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Stats: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup (ODI)

England won their fourth World Cup in 2017.
England won their fourth World Cup in 2017.

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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