2017 Women's Cricket World Cup

2017 Women's Cricket World Cup
Dates24 June – 23 July 2017
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatWomen's One Day International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) England
 Wales
Champions England (4th title)
Runners-up India
Participants8
Matches31
Player of the seriesEngland Tammy Beaumont
Most runsEngland Tammy Beaumont (410)
Most wicketsSouth Africa Dane van Niekerk (15)
Official websiteOfficial site
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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.[1] 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.[2] Eight teams qualified to participate in the tournament. England won the final at Lord's on 23 July, after India fell short by 9 runs in pursuit of England's total of 228/7.[3]

  1. ^ "Match dates revealed for ICC Women's World Cup 2017". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ^ Wigmore, Tim (21 July 2017). "Women's Cricket, Long Sidelined, Moves Into Spotlight". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Women's World Cup: England beat India by nine runs in thrilling final at Lord's". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2017.