# 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup

The 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup was the tenth Women's Cricket World Cup, hosted by India for the third time, and held from 31 January to 17 February 2013. India previously hosted the World Cup in 1978 and 1997. Australia won the tournament for the sixth time, beating West Indies by 114 runs in the final.
It also marked the 40th anniversary of the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup.

## Qualification

Four teams, Australia, England, India and New Zealand, had already qualified for the tournament. They were joined by Sri Lanka, South Africa, Pakistan and West Indies through the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh, which also doubled as a qualifying tournament for the 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

## Stadiums

| Stadium | City | Note |
| Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai | Opening, Group A, Super Six & Final |
| Bandra Kurla Complex Ground | Mumbai | Group A & Super Six Matches |
| Middle Income Group Club Ground | Mumbai | Group A & Super Six Matches |
| Barabati Stadium | Cuttack | Group B & Super Six Matches |
| DRIEMS Cricket Stadium | Cuttack | Group B Matches |

## Results
### Group stage

The eight qualifying teams were split into two groups for the group stage, with traditional rivals Australia and New Zealand drawn together in Group B alongside South Africa and Pakistan, while India and West Indies were drawn together in Group A along with England and Sri Lanka. 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.641 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.433 |
| 3 | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.276 |
| 4 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.433 |
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.
* 31 January 2013 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| India 289/6 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 179 (44.3 overs) |
| Thirush Kamini 100 (146) Deandra Dottin 3/32 (4 overs) | | Deandra Dottin 39 (16) Nagarajan Niranjana 3/52 (9 overs) |
* India Women won by 110 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Shaun George (RSA) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire) Player of the match: Thirush Kamini (India)
* West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field
* Rasanara Parwin (Ind) made her WODI debut.
* 1 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| England 238/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 244/9 (50 overs) |
| Jenny Gunn 53 (71) Chamani Seneviratne 2/35 (8 overs) | | Chamari Athapaththu 62 (72) Katherine Brunt 2/36 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka Women won by 1 wicket Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Gregory Brathwaite (WI) Player of the match: Eshani Kaushalya (Sri Lanka)
* Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field
* Amy Jones (Eng) made her WODI debut.
* 3 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| England 272/8 (50 overs) | v | India 240/9 (50 overs) |
| Charlotte Edwards 109 (123) Jhulan Goswami 2/56 (10 overs) | | Harmanpreet Kaur 107* (109) Katherine Brunt 4/29 (9 overs) |
* England Women won by 32 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Shaun George (Rsa) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (England)
* India Women won the toss and elected to field
* 3 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| West Indies 368/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 159 (40 overs) |
| Stafanie Taylor 171 (137) Shashikala Siriwardene 2/58 (10 overs) | | Deepika Rasangika 28 (25 Shaquana Quintyne 3/32 (9 overs) |
* West Indies Women won by 209 runs Middle Income Group Club Ground, Mumbai Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)
* Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field
* 5 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| West Indies 101 (36.4 overs) | v | England 103/4 (35 overs) |
| Kyshona Knight 33 (86) Anya Shrubsole 4/21 (8.4 overs) | | Danielle Wyatt 40 (80) Deandra Dottin 3/20 (5 overs) |
* England Women won by 6 wickets Bandra Kurla Complex Ground, Mumbai Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Anya Shrubsole (England)
* West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat
* 5 February 2013 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 282/5 (50 overs) | v | India 144 (42.2 overs) |
| Deepika Rasangika 84 (109) Jhulan Goswami 3/63 (10 overs) | | Reema Malhotra 38 (51) Chamani Seneviratne 2/10 (7.2 overs) |
* Sri Lanka Women won by 138 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire) Player of the match: Deepika Rasangika (Sri Lanka)
* Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.099 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.430 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.297 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.986 |
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.
* 1 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| Australia 175 (46.1 overs) | v | Pakistan 84 (33.2 overs) |
| Rachael Haynes 39 (74) Sadia Yousuf 3/30 (9.1 overs) | | Bismah Maroof 43 (95) Sarah Coyte 3/20 (10 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 91 runs Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and Ruchira Palliyaguru (Sri) Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (Australia)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat
* Renee Chappell and Holly Ferling (Aus) both made their WODI debuts.
* 1 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 321/5 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 170 (41 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 145 (131) Marizanne Kapp 1/39 (8 overs) | | Susan Benade 37 (45) Sian Ruck 4/31 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 150 runs DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Ian Ramage (Sco) Player of the match: Sophie Devine (New Zealand)
* South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field
* 3 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan 104 (41.2 overs) | v | New Zealand 108/3 (29.4 overs) |
| Asmavia Iqbal 22(41) Rachel Candy 5/19 (10 overs) | | Suzie Bates 65* (84) Sana Mir 2/26 (7 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 7 wickets Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: S. Ravi (Ind) and Shahul Hameed (Ina) Player of the match: Rachel Candy (New Zealand)
* Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat
* 3 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| South Africa 188/9 (50.0 Overs) | v | Australia 190/7 (45.4 Overs) |
| Marizanne Kapp 61 (102) Ellyse Perry 3/35 (10 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 83 (108) Shabnim Ismail 4/41 (10 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 3 Wickets DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Kathy Cross (NZ) Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (Australia)
* South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat
* 5 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| South Africa 207/5 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 81 (29.4 overs) |
| Marizanne Kapp 102* (150) Qanita Jalil 2/30 (10 overs) | | Sidra Ameen 15 (36) Marizanne Kapp 3/18 (7 overs) |
* South Africa Women won by 126 runs Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguru (Sri) and Ian Ramage (Sco) Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (South Africa)
* South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat
* Match start delayed due to fog
* 5 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 227/6 (50 overs) | v | Australia 228/3 (38.2 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 102 (134) Megan Schutt 3/40 (10 overs) | | Meg Lanning 112 (104) Lea Tahuhu 1/38 (10 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 7 wickets DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack Umpires: S. Ravi (Ind) and Shahul Hameed (Ina) Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Australia)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to field
* Match start delayed due to fog

### 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | West Indies | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.941 | Met in the Final |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.714 | Met in the Final |
| 3 | England | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.003 | Met in the 3rd place playoff |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.694 | Met in the 3rd place playoff |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.131 | Met in the 5th place playoff |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.477 | Met in the 5th place playoff |
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.
* 8 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| Australia 147 (44.4 overs) | v | England 145 (47.3 ov) |
| Sarah Coyte 44 (81) Anya Shrubsole 3/24 (10 overs) | | Lydia Greenway 49 (113) Holly Ferling 3/35 (10 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 2 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguru (Sri) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Lisa Sthalekar (Australia)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field
* 8 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 103 (42 overs) | v | New Zealand 108/2 (23 overs) |
| Dilani Manodara 34 (70) Lea Tahuhu 4/27 (10 overs) | | Frances Mackay 39* (64) Inoka Ranaweera 2/27 (5 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets Bandra Kurla Complex Ground, Mumbai Umpires: Shaun George (Rsa) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Lea Tahuhu (New Zealand)
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field
* 8 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| South Africa 230/7 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 234/8 (45.3 overs) |
| Trisha Chetty 45 (74) Tremayne Smartt 2/43 (10 overs) | | Stafanie Taylor 75 (78) Dane van Niekerk 3/47 (9 overs) |
* West Indies Women won by 2 wickets Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Chettithody Shamsuddin (Ind) Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)
* South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat
* 10 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 131 (45.2 overs) | v | Australia 132/1 (22.2 overs) |
| Deepika Rasangika 43 (77) Erin Osborne 3/9 (10 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 71 * (61) Nagarajan Niranjana 1/21 (6 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 9 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) Player of the match: Erin Osborne (Australia)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to field
* 10 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| South Africa 77 (29.3 overs) | v | England 81/3 (9.3 overs) |
| Dane van Niekerk 17* (32) Anya Shrubsole 5/17 (10 overs) | | Arran Brindle 28* (16) Chloe Tryon 2/14 (3 overs) |
* England Women won by 7 wickets Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire) Player of the match: Anya Shrubsole (England)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field
* 11 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| West Indies 207/9 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 159 (44.3 overs) |
| Stafanie Taylor 49 (53) Morna Nielsen 3/27 (10 overs) | | Rachel Priest 36 (65) Tremayne Smartt 3/39 (9 overs) |
* West Indies Women won by 48 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Shahul Hameed (Ina) Player of the match: Anisa Mohammed (West Indies)
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field
* 13 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| West Indies 164 (47 overs) | v | Australia 156 (48.2 overs) |
| Deandra Dottin 60 (67) Holly Ferling 3/27 (7 overs) | | Alex Blackwell 45 (83) Shanel Daley 3/22 (9.2 overs) |
* West Indies Women won by 8 runs Middle Income Group Ground, Mumbai Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and Shaun George (Rsa) Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (West Indies)
* West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat
* 13 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| South Africa 227/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 117 (36.4 overs) |
| Shandre Fritz 64 (71) Chamani Seneviratne 3/44 (10 overs) | | Chamari Athapaththu 63 (74) Dane van Niekerk 4/18 (7 overs) |
* South Africa Women won by 110 runs Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Chettithody Shamsuddin (Ind) Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (South Africa)
* Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field
* Elriesa Theunissen (SA) made her WODI debut.
* 13 February 2013 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 266/6 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 251/9 (50 overs) |
| Sarah Taylor 88 (79) Lucy Doolan 2/25 (6 overs) | | Amy Satterthwaite 103 (126) Holly Colvin 3/48 (10 overs) |
* England Women won by 15 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (England)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat

### Play-Offs
#### 3rd place playoff

* 15 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 220/8 (50 overs) | v | England 222/6 (47 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 85 (95) Holly Colvin 3/31 (10 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 106* (121) Lucy Doolan 3/50 (10 overs) |
* England Women won by 4 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Shaun George (Rsa) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (England)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field

#### 5th place playoff

* 15 February 2013 09:30 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 244/7 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 156 (40.1 overs) |
| Chamari Athapaththu 52 (106) Marcia Letsoalo 2/36 (8 overs) | | Shandre Fritz 54 (74) Shashikala Siriwardene 4/32 (8.1 overs) |
* Sri Lanka Women won by 88 runs Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Shashikala Siriwardene (Sri Lanka)
* Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat

#### 7th place playoff

* 7 February 2013 09:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan 192/7 (50 overs) | v | India 195/4 (46 overs) |
| Nida Dar 68* (83) Nagarajan Niranjana 3/35 (10 overs) | | Mithali Raj 103* (141) Qanita Jalil 1/19 (6 overs) |
* India Women won by 6 wickets Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Ian Ramage (Sco) Player of the match: Mithali Raj (India)
* Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat

### Final

* 17 February 2013 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 259/7 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 145 (43.1 overs) |
| Jess Cameron 75 (76) Shaquana Quintyne 3/27 (10 overs) | | Merissa Aguilleira 23 (36) Ellyse Perry 3/19 (10 overs) |
* Australian Women won by 114 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Shaun George (Rsa) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) Player of the match: Jess Cameron (Australia)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat

### Final Positions

| Pos | Team | Record |
| 1st | Australia | 6–1 |
| 2nd | West Indies | 4–3 |
| 3rd | England | 5–2 |
| 4th | New Zealand | 3–4 |
| 5th | Sri Lanka | 3–4 |
| 6th | South Africa | 2–5 |
| 7th | India | 2–2 |
| 8th | Pakistan | 0–4 |

## Statistics
### Most Runs

| Pos | Name | Runs |
| 1st | Suzie Bates | 407 |
| 2nd | Stafanie Taylor | 309 |
| 3rd | Charlotte Edwards | 292 |
| 4th | Rachael Haynes | 273 |
| 5th | Deepika Rasangika | 236 |

### Most Wickets

| Pos | Name | Wickets |
| 1st | Megan Schutt | 15 |
| 2nd | Anya Shrubsole | 13 |
| 3rd | Sian Ruck | 12 |
| 3rd | Katherine Brunt | 12 |
| 5th | Arran Brindle | 11 |