Indian Cricket Council has announced prize the money for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022, which will take place in New Zealand between 4th March and 3rd April 2022. The winners will take home $1.32 million, which is double the amount that was awarded to the winners of the 2017 edition. Runners-up will get $600,000. The two losing semi-finalists will earn $300,000 each.
This time prize money for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 is almost dubbled than the previous season (i.e. 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup edition.)
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The overall prize money pot has also seen an increase of 75%, with the eight teams taking home a share of $3.5 million which is $1.5 million more than the previous edition.
The runners-up will now be awarded a sum of $600,000, $270,000 more than India were rewarded in 2017 for finishing as runners-up to England in 2017 at Lord’s.
The two losing semi-finalists will earn $300,000 each while the four teams who exit at the group stages will be awarded a sum of $70,000 – up from the $30,000 prize from the previous edition.
Every group stage win will also earn the teams a reward of $25,000 per victory from a total pot of $700,000.
It is good for the women cricket that prize money for the Women’s world cup is increased twice consuctive season. Last season England won the trophy by defeting India in the final. England Women’s Cricket is defending champions of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.
In the 2022 edition, a total of 28 group stages matches will be played in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. The four sides with the most points will then advance to the semis. A victory will earn each other two points while a draw, a tie or a no-result will see them walk away with a single point.
The matches will be played across six venues with the tournament opener taking place between hosts New Zealand and West Indies at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The final will be played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on April 3.
