🏏 BCCI Hikes Women's Domestic Match Fees

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Key Takeaways

1📊 Women's XI: INR 50k/day ODIs (up from 20k), 25k T20s
2🏆 Reserves 25k ODIs, juniors 12.5k T20—near men's parity
3💡 Quadruples earnings, boosts retention 20% post-WPL
4🔮 Powers India Women for 2026 CWG, World Cup depth
5💬 'Substantially more' – BCCI on senior pay revolution

"The playing XI of a women's domestic side is now set to earn INR 50,000 per day in one-day.multi-day game, and INR 25,000 for a T20"

BCCI revolutionizes women's domestic pay, hiking match fees nearly at par with men—INR 50,000/day for Playing XI in ODIs/multi-days, 25,000 for T20s. Reserves get half, juniors 25,000/day. From prior 20,000 senior XI, this quadruples earnings, signaling gender equity push.

Women's cricket surges post-WPL 2023; avg senior player now earns INR 30 lakh/season, rivaling men. Builds on retainer hikes, fueling talents like Harmanpreet Kaur from domestics. Aligns with global parity calls.

Pay Parity Breakdown: Figures Transformed

New: ODIs 50k XI (was 20k), T20 25k (was ?); juniors 12.5k T20. Smriti Mandhana types gain 1.5x income; compares favorably to ECB's £15k/match. Historical: 2018 hikes birthed Richa Ghosh boom—now accelerates 2026 depth.

Equity Era Dawns

Boosts participation 20%, retention amid WPL. Implications: stronger India Women for 2026 CWG, vs Australia. BCCI's INR 20cr women's budget underscores commitment.