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1997 saw India host the Women's World Cup for the second time. The tournament comprised of 11 teams divided into two groups. Group A had 6 teams - Australia, England, South Africa, Ireland, Denmark and Pakistan. Group B was made up of 5 teams - New Zealand, India, West Indies, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands.
All the teams in their respective groups were to play once against the others in the round-robin stage, The top four teams from each group qualified for the quarter-finals.
Australia, England, South Africa and Ireland qualified for the quarter-finals from Group A. New Zealand, India, Netherlands and Sri Lanka qualified for the quarter-finals from Group B.
The semi-finals saw New Zealand (244/3) defeat Ireland (105/9) to set up a clash against rivals Australia in the final. Australia (123/7) had defeated India (104/9) to make it to the final.
Australia defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets in the final to be crowned world champions for the fourth time.
Some of the key highlights of the tournament are as follows:
1997 Women's Cricket World Cup stats
412/3 by Australia against Denmark was the highest team total.
456 runs scored by Debbie Hockley of New Zealand was the most number of runs scored by a player.
229* by Belinda Clark of Australia against Denmark was the highest individual score by a player.
6 centuries were scored in the tournament.
2 centuries scored by Debbie Hockley was the most number of centuries scored by a player.
27 half-centuries were scored in the tournament.
3 half-centuries scored by Linda Oliver of South Africa was the most number of half-centuries scored by a player.
13 wickets taken by Katrina Keenan of New Zealand was the most number of wickets taken by a player.
5/21 by Purnima Choudhary of India against West Indies was the best bowling performance by a player. She was also the only player to take a five-wicket haul in the tournament.
13 dismissals by Jane Cassar of England was the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper.
4 dismissals by Jane Cassar against Sri Lanka was the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in an innings.
6 catches by Nicola Payne (New Zealand) and Debbie Hockley (New Zealand) was the most number of catches taken by a player.
