The 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup was the tenth

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, hosted by

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for the third time, and held from 31 January to 17 February 2013.

previously hosted the

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and

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won the tournament for the sixth time, beating

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by 114 runs in the

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. It also marked the 40th anniversary of the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup.

Qualification

Four teams,

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and

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, had already qualified for the tournament. They were joined by

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and

through the

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, which also doubled as a qualifying tournament for the 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

Stadiums

Results

Group stage

The eight qualifying teams were split into two groups for the group stage, with traditional rivals

and

drawn together in Group B alongside

and

, while

and

were drawn together in Group A along with

and

. The top three teams from each group progressed to the Super Six stage while the fourth team from each group advanced to the 7th-Place Play-off.

Group A

On the Final Matchday – Tuesday 5 February *England, advanced as seed A1 from Group A to the Super Six with victory in their final Group A match over the West Indies. Sri Lanka advanced as seed A2 from Group A following their 138 run victory over India who were eliminated. As a result, Sri Lanka takes over India's seeding (A2). * West Indies advanced as seed A3 despite their defeat to England due to their superior Net Run Rate over India. * India was eliminated from the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group B

On the Final Matchday – Tuesday 5 February *Australia and New Zealand advanced as seeds B1 and B2 respectively having already secured qualification ahead of their final fixture with wins in both their opening two matches. * South Africa advanced as seed B3 after their victory over Pakistan who subsequently have been eliminated from the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Super Six

The top three teams in each group moved on to the Super Six stage, which was scored as a complete round-robin. Each team played the three Super Six qualifiers from outside its group, whilst carrying forward its two results against the other Super Six teams which qualified from its group. The top two teams in the final table qualified for the final. On the Final Matchday – Wednesday 13 February *Sri Lanka lost to South Africa, losing their chance to make the 3rd place playoff. * Australia lost to West Indies, ensuring they would not have to play England or New Zealand in the final. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Qualification

Stadiums

Results

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Super Six

Play-Offs

3rd place playoff

5th place playoff

7th place playoff

Final

Final Positions

Statistics

Most Runs

Most Wickets

References

Further reading