The 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup was an international
women's cricket
Women's cricket is the form of the team sport of cricket when played by women only. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries around the world and 108 national teams participate internationally. 11 of them have WTest and WODI ...
tournament that took place in England from 24 June to 23 July 2017.
It was the eleventh edition of the
Women's Cricket World Cup
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is the sport's oldest world championship, with the first tournament held in England in 1973. Matches are played as One Day Internationals (ODIs) over 50 overs per team, while there is also another champion ...
, and the third to be held in England (after the
1973
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and
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tournaments). The 2017 World Cup was the first in which all participating players were fully professional.
Eight teams
qualified to participate in the tournament.
England
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won
the final
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against
India
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at
Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and ...
on 23 July by 9 runs.
Qualification
The
2014–16 ICC Women's Championship, featuring the top eight ranked teams in women's cricket, was the first phase of qualifying for the World Cup, with the top four teams qualifying automatically. The remaining four places were decided at the
2017 World Cup Qualifier, a ten-team event that was held in Sri Lanka in February 2017. This featured the bottom four teams from the ICC Women's Championship and six other teams.
Venues
On 8 February 2016, the
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...
(ICC) announced the five venues for the 2017 Women's World Cup.
Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and ...
hosted the final, and other matches were played at the home grounds of
Derbyshire
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,
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
,
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Gloucestershire
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.
Squads
The captains of each team were announced on 21 April 2017, with the full squads named shortly after.
Match officials
The ICC announced a panel of thirteen umpires and three match referees to officiate the tournament, including four female umpires, the highest number yet for an ICC global event. The four female umpires were drawn from the ICC's
International Umpires Development Panel and their male colleagues from the
International Umpires Panel.
Richie Richardson
Sir Richard Benjamin Richardson, KCN (born 12 January 1962) is a former West Indies international cricketer and a former captain of the West Indian cricket team.
He was a flamboyant batsman and superb player of fast bowling. He was famous for ...
is a member of the
Elite Match Referees Panel while
Steve Bernard and
David Jukes
David Thomas Jukes (born 24 May 1956 in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is a Match referee from England. He made his International debut when Ireland cricket team played against Kenya cricket team at Dublin in July 2009. He member of match referee chos ...
are on the Regional Match Referees Panel.
Sue Redfern became the first woman to have played in a Women's Cricket World Cup and then stand in a tournament as an umpire.
Umpires
Match Referees
Prize money
The International Cricket Council declared a total prize money pool of US$2 million for the tournament, a tenfold increase from the 2013 World Cup. The prize money was allocated according to the performance of the team as follows:
Group stage
On 8 February 2016, it was announced that in the Group Stage, eight sides will participate in a single-league format with each side playing the other once. This format was last used in the
2005 tournament. The top four sides following the conclusion of the league matches progressed to the semi-finals with the winners meeting at Lord's on 23 July. Therefore, a total of 31 matches were played during the 28-day tournament. The full fixtures for the tournament were announced by the ICC on 8 March 2017, to coincide with
International Women's Day
International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against wom ...
. Ahead of the group stage fixtures there were eight practice matches, played between 19 and 22 June 2017.
Teams tied on equal points in the group stage of the tournament were decided by number of wins, followed by
net run rate
Net run rate (NRR) is a statistical method used in analysing teamwork and/or performance in cricket. It is the most commonly used method of ranking teams with equal points in limited overs league competitions, similar to goal difference in foo ...
.
If both of those were still the same, then the head-to-head match between the two sides was used to determine who progresses to the semi-finals.
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Final
It was announced on 8 February 2016 that
Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and ...
would host the Final on 23 July 2017.
Statistics
Broadcast
In May 2017, the ICC announced that 10 games would be shown live on television, while the remaining 21 matches would be streamed live via the ICC website. The 10 televised matches featured the
Decision Review System
The Decision Review System (DRS), formerly known as the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), is a technology-based system used in cricket to assist the match officials in their decision-making. On-field Umpire (cricket), umpires may choose to co ...
(DRS) for the first time in women's cricket.
Notes
References
Further reading
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External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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