Needless to explain seperately that after winning the World Cup 2025 last night, India women’s team received a lot of money as the prize money. Additionally, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also announced extra prize money for the World Cup winners. So, how much money India Women’s team received after conquering the tournament?
How much money team India get?
After years of waiting and repeated failures, Team India finally won the Women’s World Cup trophy. Following this historic victory, Team India has been showered with a bounty of money. The ICC had already announced prize money worth crores. Now, the BCCI has also announced that the women’s team will receive 51 crore rupees for winning the World Cup. This is double good news for Harmanpreet and company. Winning the World Cup is a big deal in itself, and the entire team will now also receive crores of rupees.
After winning the Women’s World Cup, Team India will receive a prize money of ₹39.55 crore (approximately $1.23 billion) for the winner. The ICC announced this massive prize money before the tournament even began. The total prize money for the World Cup was approximately ₹123 crore (approximately $1.23 billion). While the winner will receive ₹39.55 crore (approximately $1.98 billion), the South African team will receive ₹19.88 crore (approximately $1.98 billion).
Additional prize money from BCCI
BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia has also announced that Team India will receive a significant sum of money from the BCCI. The BCCI will award the women’s team ₹51 crore (approximately $5.1 billion) after winning the Women’s World Cup. In total, the players and staff of Team India will receive a total of ₹90 crore (approximately $9 billion) from the ICC and BCCI, which is significant in itself.
An awards ceremony was held to commemorate the 2025 Women’s World Cup victory. For her stellar performance in the tournament final, Shafali Verma was named Player of the Match. South African captain Laura Wolvaardt, who scored the most runs (571), and Deepti Sharma, who took the most wickets (22), also received awards. For her all-around performance in the 2025 Women’s World Cup, Deepti Sharma was named Player of the Tournament.