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It is only January but women's cricket in India could not have been off to any better start. After India's women's team won the inaugural U19 World Cup, BCCI announced a $600,000 reward money for the players and support staff. BCCI secretary Jay Shah Shah took to Twitter to congratulate the squad and announced the prize money.
"Womenâs Cricket in India is on the upswing and the World Cup triumph has taken the stature of womenâs cricket several notches higher. I am delighted to announce INR 5 crore for the entire team and support staff as prize money. This is surely a path-breaking year."
Shah also informed that captain Shafali Verma and her entire squad was invited to the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday (February 1) to watch the third T20I between India and New Zealand.
Womenâs Cricket in India is on the upswing and the World Cup triumph has taken the stature of womenâs cricket several notches higher. I am delighted to announce INR 5 crore for the entire team and support staff as prize money. This is surely a path-breaking year.
â Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 29, 2023
India wins the WC
India won the World Cup on Sunday, beating England by seven wickets, courtesy of a stellar performance from the bowlers.
The bowlers stepped up to the plate as they restricted England to a paltry score of 68, without allowing them to play the full quota of 20 overs.
Despite losing skipper Verma early on in the chase and later Shweta Sanjay Sehrawat, India did not panic and managed to keep their wits about, reaching the target with six overs to spare.
Read more: HISTORIC! India beat England to win the inaugural Women's U19 T20 World Cup
BCCI launches WPL
BCCI offering the grand prize money becomes even more significant after the Women's Premier League's (WPL) franchise and television rights were sold in the last fortnight for astronomical amounts.
The rights of the five franchises were sold for a combined valuation of $572 million (Rs 4669.99 crore), breaking the record set during the inaugural edition of the men's IPL.
Meanwhile, Viacom 18 won media rights for WPL for a period of five years (2023-2027) for $116.7 million with per match value coming down to approximately $857,000.
Read more: HUGE! Franchise rights to five WPL teams sold for $572 million, breaks record of IPL
(With inputs from agencies)
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