134% increase from last year’s booty. If you get to the semi-finals in this event, then you are going to be good. Each semi-finalist will score $675,000. In fact, these payouts are tripled from what the last lot received! Group stage wins have been increased to $31,154, compared to the previous one of $17,500. And so, no matter when you get knocked out, you’re still raking it in.
Everyone Gets a Slice of the Pie
No team is going out this season without taking some money back. Even if you leave your team at the group stage, you get to go home with $112,500. And that’s just right; all 10 participating teams do go home with handsome amounts. Fifth to eighth-placed teams get $270,000, while the last two get $135,000 each. All in all, very much like the cricket treasure hunt, but everyone goes home with a share!
Dubai and Sharjah: The Cricket Capital of the World
Action will get underway in Dubai and Sharjah from 3rd to 20th October. Expect epic cricket battles as the semi-finals are scheduled for 17 and 18 October while the grand finale is scheduled for 20 October. Do not miss a great double-header on 5 October as Australia locks horns with Sri Lanka and England squares off against Bangladesh.
Crickets and Cash: A World Cup Like No Other
So sit back and enjoy, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 promises to be a spectacular show of cricketing excellence and riches that would abound with a highly singular juxtaposition. The drama is set, the stakes high and the excitement would surely go off the charts!
The Sportz Planet Desk,
Atharva Shetye
