The 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup, also known as 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.
The World Cup was organised by the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC), with matches played over 50 overs. New Zealand defeated the defending champions 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 offered live text commentary, and streamed audio and video, a first for women's cricket.
Squads
Round-robin Points table Teamwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=40width=2077000+1.984 1476100+2.008 1275200+0.711 1074300–0.403 873400+0.440 672500–1.572 471600–0.983 270700–2.098 0
Matches
Knockout stage Semi finals
Final
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.
Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Karen Rolton 393 7 131.00 154* 2 2 Lisa Keightley 375 8 75.00 91* 0 4 Belinda Clark 351 9 58.50 91 0 2 Emily Drumm 339 7 67.80 108* 1 2 Anna Smith 308 8 51.33 91* 0 3 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI Charmaine Mason 69.3 17 10.76 24.5 2.63 3/20 Clare Taylor 64.0 14 10.85 27.4 2.37 4/25 Avril Fahey 45.0 13 11.76 20.7 3.40 3/11 Katrina Keenan 69.0 12 10.66 10.66 1.85 3/16 Cathryn Fitzpatrick 84.4 11 26.09 46.1 3.38 3/22
Source: ESPNcricinfo
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo