❖ The International Cricket Council has announced equal prize money for men and women in World Cups.

❖ It will be starting with the women’s T20 showpiece in the UAE next month.

❖ The winners of the Women’s T20 World Cup will be rewarded with $2.34 million.

❖ It is a 134% increase on the $1 million awarded to Australian women when they clinched the title in South Africa in 2023.

❖ India, who won the men’s T20 World Cup earlier this year, received $2.45 million in cash prize.

❖ The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be the first ICC event where women will receive the same prize money as their male counterparts.