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On Sunday, November 2, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a whopping INR 51 Crore cash reward for the Indian Women’s team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, for defeating the South Africa Women’s team and winning the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 title in Navi Mumbai.
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Speaking to the ANI, the BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed the announcement in a statement, calling it a gesture to acknowledge the team's historic achievement. Interestingly, this was the third time India reached the World Cup final but won the title for the first time.
The statement from Saikia has confirmed that the cash reward will be equally distributed to the players, the selection committee, and the support staff, headed by Amol Muzumdar. He also added that the prize money is from the BCCI and they are not touching anything from the ICC kitty.
"BCCI is elated and without touching anything from the ICC kitty, BCCI on its own is going to pay, as a reward, of INR 51 crores to the Indian team. That amount will go to the players, selectors, as well as the support staff headed by Amol Muzumdar," Saikia said.
In September 2025, ICC Chairman Jay Shah announced a significant increase in the prize money for teams at the Women's World Cup, with the winners set to receive USD 4.48 million (around INR 40 crore). In total, the Indian women’s team is set to receive a whopping INR 91 Crore (51 Crore from BCCI, 40 Crore from ICC).
Delving into the details of the game, India Women batted first after losing the toss, posting a whopping total of 298/7 in 50 overs. In response, South African women could score only 246 runs in 45.3 overs, losing the game by 52 runs.
Opening batter Shafali Verma was adjudged the player of the match for her 87-run knock and two important wickets with the ball. All-rounder Deepti Sharma was awarded the player of the tournament.
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