2000 Women's Cricket World Cup

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2000 Women's World Cup
2000 CricInfo Women's Cricket World Cup.jpg
Dates29 November – 23 December 2000
Administrator(s) International Women's Cricket Council
Cricket format ODI (50 overs)
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Participants8
Matches31
Most runs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Rolton (393)
Most wickets Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charmaine Mason (17)
1997
2005

The 2000 CricInfo Women's Cricket World Cup was an international cricket tournament played in New Zealand from 29 November to 23 December 2000. It was the seventh edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, and the second to be hosted by New Zealand, after the 1982 tournament.

Contents

The World Cup was organised by the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC), with matches played over 50 overs. New Zealand defeated Australia by four runs in the final, winning their first and only title. India and South Africa were the losing semi-finalists, while the other four teams were England, Sri Lanka, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Two Australians, Karen Rolton and Charmaine Mason, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively, while another Australian, Lisa Keightley, was named player of the tournament. The tournament was sponsored by CricInfo, a cricket website, which allowed the tournament to receive ball-by-ball text commentary coverage, as well as streamed audio and video, a first for women's cricket. [1]

Squads

Round-robin

Points table

TeamPldWLTNRNRRPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 77000+1.98414
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 76100+2.00812
Flag of India.svg  India 75200+0.71110
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 74300–0.4038
Flag of England.svg  England 73400+0.4406
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 72500–1.5724
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 71600–0.9832
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 70700–2.0980

Matches

29 November 2000
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
166/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
167/4 (47.3 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

30 November 2000
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
256/3 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
116/9 (50 overs)
England won by 140 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

30 November 2000
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
128/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
129/2 (39.4 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
Hagley Oval, Christchurch

1 December 2000
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
282/3 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
82 (39 overs)
Australia won by 200 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch

1 December 2000
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
99 (47.4 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
102/2 (24.5 overs)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

2 December 2000
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
143 (47.5 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
144/5 (46.5 overs)
South Africa won by 5 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

2 December 2000
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
275/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
121/6 (50 overs)
India won by 154 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln

3 December 2000
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
90 (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
91/0 (20.3 overs)
Australia won by 10 wickets
Hagley Park No. 2, Christchurch

3 December 2000
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
210/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
88 (49.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 122 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln

4 December 2000
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
155/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
147 (49.2 overs)
India won by 8 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln

4 December 2000
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
92 (37.1 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
93/6 (26.2 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
Hagley Park No. 2, Christchurch

5 December 2000
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
129 (47.3 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
119 (49.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 10 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln

6 December 2000
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
223/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
172/8 (50 overs)
Australia won by 51 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

6 December 2000
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
80 (48 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
81/2 (16.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Hagley Park No. 2, Christchurch

7 December 2000
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
103 (44.2 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
105/2 (29.3 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

8 December 2000
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
134/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
135/4 (45.3 overs)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Lincoln Green, Lincoln

9 December 2000
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
224/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
150/7 (50 overs)
New Zealand won by 74 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

10 December 2000
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
190/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
136 (47.3 overs)
Australia won by 54 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln

10 December 2000
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
139 (47.1 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
113 (39.4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 26 runs
Hagley Park No. 2, Christchurch

11 December 2000
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
199/9 (50 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
169 (47.2 overs)
India won by 30 runs
Hagley Park No. 2, Christchurch

11 December 2000
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
265/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
107 (35.4 overs)
New Zealand won by 158 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

12 December 2000
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
242/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
137/9 (50 overs)
England won by 105 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

13 December 2000
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
169/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
171/1 (25 overs)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

14 December 2000
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
232/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
191/8 (50 overs)
Ireland won by 41 runs
Hagley Park No. 2, Christchurch

14 December 2000
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
238/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
145 (47.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 93 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

15 December 2000
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
230/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
89 (49.2 overs)
India won by 141 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln

16 December 2000
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
107/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
109/0 (24 overs)
Australia won by 10 wickets
Lincoln Green, Lincoln

16 December 2000
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
176/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
177/1 (36.2 overs)
South Africa won by 9 wickets
Hagley Park No. 2, Christchurch

Knockout stage

Semi finals

18 December 2000
scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
180/8 (50.0 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
181/1 (31.2 overs)
Linda Olivier 41 (101)
Charmaine Mason 3/39 (10 overs)
Lisa Keightley 91* (97)
Cindy Eksteen 1/39 (9 overs)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Steve Dunne
Player of the match: Lisa Keightley (Aus)

20 December 2000
scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
117 (45.2 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
121/1 (26.5 overs)
Purnima Rau 67 (133)
Kathryn Ramel 2/12 (5 overs)
Anna Smith 50* (90)
Neetu David 1/18 (5 overs)
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Kathy Cross and Brian Jerling
Player of the match: Anna Smith (NZ)

Final

23 December 2000
scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
184 (48.4 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
180 (49.1 overs)
Kathryn Ramel 41 (63)
Cathryn Fitzpatrick 3/52 (9.4 overs)
Belinda Clark 91 (102)
Katrina Keenan 2/19 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 4 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Peter Parker and Dave Quested
Player of the match: Belinda Clark (Aus)

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by batting average, then alphabetically by surname.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Karen Rolton Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3937131.00154*22
Lisa Keightley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 375875.0091*04
Belinda Clark Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 351958.509102
Emily Drumm Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 339767.80108*12
Anna Smith Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 308851.3391*03

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBBI
Charmaine Mason Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 69.31710.7624.52.633/20
Clare Taylor Flag of England.svg  England 64.01410.8527.42.374/25
Avril Fahey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 45.01311.7620.73.403/11
Katrina Keenan Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 69.01210.6610.661.853/16
Cathryn Fitzpatrick Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 84.41126.0946.13.383/22

Source: ESPNcricinfo

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