Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Indian women's cricket team will take home an unprecedented windfall after their historic World Cup victory, with the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarding them over INR 54 crore (USD 4.48 million) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) adding another INR 70 crore in prize money.

India beat South Africa by 52 runs in Sunday night's final at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium to claim their first-ever Women's World Cup title.

The win capped a transformative era for the team under captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who led a dominant campaign through the tournament's new prize structure - the richest ever in women's cricket.

The ICC had earlier set the total prize pool at about INR 168 crore, making this edit...