2000 Women's Cricket World Cup Final

The 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup Final was a women's One Day International cricket match between New Zealand and Australia played on 23 December 2000 at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln, New Zealand. It was the culmination of the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup, the seventh Women's Cricket World Cup. New Zealand won by 4 runs, clinching their first World Cup title, after finishing as runners-up in both the 1993 and 1997 tournaments.[1] Rick Eyre of ESPNcricinfo suggested that it was "the greatest World Cup final ever."[2]

2000 Women's Cricket World Cup Final
Event2000 Women's Cricket World Cup
New Zealand Australia
184 180
48.4 overs 49.1 overs
Date23 December 2000
VenueBert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, New Zealand
Player of the matchBelinda Clark
UmpiresPeter Parker and Dave Quested
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Australia and New Zealand finished first and second in the round-robin group stage of the tournament, and then won their respective semi-finals against South Africa and India to meet in the final for the second consecutive tournament.[3]

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first, but according to Eyre, they "crumbled to be all out" for 184 runs.[2] Kathryn Ramel scored the most runs for New Zealand, accruing 41 from 63 deliveries, while Terry McGregor bowled particularly economically for Australia. In their response, Australia lost the early wickets of Lisa Keightley and Karen Rolton, but Belinda Clark remained at the crease, and scored 91 runs before being bowled in the 42nd over.[4] Australia kept losing wickets, and from the first ball of the final over, requiring five more runs to win, Charmaine Mason was caught behind, leaving Australia all out for 180.[2] Katrina Keenan, Clare Nicholson and Rachel Pullar took two wickets apiece for New Zealand, with Keenan in particular restricting the run-rate effectively.[4] Clark's batting, which accounted for three fifths of the runs scored while she was at the crease, led her to be presented with the player of the match award.[2]

Match
23 December 2000
scorecard
New Zealand 
184 (48.4 overs)
v
 Australia
180 (49.1 overs)
New Zealand Women won by 4 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Peter Parker and Dave Quested
Player of the match: Belinda Clark

References
  1. McConnell, Lynn (23 December 2000). "White Ferns win thrilling final for first world title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. Eyre, Rick (23 December 2000). "Was this the greatest World Cup final ever?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. McConnell, Lynn (21 December 2000). "Who will blink first in World Cup stand-off?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. "New Zealand Women v Australia Women: CricInfo Women's World Cup 2000/01 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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