ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2013
2013 · 8 teams · ODI cricket
Tournament Overview
Series Overview
The 2013 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, held in India across January and February, produced a dominant Australian performance that culminated in a comfortable final victory at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. Australia posted 259/7 against West Indies — an imposing total in conditions that slightly favoured batting. West Indies, in their first Women's World Cup final since 2000, were unable to sustain a meaningful challenge: bowled out for 145, they fell 114 runs short of Australia's target. It was Australia's sixth Women's ODI World Cup title and confirmation that the Australian women's program was in a period of exceptional dominance. The Player of the Tournament award went to New Zealand's Suzie Bates — an unusual acknowledgment for a player from a team that didn't reach the final. Bates had accumulated 407 runs at 67.83, including a century, in a performance that was too brilliant to overlook. The tournament's staging in India was historically significant: it was the first Women's World Cup held in South Asia in 35 years, bringing the competition to fans in the cricket-mad subcontinent and laying groundwork for the explosion of interest in women's cricket that would follow in subsequent years.
Key Highlights
- 1Australia posted 259/7 — then dismantled West Indies' batting lineup to win by 114 runs in a one-sided final
- 2Suzie Bates of New Zealand won Player of the Tournament despite New Zealand finishing fourth — 407 runs at 67.83 with a century
- 3Australia's sixth Women's ODI World Cup title — maintaining their position as the dominant force in women's 50-over cricket
- 4The tournament was hosted in India — the first Women's World Cup staged in South Asia since 1978, bringing the competition to a massive new cricket audience
- 5West Indies reached their first Women's World Cup final since 2000, but Australia's all-round superiority proved too much in Mumbai