Women's Cricket World Cup 2000

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The 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup was the seventh Cricket World Cup women. It was played from November 29 to December 23, 2000 in New Zealand in a one-day format over 50 overs. The team from New Zealand prevailed, defeating Australia in the final with four runs.

Attendees

Eleven national teams took part:

Venues

The tournament was held in several stadiums across New Zealand.

format

The eight teams each played once in the preliminary round against each other team in a round robin format . The first two of the group then played the final.

Results

Preliminary round

table
Sp. S. N NO P NRR
Australia Australia 7th 7th 0 0 14th   1,984
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 7th 6th 1 0 12   2.008
IndiaIndia India 7th 5 2 0 10   0.711
South Africa South Africa 7th 4th 3 0 8th   -0.403
EnglandEngland England 7th 3 4th 0 6th   0.440
Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka 7th 2 5 0 4th   -1,572
Irish Cricket Union Ireland 7th 1 6th 0 2   -0.983
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 7th 0 7th 0 0   -2,098

Semifinals

December 18
scorecard
Lincoln South Africa South Africa
180-8 (50)
- Australia Australia
181-1 (31.2)
Australia wins with 9 wickets
December 20
scorecard
Lincoln IndiaIndia India
117 (45.2)
- New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
121-1 (26.5)
New Zealand wins with 9 wickets

final

December 23rd
scorecard
Lincoln New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
184 (48.4)
- Australia Australia
180 (49.1)
New Zealand wins with 4 runs

Individual evidence

  1. Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; NRR = Net Run Rate