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Sri Lanka finish fifth in Women's World Cup, secure USD 700,000 prize money
The Island
|October 27, 2025
Sri Lanka finished an impressive fifth in the Women's World Cup after New Zealand failed to beat England in the last group match in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
As a result, the Kiwis ended sixth with four points while Sri Lanka clinched fifth spot with five points. The finish earns them a cool USD 700,000 in prize money a handsome return for a side that had failed to even qualify for the previous edition in New Zealand.
Sri Lanka were left cursing the weather gods after three of their four Colombo games were washed out, robbing them of valuable opportunities to climb higher and earn a semifinal berth. Their points came via one win and three rain-affected no-results. The solitary win against Bangladesh was nothing short of a heist.
This story is from the October 27, 2025 edition of The Island.
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