# 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup

The 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup was the eighth Women's Cricket World Cup, held in South Africa 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 International Women's Cricket Council before it was merged with the International Cricket Council. Australia won the tournament, their fifth title, comfortably beating India in the final, by 98 runs. England and New Zealand were the losing semi-finalists, while the other four teams that competed were Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies. Karen Rolton was named the Player of the Tournament after scoring 107* in the final of the tournament. Charlotte Edwards was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, Neetu David the leading wicket-taker and Karen Rolton the player of the series.

## Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Australia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
| 2 | India | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | England | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | West Indies | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | South Africa | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Ireland | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |

### Round 1

* 22 March 2005 (scorecard)
| England 169/7 (50.0 overs) | v | Australia |
| Jenny Gunn 40 (50) Julie Hayes 2/32 (10.0) | | |
* No Result Technikon Oval, Pretoria Umpires: ZTA Ndamane and BM White
* 22 March 2005 (scorecard)
| Sri Lanka 116 (46.5 overs) | v | India 4/0 (2.0 overs) |
| Shashikala Siriwardene 29 (63) Neetu David 3/17 (7.5) | | Jaya Sharma 3 (6) |
* No Result Laudium Oval, Pretoria Umpires: SW Liebisch and D Ntuli
* 22 March 2005 (scorecard)
| South Africa 204/7 (48.0 overs) | v | Ireland |
| Shandre Fritz 48 (61) Barbara McDonald 2/26 (10.0) | | |
* No Result SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: BN Harrison and GH Pienaar
* 22 March 2005 (scorecard)
| New Zealand 178/8 (50.0 overs) | v | West Indies 18/2 (3.4 overs) |
| Maia Lewis 77 (144) Philipa Thomas 2/19 (7.0) | | Nelly Williams 10 (9) Louise Milliken 1/4 (2.0) |
* No Result Harlequins, Pretoria Umpires: S George and DJ Smith

### Round 2

* 24 March 2005 (scorecard)
| Australia 174/7 (50.0 overs) | v | New Zealand 142 (49.3 overs) |
| Alex Blackwell 53 (65) Rachel Pullar 2/30 (10.0) | | Rebeca Rolls 60 (80) Karen Rolton 3/22 (10.0) |
* Australia won by 32 runs LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria Umpires: BN Harrison and GH Pienaar
* 24 March 2005 (scorecard)
| England 284/4 (50.0 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 70 (26.0 overs) |
| Claire Taylor 136 (128) Praba Udawatte 3/38 (10.0) | | Praba Udawatte 8 (49) Lucy Pearson 3/26 (6.0) |
* England won by 214 runs Harlequins, Pretoria Umpires: SW Liebisch and S Zoutendyk
* 24 March 2005 (scorecard)
| Ireland 65 (42.1 overs) | v | India 68/1 (17.2 overs) |
| Miriam Grealey 38 (88) Amita Sharma 3/12 (8.0) | | Anju Jain 32* (60) Heather Whelan 1/17 (6.0) |
* India won by 9 wickets Harlequins, Pretoria Umpires: LM Engelbrecht and S George
* 24 March 2005 (scorecard)
| South Africa 169 (49.0 overs) | v | West Indies 168 (49.4 overs) |
| Cri-Zelda Brits 72 (120) Philipa Thomas 4/42 (10.0) | | Juliana Nero 41 (93) Cri-Zelda Brits 4/37 (9.4) |
* South Africa won by 1 run Laudium Oval, Pretoria Umpires: A Crafford and BM White

### Round 3

* 26 March 2005 (scorecard)
| Australia 230 (49.2 overs) | v | West Indies 151 (48.3 overs) |
| Karen Rolton 69 (82) Envis Williams 3/38 (8.2) | | Juliana Nero 40 (64) Lisa Sthalekar 2/16 (4.0) |
* Australia won by 79 runs Olympia Park, Rustenburg Umpires: ZTA Ndamane and DJ Smith
* 26 March 2005 (scorecard)
| England 221/6 (50.0 overs) | v | Ireland 93/8 (50.0 overs) |
| Clare Connor 82 (114) Barbara McDonald 1/22 (10.0) | | Clare Shillington 17 (48) Claire Taylor 2/13 (10.0) |
* England won by 128 runs Eesterust Cricket Club Ground, Pretoria Umpires: D Ntuli and BM White
* 26 March 2005 (scorecard)
| South Africa 80 (34.3 overs) | v | India 81/6 (25.5 overs) |
| Johmari Logtenberg 26 (54) Deepa Marathe 4/1 (6.0) | | Rumeli Dhar 33* (41) Alicia Smith 4/19 (10.0) |
* India won by 4 wickets Technikon Oval, Pretoria Umpires: S George and BN Harrison
* 26 March 2005 (scorecard)
| Sri Lanka 58 (34.3 overs) | v | New Zealand 59/3 (18.4 overs) |
| Hiruka Fernando 16 (25) Helen Watson 2/0 (2.3) | | Maia Lewis 20 (39) Praba Udawatte 2/27 (7.0) |
* New Zealand won by 7 wickets Harlequins, Pretoria Umpires: SW Liebisch and JEP Ostrom

### Round 4

* 28 March 2005 (scorecard)
| Australia 256/5 (50.0 overs) | v | South Africa 159/9 (49.0 overs) |
| Lisa Keightley 103 (153) Johmari Logtenberg 2/38 (8.0) | | Cri-Zelda Brits 49 (75) Shelley Nitschke 2/32 (8.0) |
* Australia won by 97 runs LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria Umpires: LM Engelbrecht and JEP Ostrom
* 28 March 2005 (scorecard)
| England 139 (49.3 overs) | v | India 141/3 (45.5 overs) |
| Charlotte Edwards 58 (121) Jhulan Goswami 4/27 (9.3) | | Anjum Chopra 64 (119) Katherine Brunt 1/17 (7.5) |
* India won by 7 wickets Laudium Oval, Pretoria Umpires: A Crafford and EC Hendrikse
* 28 March 2005 (scorecard)
| Ireland 91 (49.0 overs) | v | New Zealand 95/1 (18.2 overs) |
| Caitriona Beggs 30 (102) Helen Watson 3/19 (10.0) | | Aimee Mason 49* (47) Heather Whelan 1/18 (5.0) |
* New Zealand won by 9 wickets Harlequins, Pretoria Umpires: GH Pienaar and S Zoutendyk
* 28 March 2005 (scorecard)
| Sri Lanka 152 (48.1 overs) | v | West Indies 156/2 (39.2 overs) |
| Shashikala Siriwardene 52 (60) Verena Felicien 2/13 (8.0) | | Nelly Williams 70 (124) Eshani Kaushalya 1/14 (3.2) |
* West Indies won by 8 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: S George and BM White

### Round 5

* 30 March 2005 (scorecard)
| Sri Lanka 57 (38.2 overs) | v | Australia 58/2 (16.4 overs) |
| Shashikala Siriwardene 14 (40) Shelley Nitschke 3/5 (6.0) | | Lisa Keightley 23 (48) Shashikala Siriwardene 1/10 (3.0) |
* Australia won by 8 wickets LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria Umpires: A Crafford and DJ Smith
* 30 March 2005 (scorecard)
| South Africa 174/6 (50.0 overs) | v | England 180/2 (39.5 overs) |
| Cri-Zelda Brits 46 (104) Lucy Pearson 2/23 (10.0) | | Charlotte Edwards 99 (133) Alicia Smith 2/35 (10.0) |
* England won by 8 wickets Harlequins, Pretoria Umpires: S George and BM White
* 30 March 2005 (scorecard)
| New Zealand 184/9 (50.0 overs) | v | India 168/9 (50.0 overs) |
| Sara McGlashan 57 (73) Neetu David 5/32 (10.0) | | Mithali Raj 52 (102) Louise Milliken 5/25 (10.0) |
* New Zealand won by 16 runs Technikon Oval, Pretoria Umpires: ZTA Ndamane and GH Pienaar
* 30 March 2005 (scorecard)
| Ireland 159/6 (50.0 overs) | v | West Indies 163/2 (36.3 overs) |
| Cecelia Joyce 37 (75) Verena Felicien 2/22 (10.0) | | Juliana Nero 71 (92) Heather Whelan 1/31 (8.0) |
* West Indies won by 8 wickets Laudium Oval, Pretoria Umpires: LM Engelbrecht and D Ntuli

### Round 6

* 1 April 2005 (scorecard)
| Ireland 66/8 (50.0 overs) | v | Australia 68/0 (14.0 overs) |
| Miriam Grealey 21 (68) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 2/9 (10.0) | | Belinda Clark 35* (44) |
* Australia won by 10 wickets Eesterust Cricket Club Ground, Pretoria Umpires: D Ntuli and BM White
* 1 April 2005 (scorecard)
| England 179/6 (50.0 overs) | v | New Zealand 180/5 (48.5 overs) |
| Claire Taylor 46 (72) Louise Milliken 1/11 (4.0) | | Haidee Tiffen 43 (65) Nicki Shaw 2/22 (5.0) |
* New Zealand won by 5 wickets LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria Umpires: LM Engelbrecht and ZTA Ndamane
* 1 April 2005 (scorecard)
| West Indies 135 (47.4 overs) | v | India 139/2 (33.0 overs) |
| Pamela Lavine 43 (77) Jhulan Goswami 4/16 (9.0) | | Anju Jain 68 (92) Verena Felicien 2/31 (9.0) |
* India won by 8 wickets Harlequins, Pretoria Umpires: SW Liebisch and DJ Smith
* 1 April 2005 (scorecard)
| Sri Lanka 158 (47.4 overs) | v | South Africa 126 (43.4 overs) |
| Hiruka Fernando 78* (137) Charlize van der Westhuizen 2/26 (10.0) | | Johmari Logtenberg 39 (57) Suwini de Alwis 3/19 (6.4) |
* Sri Lanka won by 32 runs Technikon Oval, Pretoria Umpires: A Crafford and JEP Ostrom

### Round 7

* 3 April 2005 (scorecard)
| India | v | Australia |
* Abandoned without a ball bowled Laudium Oval, Pretoria Umpires: SW Liebisch and GH Pienaar
* 3 April 2005 (scorecard)
| England | v | West Indies |
* Abandoned without a ball bowled Harlequins, Pretoria Umpires: EC Hendrikse and JEP Ostrom
* 3 April 2005 (scorecard)
| Ireland | v | Sri Lanka |
* Abandoned without a ball bowled Technikon Oval, Pretoria Umpires: LM Engelbrecht and DJ Smith
* 3 April 2005 (scorecard)
| South Africa | v | New Zealand |
* Abandoned without a ball bowled LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria Umpires: ZTA Ndamane and BM White

## Semifinals

* 5 April 2005 (scorecard)
| England 158 (49.4 overs) | v | Australia 159/5 (47.0 overs) |
| Clare Connor 35 (74) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 3/27 (10.0) | | Belinda Clark 62 (105) Clare Connor 1/24 (10.0) |
* Australia won by 5 wickets Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: ZTA Ndamane and GH Pienaar Player of the match: Belinda Clark (Aus)
* 7 April 2005 (scorecard)
| India 204/6 (50.0 overs) | v | New Zealand 164 (43.4 overs) |
| Mithali Raj 91* (104) Rachel Pullar 4/39 (10.0 overs) | | Maria Fahey 73 (94) Amita Sharma 3/24 (9.0) |
* India won by 40 runs Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: S George and DJ Smith Player of the match: Mithali Raj (Ind)

## Final

* 10 April 2005 (scorecard)
| Australia 215/4 (50.0 overs) | v | India 117 (46.0 overs) |
| Karen Rolton 107* (128) Rumeli Dhar 1/34 (6.0 overs) | | Anju Jain 29 (52) Shelley Nitschke 2/14 (9.0) |
* Australia won by 98 runs SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: S George and ZTA Ndamane Player of the match: Karen Rolton (Aus)

## 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.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Charlotte Edwards | England | 280 | 6 | 46.66 | 99 | 0 | 3 |
| Claire Taylor | England | 265 | 6 | 53.00 | 136 | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Rolton | Australia | 246 | 5 | 61.50 | 107* | 1 | 1 |
| Cri-zelda Brits | South Africa | 206 | 6 | 34.33 | 72 | 0 | 1 |
| Mithali Raj | India | 199 | 7 | 49.75 | 91* | 0 | 2 |
    Source: ESPNCricinfo

### Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
| Neetu David | India | 65.4 | 20 | 8.35 | 19.7 | 2.54 | 5/32 |
| Amita Sharma | India | 65.3 | 14 | 14.85 | 28.0 | 3.17 | 3/12 |
| Jhulan Goswami | India | 64.1 | 13 | 13.53 | 29.6 | 2.74 | 4/16 |
| Shelley Nitschke | Australia | 44.0 | 11 | 8.27 | 24.0 | 2.06 | 3/5 |
| Louise Milliken | New Zealand | 44.0 | 11 | 13.72 | 24.0 | 3.43 | 5/25 |
    Source: ESPNCricinfo