New Zealand Wins Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Prize Money Details
New Zealand women’s team won the final match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. In the final match, the New Zealand team defeated South Africa by 32 runs. After winning the title, money rained on the winner and runner-up team. Champion New Zealand team got 2.34 million US dollars (about Rs 20 crore).
At the same time, the runner-up South Africa team lost the final match for the second time in a row. South Africa’s team got 1.17 million dollars i.e. about Rs 10 crore. While BCCI also showered money on the Indian women’s team. In such a situation, this article, lets us know how much more or less the New Zealand women’s team got in prize money than the Indian team captained by Rohit Sharma won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
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Prize Money Breakdown for the Teams
New Zealand defeated South Africa by 32 runs in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Dubai. This was the first T20 World Cup final for the New Zealand team for the first time in 14 years. The Kiwi team won the final match for the first time.
After winning the T20 World Cup, the New Zealand women’s team was given US $ 2.34 million (about Rs 20 crore) by the BCCI as prize money. The BCCI had already announced a record prize money for the tournament. The champions received US $ 2.34 million (₹ 19.6 crore). Which is 134 percent more than the prize money given in 2023. Runner-up South Africa received US $ 1.17 million (₹ 9.8 crore).
A total prize money of $7,958,080 (approximately ₹66.5 crores) was announced by the ICC before the start of the tournament. Which is 225 percent more than the previous edition.
Read Also: New Zealand’s Journey to Winning the Women’s T20 World Cup
Comparison with the Indian Men’s Team
Rohit Sharma’s team, which won the T20 World Cup 2024, received a prize money of Rs 125 crore, which included the players, support staff, coaches, and selectors. In contrast, the New Zealand women’s team received around Rs 20 crore as prize money.
Team | Prize Money (USD) | Prize Money (INR) |
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New Zealand (Winner) | $2.34 million | ₹20 crore |
South Africa (Runner-up) | $1.17 million | ₹10 crore |
Semi-finalists (Australia, West Indies) | $675,000 each | ₹5.7 crore each |
India (Men’s T20 Winner) | – | ₹125 crore |