BCCI Announces Prize Money For Top Performers in Men's And Women's Domestic Competitions

The BCCI has announced cash rewards for player of the match and player of the tournament awards in all women’s cricket at domestic level. In a post on social media, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said the decision has been taken to recognise and reward ‘outstanding performances’ in India’s domestic circuit.

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Additionally, in men’s cricket, prize money will be awarded for player of the match in Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali tournaments.

“We are introducing prize money for the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament in all Women’s and Junior Cricket tournaments under our Domestic Cricket Programme,” Shah said in a post on X. “Additionally, prize money will be awarded for the Player of the Match in the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali tournaments for Senior Men.”

“This initiative aims to recognize and reward outstanding performances in the domestic circuit. A heartfelt thank you to the Apex Council for their unwavering support in this endeavour. Together, we are fostering a more rewarding environment for our cricketers. Jai Hind,” he added.

As part of BCCI’s women’s domestic schedule for 2024-25, as many as 11 tournaments will be held including senior one day trophy, senior one day challenger trophy, senior multi day challenger trophy, senior T20 trophy, senior T20 challenger trophy, U-23 T20 trophy, U-23 one day trophy, U-19 one day trophy, U-19 T20 trophy, U-19 T20 challenger trophy and U-15 one day trophy.

India’s domestic season will get underway with the Duleep Trophy 2024 which will see the participation from a host of top international stars including Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav among others.