2022 Women's Cricket World Cup final

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2022 ICC Women's World Cup Final
Event 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup
Australia England
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of England.svg
356/5285
50 overs43.4 overs
Australia won by 71 runs
Date3 April 2022
Venue Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Player of the match Alyssa Healy (Aus)
Umpires Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
2017
2025

The 2022 ICC Women's World Cup final was a Women's One Day International (WODI) cricket match played between Australia and the defending champions England to decide the winner of the 2022 Women's World Cup. [1] [2] Australia won by 71 runs to secure their seventh World Cup title, with Alyssa Healy named player of the match. [3]

Contents

In England, the final was simulcast live on Pick, Sky’s free-to-air TV channel. [4]

Background

The 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup was the twelfth edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, which was held in New Zealand in March and April 2022. [5] [6] It was originally scheduled to be held in February and March 2021 but was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] [8] On 15 December 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the tournament would start on 4 March 2022, with the final scheduled for 3 April 2022. [9]

This was Australia's seventh world cup final, [10] while England reached their sixth world cup final, having been runners-up in 1982 and 1988 against Australia. [11] This was also the third time that Australia and England faced each other in a final.

Route to the Final

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [12] RoundFlag of England.svg  England [13]
OpponentResultLeague StageOpponentResult
Flag of England.svg  England Australia won by 12 runsMatch 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Australia won by 12 runs
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Australia won by 7 wktsMatch 2WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies West Indies won by 7 runs
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Australia won by 141 runsMatch 3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa South Africa won by 3 wkts
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Australia won by 7 wktsMatch 4Flag of India.svg  India England won by 4 wkts
Flag of India.svg  India Australia won by 6 wktsMatch 5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand England won by 1 wkt
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Australia won by 5 wktsMatch 6Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan England won by 9 wkts
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Australia won by 5 wktsMatch 7Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh England won by 100 runs
1st in league stage
Pos.TeamPWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7700141.283Semifinalists
League standing3rd in league stage
Pos.TeamPWLNRPts NRR Qualification
3Flag of England.svg  England 743080.949Semifinalists
Semifinal 1KnockoutSemifinal 2
OpponentResultOpponentResult
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Australia won by 157 runs Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa England won by 137 runs
2022 Women's Cricket World Cup Final

Match

Match officials

Match details

Final
3 April 2022
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
356/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
285 (43.4 overs)
Alyssa Healy 170 (138)
Anya Shrubsole 3/46 (10 overs)
Nat Sciver 148* (121)
Jess Jonassen 3/57 (8.4 overs)
Australia Women won by 71 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Aus)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Meg Lanning (Aus) played in her 100th WODI.
  • Australia won their record seventh world cup title. [14]

Scorecard

1st innings
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia batting [15]
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
Alyssa Healy st †Jones b Shrubsole170138260123.18
Rachael Haynes c Beaumont b Ecclestone68937073.11
Beth Mooney c Sciver b Shrubsole624780131.91
Ashleigh Gardner run out (Cross/Shrubsole)120050.00
Meg Lanning c Beaumont b Shrubsole10520200.00
Tahlia McGrath not out8510160.00
Ellyse Perry not out171020170.00
Jess Jonassen
Alana King
Megan Schutt
Darcie Brown
Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 14)20
Total(5 wickets; 50 overs)356460RR 7.12

Fall of wickets: 1/160 (Haynes, 29.1 ov), 2/316 (Healy, 45.3 ov), 3/318 (Gardner, 45.6 ov), 4/331 (Lanning, 47.2 ov), 5/331 (Mooney, 47.3 ov)

Flag of England.svg  England bowling [15]
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Katherine Sciver-Brunt 1006906.9010
Anya Shrubsole 1004634.6010
Nat Sciver-Brunt 806508.1210
Charlie Dean 403408.5010
Sophie Ecclestone 1007117.1020
Kate Cross 806508.1240
2nd innings
Flag of England.svg  England batting [15]
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
Tammy Beaumont lbw b Schutt272650103.84
Danni Wyatt-Hodge b Schutt451080.00
Heather Knight lbw b King262540104.00
Nat Sciver-Brunt not out148121151122.31
Amy Jones c King b Jonassen201820111.11
Sophia Dunkley b King222210100.00
Katherine Sciver-Brunt st †Healy b King140025.00
Sophie Ecclestone lbw b McGrath3100030.00
Kate Cross c & b Jonassen230066.66
Charlie Dean c Jonassen b Gardner21241087.50
Anya Shrubsole c Gardner b Jonassen140025.00
Extras(lb 4, w 6)10
Total(all out; 43.4 overs)285290RR 6.52

Fall of wickets: 1/12 (Wyatt-Hodge, 2.1 ov), 2/38 (Beaumont, 6.3 ov), 3/86 (Knight, 14.6 ov), 4/129 (Jones, 20.3 ov), 5/179 (Dunkley, 27.6 ov), 6/191 (Katherine, 29.4 ov), 7/206 (Ecclestone, 32.4 ov), 8/213 (Cross, 33.4 ov), 9/278 (Dean, 42.3 ov), 10/285 (Shrubsole, 43.4 ov)

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia bowling [15]
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Megan Schutt 804225.2520
Darcie Brown 705708.1440
Alana King 1006436.4000
Tahlia McGrath 804615.7500
Jess Jonassen 8.405736.5700
Ashleigh Gardner 201517.5000

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