Mumbai: The world cup-winning Indian women’s cricket team will receive a cash prize of Rs 51 crores, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced.

The team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, crushed South Africa by 52 runs in the final of ICC Women’s ODI World Cup at the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday evening. This was the first ODI World Cup victory for the Indian women’s side though they had reached the finals in 2005 and 2017. ADVERTISEMENT

The victory brought cheer to Indians with congratulatory messages flowing in from President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several chief ministers as well as members of the men’s cricket team.

The BCCI reward of Rs 51 crores is much higher than the prize money India will receive from the International Cricket C

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