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The top-ranked Australian women's team will be hot favourites on their home soil when the T20 World Cup kicks off in February next year. Photo: @AusWomenCricket/Twitter

Cricket Australia announces prize money parity for women's T20

Cricket Australia on Tuesday (October 15) announced an increase in prize money for the Australia national women's cricket team from the T20 World Cup next year to be in parity with the men's winnings.


Cricket Australia on Tuesday (October 15) announced an increase in prize money for the Australia national women’s cricket team from the T20 World Cup next year to be in parity with the men’s winnings.

The announcement comes in wake of the International Cricket Council’s decision on Monday (October 14) of a 320 percent boost in match winnings for 2020 women’s games, with the winners taking home $1 million and the runners up $500,000.

Cricket Australia will kick in an extra share to match the equivalent prize money for the men’s tournament wherever the women place, up to an additional $600,000 for a win in the finals.

“We want to continue our commitment to equality by ensuring that any prize money earned by the Australian Women’s team in the T20 World Cup is the same as what is on offer in the men’s side of the tournament,” Cricket Australia boss Kevin Roberts said in a statement.

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“While there is no doubt we are starting to see financial progress for our talented cricketers, we still have a way to go and CA will continue to play a role in driving equality for our athletes,” he added.

Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association negotiated an agreement two years ago that saw all players paid the same base rate regardless of gender.

The top-ranked Australian women’s team will be hot favourites on their home soil when the T20 World Cup kicks off in February next year.

The ICC said increased revenues in the women’s sport would also see the 2021 women’s World Cup prize money pool increase to $3.5 million from $2 million in 2017.

(With inputs from agencies)

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