<p>Prize money disparity between men and women cricketers was at full display after India’s star player Mithali Raj got a meagre $250 for being the player of the match at the Women’s Asia Cup T20&nbsp;</p>

<p>In their opening game against the hosts, Mithali Raj scored an unbeaten 97 and set up her team’s victory.&nbsp;</p>

<p>India won the game by 142 after bowling out Malaysia for mere 27 runs.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Mithali was named player of the match.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the second game of the tournament, Harmanpreet Kaur earned the player of the match award.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Both Raj and Kaur were rewarded with peanuts for their remarkable performances as the given prize money was as low as US $250, approximately Rs 16,778.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Player of the Match : Mithali Raj ?<a href="https://twitter.com/M_Raj03?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@M_Raj03</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MithaliRaj?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MithaliRaj</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvMAL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#INDvMAL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AsiaCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WAC2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WAC2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCCIWomen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCCIWomen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndianCricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndianCricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndianCricketTeam?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndianCricketTeam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndianWomenCricketTeam?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndianWomenCricketTeam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomenCricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WomenCricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomensCricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WomensCricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BleedBlue?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BleedBlue</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaCup2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AsiaCup2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/7gd5quFABM">pic.twitter.com/7gd5quFABM</a></p>
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<p>The amount did not go down well with netizens as they went all out in criticising the International Cricket Council (ICC).</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Apalling: BCCI, the richest cricketing board of world, that gives a minimum of 1 Lakh rupees to male cricketers as the "man of the match" award in even IPL games, gives a mere $250 (Rs.16,767) to Mithali Raj and female cricks for achieving the same feat. Discrimination, anyone? <a href="https://t.co/NPrAfl4DWT">pic.twitter.com/NPrAfl4DWT</a></p>
— Prashant Kumar (@scribe_prashant) <a href="https://twitter.com/scribe_prashant/status/1003647509791531009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Indian Captain Mithali Raj Received Only $250 As ‘Player Of The Match’ & People Are Enraged <a href="https://t.co/ZUYAVwRniF">https://t.co/ZUYAVwRniF</a> <a href="https://t.co/BTyvg2Q9t0">pic.twitter.com/BTyvg2Q9t0</a></p>
— Neha Shrivastav (@Neha_Social) <a href="https://twitter.com/Neha_Social/status/1003259835167621121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>India will next play Sri Lanka on Thursday and then the big game against Pakistan will be played on Saturday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>India won the first game by 142 runs after bowling out Malaysia for 27 runs and defeated Thailand in their second game.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 'Women In Blue' are a win away from securing their place in the final of the tournament.</p>


The ICC has come under attack for the massive disparity in cash awards given to men and women

Prize money disparity between men and women cricketers was at full display after India’s star player Mithali Raj got a meagre $250 for being the player of the match at the Women’s Asia Cup T20 In their opening game against the hosts, Mithali Raj scored an unbeaten 97 and set up her team’s victory. India won the game by 142 after bowling out Malaysia for mere 27 runs. Mithali was named player of the match. In the second game of the tournament, Harmanpreet Kaur earned the player of the match award. Both Raj and Kaur were rewarded with peanuts for their remarkable performances as the given prize money was as low as US $250, approximately Rs 16,778. Player of the Match : Mithali Raj ?@M_Raj03#MithaliRaj#INDvMAL #AsiaCup #WAC2018 #BCCIWomen #TeamIndia #IndianCricket #IndianCricketTeam #IndianWomenCricketTeam #WomenCricket #WomensCricket #BleedBlue #AsiaCup2018 pic.twitter.com/7gd5quFABM — Indian Women Cricket ?? (@BCCI_Women) June 3, 2018 × The amount did not go down well with netizens as they went all out in criticising the International Cricket Council (ICC). Apalling: BCCI, the richest cricketing board of world, that gives a minimum of 1 Lakh rupees to male cricketers as the "man of the match" award in even IPL games, gives a mere $250 (Rs.16,767) to Mithali Raj and female cricks for achieving the same feat. Discrimination, anyone? pic.twitter.com/NPrAfl4DWT — Prashant Kumar (@scribe_prashant) June 4, 2018 × Indian Captain Mithali Raj Received Only $250 As ‘Player Of The Match’ & People Are Enraged https://t.co/ZUYAVwRniF pic.twitter.com/BTyvg2Q9t0 — Neha Shrivastav (@Neha_Social) June 3, 2018 × India will next play Sri Lanka on Thursday and then the big game against Pakistan will be played on Saturday. India won the first game by 142 runs after bowling out Malaysia for 27 runs and defeated Thailand in their second game. The 'Women In Blue' are a win away from securing their place in the final of the tournament.

At Women's Asia Cup, Player of the Match was awarded as little as $250

<p>India and Pakistan take each other on today at the ICC Women&#39;s Cricket World Cup being played in England. &nbsp;</p>

<p>India has so far won their two opening games.&nbsp;</p>

<p>They beat&nbsp;England in the opening game by 35 runs and then beat the West Indies by seven wickets.</p>

<p>Pakistan on the other hand lost both their opening games -- to South Africa and England.&nbsp;</p>

<p>So the pressure will be on Pakistan; they need to win.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Furthermore, the two countries have so far played each other nine times at the World Cup -- with India winning every single time. Which is not going to help ease the pressure.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Pakistan understands that.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Playing against India there is always pressure. It is a big game but I am very hopeful of doing much better against India. We beat India in India in the last T20. I believe in my spinners that they will bounce back and take wickets, and we will win the match. Ayesha batted well and gained confidence, which is important before the game against India,&quot; said Pakistan all-rounder Asmavia.</p>

<p>&quot;We are looking forward to the next game, whole Pakistan. In Pakistan they say that you have to win against India, it is very important. We took some positives (from the game against England). Our fast bowling did well, Ayesha played well. But there are many areas to improve, especially fielding, which is letting us down. If we field well, we can beat any team,&quot; she added.</p>

<p>The Indian skipper Mithali Raj responded to that with: &quot;We need to work on our catching, fielding is very crucial and it can win us matches. I&#39;m very pleased with the way the girls responded with crucial run-outs against the West Indies even though there were a couple of lapses in the field (drops). We still have a couple of games more before we can look to the semi-finals and looking at how Sri Lanka has played and how Pakistan has played, every match is going to be crucial for us.&quot;</p>

<p>Social media meanwhile has been abuzz with excitement. <em>See tweets below</em>:&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CT17?src=hash">#CT17</a> has come to an end past week. Now its another big event for women&#39;s cricket <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICCWomensWorldCup?src=hash">#ICCWomensWorldCup</a> starting today with the group stages. <a href="https://t.co/C7UDDdWtaY">pic.twitter.com/C7UDDdWtaY</a></p>
&mdash; Hari Charan (@H_Charan03) <a href="https://twitter.com/H_Charan03/status/878440609849032704">June 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MitaliRaj?src=hash">#MitaliRaj</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BestOfLuck?src=hash">#BestOfLuck</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash">#TeamIndia</a> for today&#39;s match against <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistan?src=hash">#Pakistan</a>-<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICCWomen?src=hash">#ICCWomen</a>&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldCup2017?src=hash">#WorldCup2017</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICCWomensWorldCup?src=hash">#ICCWomensWorldCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/DQ8g99tyOc">pic.twitter.com/DQ8g99tyOc</a></p>
&mdash; @Swti (@swati_aku_) <a href="https://twitter.com/swati_aku_/status/881410823251386369">July 2, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wishes to the <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCIWomen">@BCCIWomen</a> fr the world cup. Hope they will do their best nd bring the cup 2 our country. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICCWomensWorldCup?src=hash">#ICCWomensWorldCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BleedBlue?src=hash">#BleedBlue</a> ????????</p>
&mdash; Agilan Agilselvam (@Agilselvam) <a href="https://twitter.com/Agilselvam/status/878447839524732928">June 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>The two teams face off at 2.30 pm&nbsp;in Derby.</p>


India and Pakistan have played each other nine times at the World Cup. India has won every single time

India and Pakistan take each other on today at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup being played in England. India has so far won their two opening games. They beat England in the opening game by 35 runs and then beat the West Indies by seven wickets. Pakistan on the other hand lost both their opening games -- to South Africa and England. So the pressure will be on Pakistan; they need to win. Furthermore, the two countries have so far played each other nine times at the World Cup -- with India winning every single time. Which is not going to help ease the pressure. The Indian women's cricket team. (Instagram) × The Pakistan women's cricket team. (Instagram) × Pakistan understands that. "Playing against India there is always pressure. It is a big game but I am very hopeful of doing much better against India. We beat India in India in the last T20. I believe in my spinners that they will bounce back and take wickets, and we will win the match. Ayesha batted well and gained confidence, which is important before the game against India," said Pakistan all-rounder Asmavia. "We are looking forward to the next game, whole Pakistan. In Pakistan they say that you have to win against India, it is very important. We took some positives (from the game against England). Our fast bowling did well, Ayesha played well. But there are many areas to improve, especially fielding, which is letting us down. If we field well, we can beat any team," she added. The Indian skipper Mithali Raj responded to that with: "We need to work on our catching, fielding is very crucial and it can win us matches. I'm very pleased with the way the girls responded with crucial run-outs against the West Indies even though there were a couple of lapses in the field (drops). We still have a couple of games more before we can look to the semi-finals and looking at how Sri Lanka has played and how Pakistan has played, every match is going to be crucial for us." Social media meanwhile has been abuzz with excitement. See tweets below: #CT17 has come to an end past week. Now its another big event for women's cricket #ICCWomensWorldCup starting today with the group stages. pic.twitter.com/C7UDDdWtaY — Hari Charan (@H_Charan03) June 24, 2017 × #MitaliRaj #BestOfLuck #TeamIndia for today's match against #Pakistan-#ICCWomen's #WorldCup2017#ICCWomensWorldCup pic.twitter.com/DQ8g99tyOc — @Swti (@swati_aku_) July 2, 2017 × Wishes to the @BCCIWomen fr the world cup. Hope they will do their best nd bring the cup 2 our country. #ICCWomensWorldCup #BleedBlue ???????? — Agilan Agilselvam (@Agilselvam) June 24, 2017 × The two teams face off at 2.30 pm in Derby.

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