Back Women’s Cricket World Cup 2005 German 2005 महिला क्रिकेट विश्व कप Hindi Coppa del Mondo di cricket femminile 2005 Italian २००५ महिला क्रिकेट विश्वचषक Marathi VM i cricket for kvinner 2005 NB خواتین کرکٹ عالمی کپ، 2005ء Urdu
| 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) |
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, comfortably beating India in the final, by 98 runs. 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, Neetu David the leading wicket-taker and Karen Rolton the player of the series.
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