2005 Women's Cricket World Cup

2005 Women's Cricket World Cup

Dates	22 March – 10 April 2005
Administrator(s)	International Women's Cricket Council
Cricket format	Women's One Day International (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	South Africa
Champions	Australia (5th title)
Runners-up	India
Participants	8
Matches	31
Player of the series	Karen Rolton
Most runs	Charlotte Edwards (280)
Most wickets	Neetu David (20)
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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.^[1] Australia won the tournament, their fifth title, beating India in the final. 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.^[2][3] 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, and Neetu David was the leading wicket-taker.