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South Asia correspondent Avani Dias and Som Patidar in Mumbai

India's gender pay gap is among the worst in the world. But the women's cricket team hopes to change that

India's women's cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur is a household name who has smashed international records, but like most women in the world, she's been underpaid.

Last week, when Kaur led her team onto the pitch in Mumbai to play Australia in the first of five T20 matches, that all changed.

For the first time in history, the Indian women's international side is getting paid the same amount per match as its male counterpart.

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