ICC announces record prize money for Women's T20 World Cup

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced grounds prize money of much than £6m for adjacent month's Women's T20 World Cup.

The fig of $7,958,080 (£6.04m) is much than double nan prize money for nan erstwhile tourney successful 2023.

The winners will return distant $2.34m (£1.8m), a 134% summation connected nan money received by 2023 champions Australia.

The ICC announced successful July 2023 that each early men's and women's competitions would person adjacent prize money.

Scotland look Bangladesh successful nan opening lucifer connected 3 October. England's opening lucifer is besides against Bangladesh 2 days later.

The tourney was scheduled to beryllium held successful Bangladesh but was moved to nan United Arab Emirates pursuing civilian unrest successful nan original big country.

The past version of nan tourney was held successful South Africa successful February 2023, erstwhile Australia won their sixth title pinch a 19-run victory complete nan hosts.

There will beryllium ball-by-ball power commentary connected each crippled disposable connected BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.