The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has more than doubled the match fees of women cricketers and match officials in a move towards equal pay structure in domestic cricket. This step has been taken after India’s first ODI World Cup victory. This salary increase has been approved by the Apex Council of the Board. According to the revised structure, senior women cricketers playing in domestic tournaments will now get between Rs 50,000 and Rs 60,000 per day, which is much higher than the current Rs 20,000 (Rs 10,000 for reserve players) per match day.

Players included in the playing XI in senior women’s domestic one-day tournaments and multi-day competitions will get Rs 50,000 per day, while reserve players will get half of this amount i.e. Rs 25,000 per day. Players included in the playing eleven in national T20 tournaments will get Rs 25,000 per match, while reserve players will get Rs 12,500.

According to BCCI officials, if a female cricketer plays in all formats during the entire season, she can earn Rs 12 lakh to Rs 14 lakh. The apex council has also increased the remuneration of junior women cricketers. Players in the Under-23 and Under-19 categories (included in the XI) will be paid Rs 25,000 per day, while reserve players will get Rs 12,500.

Match officials including umpires and match referees will also benefit from such increase. The proposed income for umpires and match referees for league matches of domestic tournaments will be Rs 40,000 per day. The daily salary for knockout matches will be between Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000. This will depend on the importance of the match and operational requirements. Under this increase, those umpiring in Ranji Trophy league matches will now get around Rs 1.60 lakh per match, while in knockout matches, they will get between Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 3 lakh per match.

BCCI believes that the revised pay structure will provide greater financial security and motivation to women cricketers and domestic match officials. This increase will strengthen the overall domestic ecosystem.

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The Indian women’s cricket team created history by winning the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 title for the first time. India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the final played at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Team India performed brilliantly under the captaincy of captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma made the country proud by making important contributions.

In the celebratory atmosphere, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also met the entire team and congratulated them for the victory. At the same time, now the statement of former captain Shantha Rangaswami has sparked debate on social media. He said that Harmanpreet should now leave the captaincy and concentrate on her batting and fielding.

,The same statements come every time”, Anjum Chopra

While talking to NDTV, former Indian captain Anjum Chopra expressed his displeasure over this statement. He said, “After every World Cup, some such statement comes. Take the last four-five tournaments, when the team loses, it is said, remove Harman, and when the team wins, the same is said, remove Harman.”

Anjum further said that now is the time to celebrate India’s victory, in such a situation the hard work of the players should not be ignored with such things. She further said, “I do not want to comment on this at this time because it will spoil the celebration of India’s victory.”

Anjum and Harman’s special bonding

The relationship between Harmanpreet and Anjum is not just that of player and senior. Even after winning the World Cup, Harman had openly said that Anjum Chopra supported him a lot in his initial days. Anjum recalled that when she saw Harman for the first time in domestic cricket, she understood that this player has talent of a different level. Anjum said, “In the Challenger Trophy tournament played in Mumbai in 2007-08, I saw how long this under-19 player could hit. That’s when I realized that Harman is special.”

She further said, “I never thought even for a moment that Harman is not a match winner. That’s why I have always been saying that Harman should be our captain.”

India has created history by winning the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 and the echo of this victory is now being heard across the world. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon congratulated the Indian team on this wonderful achievement and said that the Indian team is world class and fully deserved this victory.

Luxon told ANI that he watched the India vs South Africa final match in highlights and was extremely impressed by the performance of the Indian players. He said, “Team India played brilliantly. They are truly world class players and fully deserved the victory. Even though we wanted New Zealand to win, we feel most happy when someone beats Australia and India did the same.”

Indian team won the title for the first time

India won the trophy by defeating South Africa in the final under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur. This was India’s third World Cup final and this time the team won the title for the first time. With this victory, India became the fourth country to win the Women’s Cricket World Cup after Australia, England and New Zealand.

About 45,000 spectators were present in the field

About 45,000 spectators were present in the field to watch the final match, who watched the match with bated breath till the last ball. As soon as Harmanpreet Kaur took the catch of Nadine de Klerk in the last over, the noise of India’s victory echoed in the entire stadium.

The tournament made this unique record

The tournament also created a new record in terms of spectators. 25,965 spectators came to watch the match between India and Bangladesh, which is the highest number during the league stage in any ICC women’s tournament. Earlier this record was in the name of India vs New Zealand match, which was watched by 25,166 spectators.

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The Indian women’s cricket team won the first ODI match played in Southampton by four wickets. With this, India has made history on the land of England, defeating hosts England.

The Indian team had a target of 259 runs to win, which they achieved in 48.2 overs. With this, the Indian women’s team has won by chasing the biggest target in ODI format in England. It is also the biggest successful run chase in ODI cricket against England.

The Indian women’s team has registered the biggest win against Australia chasing runs in ODI format, but the match was played in Australia in the year 2021.

Talking about the first ODI match played in Southampton, England won the toss and scored 258 runs after losing six wickets, losing six wickets.

The hosts had lost the wickets of the openers by the score of 20. From here, Emma Lamb shared a 71-run partnership for the third wicket with captain Nat Cyver-Brant.

Lamb scored 39 runs in 50 balls with the help of four fours, while Brant scored 41 runs in 52 balls. The team lost the wickets of both these batsmen till the score of 97.

After this, Sophia Dunkle, along with Alice Davidson Richards, added 106 runs for the fifth wicket and led the team to a strong score. Dunkley was dismissed by scoring 83 runs in 92 balls with the help of nine fours, while Richards scored 53 runs in 73 balls. Apart from these, Sophie Eclestone remained unbeaten after scoring 23 runs.

Sneh Rana and Kranti Gaur hunted two each for the visiting team, while Amanjot Kaur and Mr. Charani got one success each.

In response, India won with 10 balls remaining. Pratika Rawal scored 48 runs for the first wicket with Smriti Mandhana. Mandhana was dismissed for 28 runs, while Pratika scored an innings of 36 runs.

The Indian team had lost the wickets of their four batsmen by a score of 124. From here, Jemima Rodriguez shared a 90 -run partnership for the fifth wicket with Deepti Sharma and brought the team close to victory.

Rodriguez returned to the pavilion after scoring 48 runs in 54 balls, after which Deepti Sharma scored an unbeaten 62 in 64 balls and won the team. For England, Charlie Dean took two wickets in his name, while Lauren Bell, Sophie Aclestone and Lauren filer took one wicket each.

India has made a 1-0 lead in three matches ODI series. The remaining matches of the series are to be played on 19 and 22 July.