England and Wales hosted the 2017 edition of the Women's World Cup. The tournament comprised of 8 teams - Australia, England, New Zealand, India, West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The tournament returned to its older format of having a single group where each team played against the others once. The top four teams at the end of this round-robin stage qualified for the semi-finals.
In this edition, England (12 points), Australia (12 points), India (10 points) and South Africa (9 points) qualified for the semi-finals.
The first semi-final was played between South Africa and England. In this match, England defeated South Africa by two wickets and made it to the final. The second semi-final saw India beat Australia by 36 runs. This would be India's second appearance in the final of a World Cup.
It was again a disappointment for India in the final as they lost to England by 9 runs. England by virtue of this victory became four-time World Cup champions.
Some of the key highlights of the tournament are as follows:
2017 Women's Cricket World Cup stats
377/7 by England against Pakistan was the highest team total.
410 runs scored by Tammy Beaumont of England was the most number of runs scored by a player.
178* by Chamari Athapaththu of Sri Lanka against Australia was the highest individual score by a player.
14 centuries were scored in the tournament.
2 centuries scored by Nat Sciver of England was the most number of centuries scored by a player in the tournament.
56 half-centuries were scored in the tournament.
5 half-centuries scored by Ellyse Perry of Australia was the most number of half-centuries scored by a player.
12 sixes hit by Lizelle Lee of South Africa was the most number of sixes hit by a player.
9 sixes hit by Sophie Devine of New Zealand against Pakistan was the most number of sixes hit by a player in an innings.
15 wickets taken by Dane van Niekerk of South Africa was the most number of wickets taken by a player.
6/46 by Anya Shrubsole of England against India was the best bowling performance by a player.
5 five-wicket hauls were taken in the tournament.
15 dismissals by Sushma Verma of India was the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper.
4 dismissals by Sushma Verma against West Indies was the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in an innings.
8 catches by Amy Satterthwaite of New Zealand was the most number of catches taken by a player.
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