Cricket prize money parity for Aussie women's T20 team

SYDNEY, Oct 15 (AFP): Cricket Australia said on Tuesday it would top up the prize money for the Aussie women's team for the T20 World Cup next year to ensure parity with the men's winnings.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced a 320 per cent boost in prize money for 2020 women's competition, with the winners taking home $1 million and the runners up $500,000.

Cricket Australia (CA) will kick in an extra share to match the equivalent prize money for the men's tournament wherever the women place, up to an additional $600,000 for a win in the finals.

"We want to continue our commitment to equality by ensuring that any prize money earned by the Australian Women's team in the T20 World Cup is the same as what is on offer in the men's side of the tournament," Cricket Australia boss Kevin Roberts said in a statement.

"While there is no doubt we are starting to see financial progress for our talented cricketers, we still have a way to go and CA will continue to play a role in driving equality for our athletes," he added.