KARACHI: Women’s T20 World Champion Kiwis were crowned, along with the first Chichmamati trophy, a check of 2.34 million dollars was also received. Thanks to the ‘grandmothers’.
According to details, New Zealand won the Women’s T20 World Cup title by defeating South Africa by 32 runs in the final on Sunday night. also received a check for $2.34 million, once again coming close to the title, the empty-handed South African side was also cleared for $1.17 million.
This time, the ICC also increased the total prize money of the Women’s T20 World Cup to about 8 million dollars, which is 225% more than the previous edition. The ICC had also announced to give 270 thousand dollars each to the teams from fifth to eighth place.
On the other hand, Amelia Kerr, who played well in the final, revealed that she had a crush on senior players Sophie Devine and Suzy Bates during school, writing in an article that she wanted to win the World Cup with them. Well, now this dream has come true, 24-year-old Amelia Kerr scored 43 runs in the final while taking 15 wickets in the tournament, she was named the player of the match and the tournament.
Remember that Sophie Devine is 35, Suzy Bates is 37 and Lee Tahoeho is 34 years old. Captain Sophie Devine said that we are jokingly called grandmothers and mothers in the team.
