The 2000 CricInfo Women's Cricket World Cup was an international

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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.

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defeated

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by four runs in the final, winning their first and only title.

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and

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were the losing semi-finalists, while the other four teams were

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, and the

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. 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

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, a cricket website, which offered live text commentary, and streamed audio and video, a first for women's cricket.

Squads

Round-robin

Points table

Matches

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Knockout stage

Semi finals

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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. Source
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Most wickets

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

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

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