The 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup was the eighth

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, held in

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from 22 March to 10 April 2005. It was the first edition of the tournament to be hosted by South Africa. The World Cup was the final tournament organised by the

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before it was merged with the

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won the tournament, their fifth title, comfortably beating

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in the final, by 98 runs.

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and

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

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and

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. Karen Rolton was named the Player of the Tournament after scoring 107 * in the final of the tournament.

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was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, Neetu David the leading wicket-taker and Karen Rolton the player of the series.

Squads

Group stage

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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Semifinals

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Final

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by

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, then alphabetically by surname. :Source: ESPNCricinfo

Most wickets

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

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. :Source: ESPNCricinfo

References

External links

Tournament homepage
at

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2005 in South African cricket

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