Icc Increases Women’s World Cup Investment
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that every match of this year’s Women’s World Cup will be broadcast live for the first time and tournament prize money will be doubled.
The ICC has increased prize money to $2m, which is an increase on the 2013 tournament which stood at $200,000.
There are 10 fixtures of the 24th June – 23rd July tournament in England scheduled for live TV broadcast, with the remaining 21 World Cup matches to be streamed live on the ICC website.
The Decision Review System will also be used in the women’s game for the first time and a drone camera as we as a Spidercam will be deplaued for the fina at Lord’s, also firsts for the women’s game.
ICC chief executive David Richardson said in a statement: “The ICC Women’s World Cup is the pinnacle of the women’s game and as such the players should be rewarded appropriately.
“Two million dollars is the first step towards greater parity and recognition. The change will not happen overnight but the women’s game is crucial to the global growth of cricket.”
