Follow UsThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a cash reward of INR 51 crore for the Indian Women’s cricket team following their historic triumph at the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. Harmanpreet Kaur and her team clinched their maiden World Cup title after defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on November 2 (Sunday).
BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed the announcement in a statement to ANI, saying: "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."
The BCCI’s decision comes as an additional reward to the already record-breaking prize money announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) earlier this year. Before the tournament began, ICC Chairman Jay Shah revealed a substantial increase in the Women’s World Cup prize pool. The winners of the 2025 edition would receive USD 4.48 million (approximately INR 42 crore) - a 239 percent rise from the previous edition in 2022. Remarkably, that figure also surpasses the USD 4 million awarded to Australia’s men’s team for winning the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup.
In the final, India produced a commanding all-round performance to script history on home soil. Asked to bat first, openers Smriti Mandhana (45 off 58) and Shafali Verma (87 off 78) provided the perfect start, putting on 104 runs in 17.4 overs. Valuable middle-order contributions from Jemimah Rodrigues (24 off 37), Harmanpreet Kaur (20 off 29), and Deepti Sharma (58 off 58) helped India post a strong total. A quickfire cameo from Richa Ghosh (34 off 24) then lifted the Women in Blue to 298/7 in their 50 overs.
In response, South Africa captain and tournament top-scorer Laura Wolvaardt (101 off 98) fought hard to keep her side alive. However, once she was dismissed in the 42nd over, India took firm control of the game. The visitors were bowled out for 246 in 45.3 overs, triggering euphoric celebrations as India finally lifted their first-ever Women’s ODI World Cup trophy.