2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup - wikipedia 2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup 2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup ICC Women 's World Cup 2017, England & Wales Dates 24 June -- 23 July Administrator ( s ) International Cricket Council Cricket format One - Day International Tournament format ( s ) Round - robin and Knockout Host ( s ) England Wales Champions England ( 4th title ) Runners - up India Participants 8 Matches played 31 Player of the series Tammy Beaumont Most runs Tammy Beaumont ( 410 ) Most wickets Dane van Niekerk ( 15 ) Official website Official site UDRS Yes ← 2013 2021 → The 2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup was an international women 's cricket 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, and the third to be held in England ( after the 1973 and 1993 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 won the final against India at Lord 's on 23 July by 9 runs. Contents 1 Qualification 2 Venues 3 Squads 4 Match officials 5 Group stage 5.1 Round 1 5.2 Round 2 5.3 Round 3 5.4 Round 4 5.5 Round 5 5.6 Round 6 5.7 Round 7 6 Knockout stage 6.1 Semi-finals 6.2 Final 7 Broadcast 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links Qualification Main article : 2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup 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. Team Mode of qualification Australia Women 's Championship England Women 's Championship New Zealand Women 's Championship West Indies Women 's Championship India World Cup Qualifier South Africa World Cup Qualifier Sri Lanka World Cup Qualifier Pakistan World Cup Qualifier Venues On 8 February 2016, the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) announced the five venues for the 2017 Women 's World Cup. Lord 's hosted the final, and other matches were played at the home grounds of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Somerset and Gloucestershire. London Derby Bristol Leicester Taunton Lord 's County Ground Bristol County Ground Grace Road County Ground Capacity : 28,000 Capacity : 9,500 Capacity : 17,500 Capacity : 12,000 Capacity : 12,500 Squads Main article : 2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup 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 is a member of the Elite Match Referees Panel while Steve Bernard and David Jukes 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 Umpire Country Gregory Brathwaite West Indies Chris Brown New Zealand Anil Chaudhary India Kathy Cross New Zealand Shaun George South Africa Adrian Holdstock South Africa Claire Polosak Australia Ahsan Raza Pakistan Sue Redfern England Langton Rusere Zimbabwe Sharfuddoula Saikat Bangladesh Jacqueline Williams West Indies Paul Wilson Australia Match Referees Referee Country Steve Bernard Australia David Jukes England Richie Richardson West Indies 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 will progress to the semi-finals with the winners meeting at Lord 's on 23 July. Therefore, a total of 31 matches will be 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. 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. 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. Team Pld NR Pts NRR England 7 6 0 12 + 1.295 Australia 7 6 0 12 + 1.004 India 7 5 0 10 + 0.669 South Africa 7 9 + 1.183 New Zealand 7 7 + 0.309 West Indies 7 5 0 -- 1.522 Sri Lanka 7 6 0 -- 1.099 Pakistan 7 0 7 0 0 -- 1.930 Last updated : 15 July 2017 Qualified to Semi-finals Round 1 24 June 2017 Scorecard Sri Lanka 188 / 9 ( 50 overs ) New Zealand 189 / 1 ( 37.4 overs ) Chamari Atapattu 53 ( 66 ) Holly Huddleston 5 / 34 ( 10 overs ) Suzie Bates 106 * ( 109 ) Chandima Gunaratne 1 / 20 ( 5 overs ) New Zealand Women won by 9 wickets Bristol County Ground, Bristol Umpires : Anil Chaudhary ( Ind ) and Claire Polosak ( Aus ) Player of the match : Holly Huddleston ( NZ ) New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field. Points : New Zealand Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0. 24 June 2017 Scorecard India 281 / 3 ( 50 overs ) England 246 ( 47.3 overs ) Smriti Mandhana 90 ( 72 ) Heather Knight 2 / 41 ( 7 overs ) Fran Wilson 81 ( 75 ) Deepti Sharma 3 / 47 ( 8.3 overs ) India Women won by 35 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires : Ahsan Raza ( Pak ) and Gregory Brathwaite ( WI ) Player of the match : Smriti Mandhana ( Ind ) England Women won the toss and elected to field. Mithali Raj ( Ind ) became the first woman to score seven successive half - centuries in WODIs. Points : India Women 2, England Women 0. 25 June 2017 Scorecard Pakistan 206 / 8 ( 50 overs ) South Africa 207 / 7 ( 49 overs ) Nahida Khan 79 ( 101 ) Moseline Daniels 2 / 21 ( 10 overs ) Lizelle Lee 60 ( 79 ) Sadia Yousuf 2 / 30 ( 10 overs ) South Africa Women won by 3 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires : Langton Rusere ( Zim ) and Sharfuddoula ( Ban ) Player of the match : Shabnim Ismail ( SA ) South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field. Mignon du Preez became the first woman for South Africa to play in 100 WODIs. Points : South Africa Women 2, Pakistan Women 0. 26 June 2017 Scorecard West Indies 204 ( 47.5 overs ) Australia 205 / 2 ( 38.1 overs ) Hayley Matthews 46 ( 63 ) Ellyse Perry 3 / 47 ( 9 overs ) Nicole Bolton 107 * ( 116 ) Stafanie Taylor 2 / 33 ( 8.1 overs ) Australia Women won by 8 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires : Kathy Cross ( NZ ) and Adrian Holdstock ( SA ) Player of the match : Nicole Bolton ( Aus ) West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat. Felicia Walters ( WI ) made her WODI debut. Ashleigh Gardner became the first Indigenous Australian woman to play in a cricket World Cup. Points : Australia Women 2, West Indies Women 0. Round 2 27 June 2017 Scorecard England 377 / 7 ( 50 overs ) Pakistan 107 / 3 ( 29.2 overs ) Natalie Sciver 137 ( 92 ) Asmavia Iqbal 3 / 62 ( 10 overs ) Ayesha Zafar 56 * ( 77 ) Katherine Brunt 2 / 21 ( 6 overs ) England Women won by 107 runs ( D / L method ) Grace Road, Leicester Umpires : Chris Brown ( NZ ) and Jacqueline Williams ( WI ) Player of the match : Natalie Sciver ( Eng ) Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field. Rain during Pakistan Women 's innings prevented any further play. Natalie Sciver and Heather Knight ( Eng ) both scored their maiden centuries in a WODI. This was England Women 's highest total in a World Cup match and their second - highest total in all WODIs. Points : England Women 2, Pakistan Women 0. 28 June 2017 Scorecard South Africa New Zealand Match abandoned County Ground, Derby Umpires : Langton Rusere ( Zim ) and Paul Wilson ( Aus ) No toss. No play was possible due to rain. Points : New Zealand Women 1, South Africa Women 1. 29 June 2017 Scorecard West Indies 183 / 8 ( 50 overs ) India 186 / 3 ( 42.3 overs ) Hayley Matthews 43 ( 57 ) Poonam Yadav 2 / 19 ( 10 overs ) Smriti Mandhana 106 * ( 108 ) Shamilia Connell 1 / 23 ( 4 overs ) India Women won by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires : Shaun George ( SA ) and Claire Polosak ( Aus ) Player of the match : Smriti Mandhana ( Ind ) India Women won the toss and elected to field. Deandra Dottin and Stafanie Taylor ( WI ) both played in their 100th WODI. Points : India Women 2, West Indies Women 0. 29 June 2017 Scorecard Sri Lanka 257 / 9 ( 50 overs ) Australia 262 / 2 ( 43.5 overs ) Chamari Atapattu 178 * ( 143 ) Nicole Bolton 2 / 18 ( 3 overs ) Meg Lanning 152 * ( 135 ) Sripali Weerakkody 1 / 39 ( 8 overs ) Australia Women won by 8 wickets Bristol County Ground, Bristol Umpires : Anil Chaudhary ( Ind ) and Sue Redfern ( Eng ) Player of the match : Chamari Atapattu ( SL ) Australia Women won the toss and elected to field. Belinda Vakarewa ( Aus ) made her WODI debut. Chamari Atapattu ( SL ) scored the third - highest total in a WODI and the second - highest total in a Women 's World Cup match. Chamari Atapattu also scored the highest percentage of runs in a completed innings in a WODI ( 69.26 % ) and the most runs in boundaries in a WODI ( 124 ). Points : Australia Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0. Round 3 2 July 2017 Scorecard Sri Lanka 204 / 8 ( 50 overs ) England 206 / 3 ( 30.2 overs ) Hasini Perera 46 ( 63 ) Laura Marsh 4 / 45 ( 10 overs ) Heather Knight 82 ( 76 ) Ama Kanchana 2 / 38 ( 6 overs ) England Women won by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires : Kathy Cross ( NZ ) and Adrian Holdstock ( SA ) Player of the match : Laura Marsh ( Eng ) Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat. Points : England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0. 2 July 2017 Scorecard New Zealand 219 / 9 ( 50 overs ) Australia 220 / 5 ( 48.4 overs ) Katie Perkins 52 ( 59 ) Jess Jonassen 3 / 33 ( 10 overs ) Ellyse Perry 71 ( 91 ) Anna Peterson 2 / 27 ( 6.4 overs ) Australia Women won by 5 wickets Bristol County Ground, Bristol Umpires : Ahsan Raza ( Pak ) and Jacqueline Williams ( WI ) Player of the match : Ellyse Perry ( Aus ) New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat. Suzie Bates ( NZ ) played her 100th WODI. Points : Australia Women 2, New Zealand Women 0. 2 July 2017 Scorecard India 169 / 9 ( 50 overs ) Pakistan 74 ( 38.1 overs ) Poonam Raut 47 ( 72 ) Nashra Sandhu 4 / 26 ( 10 overs ) Sana Mir 29 ( 73 ) Ekta Bisht 5 / 18 ( 10 overs ) India Women won by 95 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires : Gregory Brathwaite ( WI ) and Shaun George ( SA ) Player of the match : Ekta Bisht ( Ind ) India Women won the toss and elected to bat. Points : India Women 2, Pakistan Women 0. 2 July 2017 Scorecard West Indies 48 ( 25.2 overs ) South Africa 51 / 0 ( 6.2 overs ) Chedean Nation 26 ( 53 ) Dane van Niekerk 4 / 0 ( 3.2 overs ) Lizelle Lee 29 * ( 16 ) South Africa Women won by 10 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires : Sue Redfern ( Eng ) and Sharfuddoula ( Ban ) Player of the match : Marizanne Kapp ( SA ) South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field. Reniece Boyce and Qiana Joseph ( WI ) both made their WODI debuts. This was the second - lowest total by the West Indies in a WODI. Dane van Niekerk ( SA ) became the first bowler in international cricket to take four wickets without conceding a run. Points : South Africa Women 2, West Indies Women 0. Round 4 5 July 2017 Scorecard England 373 / 5 ( 50 overs ) South Africa 305 / 9 ( 50 overs ) Tammy Beaumont 148 ( 145 ) Marizanne Kapp 3 / 77 ( 10 overs ) Lizelle Lee 72 ( 77 ) Danielle Hazell 3 / 70 ( 10 overs ) England Women won by 68 runs Bristol County Ground, Bristol Umpires : Kathy Cross ( NZ ) and Paul Wilson ( Aus ) Player of the match : Sarah Taylor ( Eng ) England Women won the toss and elected to bat. Tammy Beaumont and Sarah Taylor ( Eng ) made the highest partnership for any wicket in a Women 's Cricket World Cup match ( 275 ). South Africa Women became the first side to make more than 300 runs batting second in a WODI. Points : England Women 2, South Africa Women 0. 5 July 2017 Scorecard India 232 / 8 ( 50 overs ) Sri Lanka 216 / 7 ( 50 overs ) Deepti Sharma 78 ( 110 ) Sripali Weerakkody 3 / 28 ( 9 overs ) Dilani Manodara 61 ( 75 ) Poonam Yadav 2 / 23 ( 10 overs ) India Women won by 16 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires : Chris Brown ( NZ ) and Langton Rusere ( Zim ) Player of the match : Deepti Sharma ( Ind ) India Women won the toss and elected to bat. Points : India Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0. 5 July 2017 Scorecard Australia 290 / 8 ( 50 overs ) Pakistan 131 ( 50 overs ) Ellyse Perry 66 ( 97 ) Sana Mir 3 / 49 ( 10 overs ) Sana Mir 45 ( 85 ) Kristen Beams 3 / 23 ( 9 overs ) Australia Women won by 159 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires : Anil Chaudhary ( Ind ) and Sue Redfern ( Eng ) Player of the match : Elyse Villani ( Aus ) Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat. Rachael Haynes was the captain of Australia for the first time in a WODI. Sarah Aley ( Australia Women ) made her WODI debut. Points : Australia Women 2, Pakistan Women 0. 6 July 2017 Scorecard West Indies 150 ( 43 overs ) New Zealand 151 / 2 ( 18.2 overs ) Kyshona Knight 41 ( 60 ) Leigh Kasperek 3 / 17 ( 10 overs ) Rachel Priest 90 ( 55 ) Anisa Mohammed 1 / 26 ( 3 overs ) New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires : Ahsan Raza ( Pak ) and Adrian Holdstock ( SA ) Player of the match : Leigh Kasperek ( NZ ) New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field. Akeira Peters ( West Indies Women ) made her WODI debut. Points : New Zealand Women 2, West Indies Women 0. Round 5 8 July 2017 Scorecard Pakistan 144 ( 46.5 overs ) New Zealand 147 / 2 ( 15 overs ) Sana Mir 50 ( 86 ) Hannah Rowe 3 / 22 ( 9 overs ) Sophie Devine 93 ( 41 ) Diana Baig 1 / 28 ( 4 overs ) New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires : Gregory Brathwaite ( WI ) and Sharfuddoula ( Ban ) Player of the match : Hannah Rowe ( NZ ) Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat. Sana Mir ( Pak ) played her 100th WODI and Lea Tahuhu ( NZ ) played her 50th WODI. Sophie Devine ( NZ ) hit nine sixes in her innings of 93, the most by a woman in a WODI. Points : New Zealand Women 2, Pakistan Women 0. Pakistan Women were eliminated as a result of this match. 8 July 2017 Scorecard South Africa 273 / 9 ( 50 overs ) India 158 ( 46 overs ) Lizelle Lee 92 ( 65 ) Shikha Pandey 3 / 40 ( 9 overs ) Deepti Sharma 60 ( 111 ) Dane van Niekerk 4 / 22 ( 10 overs ) South Africa Women won by 115 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires : Jacqueline Williams ( WI ) and Paul Wilson ( Aus ) Player of the match : Dane van Niekerk ( SA ) India Women won the toss and elected to field. Points : South Africa Women 2, India Women 0. Sri Lanka Women and West Indies Women were eliminated as a result of this match. 9 July 2017 Scorecard England 259 / 8 ( 50 overs ) Australia 256 / 8 ( 50 overs ) Tammy Beaumont 49 ( 88 ) Elyse Villani 3 / 42 ( 5 overs ) Ellyse Perry 70 ( 86 ) Alex Hartley 2 / 31 ( 10 overs ) England Women won by 3 runs Bristol County Ground, Bristol Umpires : Chris Brown ( NZ ) and Adrian Holdstock ( SA ) Player of the match : Katherine Brunt ( Eng ) England Women won the toss and elected to bat. Points : England Women 2, Australia Women 0. This was England Women 's first win against Australia Women in a World Cup since 1993. 9 July 2017 Scorecard West Indies 229 / 9 ( 50 overs ) Sri Lanka 182 ( 48 overs ) Merissa Aguilleira 46 * ( 59 ) Sripali Weerakkody 3 / 38 ( 10 overs ) Shashikala Siriwardene 33 ( 67 ) Anisa Mohammed 3 / 39 ( 10 overs ) West Indies Women won by 47 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires : Shaun George ( SA ) and Claire Polosak ( Aus ) Player of the match : Anisa Mohammed ( WI ) Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field. Points : West Indies Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0. Round 6 11 July 2017 Scorecard West Indies 285 / 4 ( 50 overs ) Pakistan 117 / 3 ( 24 overs ) Deandra Dottin 104 * ( 76 ) Asmavia Iqbal 2 / 76 ( 10 overs ) Javeria Khan 58 * ( 72 ) Anisa Mohammed 2 / 21 ( 4 overs ) West Indies Women won by 19 runs ( D / L method ) Grace Road, Leicester Umpires : Sue Redfern ( Eng ) and Langton Rusere ( Zim ) Player of the match : Deandra Dottin ( WI ) Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field. Rain during Pakistan Women 's innings set them a revised target of 137 runs from 24 overs. Deandra Dottin scored her first century in a WODI, and the fastest by a West Indies woman ( 71 balls ). Points : West Indies Women 2, Pakistan Women 0. 12 July 2017 Scorecard Sri Lanka 101 ( 40.3 overs ) South Africa 104 / 2 ( 23.1 overs ) Dilani Manodara 25 ( 49 ) Dane van Niekerk 4 / 24 ( 8 overs ) Laura Wolvaardt 48 * ( 66 ) Inoka Ranaweera 1 / 20 ( 6 overs ) South Africa Women won by 8 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires : Gregory Brathwaite ( WI ) and Kathy Cross ( NZ ) Player of the match : Dane van Niekerk ( SA ) Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat. Points : South Africa Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0. 12 July 2017 Scorecard India 226 / 7 ( 50 overs ) Australia 227 / 2 ( 45.1 overs ) Poonam Raut 106 ( 136 ) Ellyse Perry 2 / 37 ( 10 overs ) Meg Lanning 76 ( 88 ) Poonam Yadav 1 / 46 ( 8 overs ) Australia Women won by 8 wickets Bristol County Ground, Bristol Umpires : Adrian Holdstock ( SA ) and Sharfuddoula ( Ban ) Player of the match : Meg Lanning ( Aus ) Australia Women won the toss and elected to field. Mithali Raj ( Ind ) became the leading run - scorer in WODIs, passing the previous record of 5,992 runs set by Charlotte Edwards ( Eng ), and became the first woman to pass 6,000 runs in WODIs. Points : Australia Women 2, India Women 0. Australia Women qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match. 12 July 2017 Scorecard England 284 / 9 ( 50 overs ) New Zealand 209 ( 46.4 overs ) Natalie Sciver 129 ( 111 ) Amelia Kerr 4 / 51 ( 9 overs ) Suzie Bates 44 ( 68 ) Alex Hartley 3 / 44 ( 9.4 overs ) England Women won by 75 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires : Ahsan Raza ( Pak ) and Jacqueline Williams ( WI ) Player of the match : Natalie Sciver ( Eng ) England Women won the toss and elected to bat. Katherine Brunt ( Eng ) and Amy Satterthwaite ( NZ ) both played in their 100th WODI. Points : England Women 2, New Zealand Women 0. England Women and South Africa Women qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match. Round 7 15 July 2017 Scorecard Australia 269 ( 48.3 overs ) South Africa 210 ( 50 overs ) Nicole Bolton 79 ( 87 ) Suné Luus 5 / 67 ( 10 overs ) Laura Wolvaardt 71 ( 94 ) Rachael Haynes 2 / 12 ( 2 overs ) Australia Women won by 59 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires : Chris Brown ( NZ ) and Langton Rusere ( Zim ) Player of the match : Ellyse Perry ( Aus ) Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat. Points : Australia Women 2, South Africa Women 0. 15 July 2017 Scorecard England 220 / 7 ( 50 overs ) West Indies 128 / 9 ( 50 overs ) Heather Knight 67 ( 88 ) Afy Fletcher 3 / 33 ( 10 overs ) Hayley Matthews 29 ( 64 ) Natalie Sciver 3 / 3 ( 4 overs ) England Women won by 92 runs Bristol County Ground, Bristol Umpires : Anil Chaudhary ( Ind ) and Paul Wilson ( Aus ) Player of the match : Heather Knight ( Eng ) West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field. Points : England Women 2, West Indies Women 0. 15 July 2017 Scorecard India 265 / 7 ( 50 overs ) New Zealand 79 ( 25.3 overs ) Mithali Raj 109 ( 123 ) Leigh Kasperek 3 / 45 ( 10 overs ) Amy Satterthwaite 26 ( 47 ) Rajeshwari Gayakwad 5 / 15 ( 7.3 overs ) India Women won by 186 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires : Shaun George ( SA ) and Claire Polosak ( Aus ) Player of the match : Mithali Raj ( Ind ) New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field. This was India Women 's biggest win, in terms of runs, in a Women 's World Cup. Rajeshwari Gayakwad ( Ind ) recorded the best bowling figures for a bowler for India Women in Women 's World Cups. This was the lowest all - out total made by New Zealand Women in Women 's World Cups. Points : India Women 2, New Zealand Women 0. India Women qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match. 15 July 2017 Scorecard Sri Lanka 221 / 7 ( 50 overs ) Pakistan 206 ( 46.4 overs ) Dilani Manodara 84 ( 111 ) Diana Baig 3 / 41 ( 10 overs ) Nain Abidi 57 ( 68 ) Chandima Gunaratne 4 / 41 ( 10 overs ) Sri Lanka Women won by 15 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires : Kathy Cross ( NZ ) and Sue Redfern ( Eng ) Player of the match : Chandima Gunaratne ( SL ) Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat. Shashikala Siriwardene ( SL ) played in her 100th WODI. Points : Sri Lanka Women 2, Pakistan Women 0. Knockout stage Semi-finals Final 18 July -- County Ground, Bristol South Africa 218 / 6 England 221 / 8 23 July -- Lord 's, London England 228 / 7 India 219 20 July -- County Ground, Derby India 281 / 4 Australia 245 Semi-finals Semi Final 1 18 July 2017 Scorecard South Africa 218 / 6 ( 50 overs ) England 221 / 8 ( 49.4 overs ) Mignon du Preez 76 * ( 95 ) Heather Knight 1 / 8 ( 2 overs ) Sarah Taylor 54 ( 76 ) Suné Luus 2 / 24 ( 5 overs ) England Women won by 2 wickets Bristol County Ground, Bristol Umpires : Gregory Brathwaite ( WI ) and Paul Wilson ( Aus ) Player of the match : Sarah Taylor ( Eng ) South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat. Semi Final 2 20 July 2017 Scorecard India 281 / 4 ( 42 overs ) Australia 245 ( 40.1 overs ) Harmanpreet Kaur 171 * ( 115 ) Elyse Villani 1 / 19 ( 1 over ) Alex Blackwell 90 ( 56 ) Deepti Sharma 3 / 59 ( 7.1 overs ) India Women won by 36 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires : Ahsan Raza ( Pak ) and Shaun George ( SA ) Player of the match : Harmanpreet Kaur ( Ind ) India Women won the toss and elected to bat. Rain reduced the match to 42 overs per side. Harmanpreet Kaur ( Ind ) made the highest score by a woman in the knockout stages of World Cups and the highest individual score for India in a Women 's World Cup. Final Main article : 2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup Final It was announced on 8 February 2016 that Lord 's would host the Final on 23 July 2017. 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Question: who won women's cricket world cup 2016
Answer: England