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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 62431, member: 636"] Women's cricket transformed dramatically between the 2013 and 2025 ODI World Cup tournaments held in India. The earlier competition drew sparse crowds to stadiums where security personnel outnumbered spectators, and organizers changed venues days before matches began. Tournament attendance reached capacity levels by 2025 after the Women's Premier League launched commercial success in 2023. Prize money quadrupled from the 2022 competition to reach 13.88 million dollars for the current event. Teams regularly post totals exceeding 300 runs compared to winning scores around 220 in previous years. Players train at professional facilities, and stars like Harmanpreet Kaur attract major sponsorship deals across the nation. The sport gained momentum after India reached the 2017 World Cup final, but franchise leagues accelerated growth substantially. Eight nations compete for the championship as global interest expands. [/QUOTE]