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2005 Women's Cricket World Cup Final

Event	2005 Women's Cricket World Cup
Australia India 215/4 117 50.0 overs 46.0 overs
Date	10 April 2005
Venue	SuperSport Park, Centurion
Player of the match	Karen Rolton
Umpires	Shaun George and Zed Ndamane
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The 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup Final was a women's One Day International cricket match between Australia and India played on 10 April 2005 at the SuperSport Park in South Africa. It was the culmination of the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup, the eighth tournament of the series. Australia won by 98 runs, clinching their fifth World Cup title, and their fourth on foreign soil. It was the first time that the Indian team had reached the final of a women's World Cup.

Australia won the toss, and their captain Belinda Clark opted to bat first. Her side scored 215 runs for the loss of 4 wickets (215/4) in their 50 overs. Their top scorer was Australian vice-captain Karen Rolton, who scored 107 runs batting at number three. Indian bowler Amita Sharma took two wickets for 39 runs (2/39). In their response, India failed to build a good opening partnership, as opener Jaya Sharma was dismissed for only 5 runs. India continued to score poorly and losing wickets regularly, and the last of their ten wickets fell at the end of their 46th over. Australia bowlers Shelley Nitschke and Cathryn Fitzpatrick each took two wickets. Rolton was named player of the match.

Route to the final

Group stage

The 2005 Women's World Cup was a round-robin tournament, in which each of the eight teams played all seven others and the top four progressed to the semifinals.

All of Australia' group stage matches were scheduled at Tshwane University of Technology Oval, Pretoria, except the one against West Indies. Their first match was against England, which "washed out after heavy rain lashed Pretoria". Then, Australia has five consecutive victories, against New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Ireland by 32 runs, 79 runs, 97 runs, eight wickets and ten wickets respectively.

India' group stage matches were also scheduled at Pretoria, except the one against New Zealand. Their first match was against ri Lanka, which ended with no result. It won its next three matches, against Ireland, South Africa and England by nine wickets, four wicket and seven wickets respectively. It then faced it first loss in the tournament, facing a 16-runs loss from New Zealand.

Both the finalists faced each other in the last match of their group stage, but it was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Semifinals

Australia played England in the first semifinal of the tournament. Australia won the toss and put England to bat. England finished on 158, with Fitzpatrick taking three wicket for 27 runs. Clark's tally of 62 runs and Sthalekar's 29 runs helped Australia to reach the required 159 in 47 overs to progress to the final. Clarke was named player of the match.

In the second semifinal India played New Zealand, which won the toss and elected to field first. The Indian openers were quickly dismissed, but Chopra scored 44 and Raj 91 not out, helping India to reach a total of 204 runs. New Zealand finished on 164, and Amita Sharma finished with three wicket for 24 runs. India won by 40 runs and progressed to the final, with Raj being the player of the match.

Buildup

Before the tournament, Jenny Thompson of ESPNcricinfo identified Australia, India, England and New Zealand as the most likely winners. Australia were runners-up in the previous tournament in 2000. This was the first time that India had reached the final of a women's World Cup, but the seventh for Australia, and their sixth on foreign soil. Australia was the only team still unbeaten in the tournament. The one change in the Australian team was the inclusion of Clea Smith in place of Emma Liddell. India fielded the same side as in their semifinal win over New Zealand.

Match

Summary

Batting conditions were good, and Australia's captain Belinda Clark chose to bat first after winning the toss. The Indian bowlers started well: Clark was caught at wicket by wicket keeper Anju Jain, and in the 11th over, Keightley was caught at second slip by Dhar at second slip. Rolton batted at number three and Jones at number four, taking Australia to 50 runs in the 19th over during their 40-run third-wicket partnership. Jones was dismissed in the 25th over by David and Sthalekar came in, scoring 55 in a 139-run fourth-wicket stand with Rolton, during which Australia reached 100 runs in the 34th over. Sthalekar was caught and bowled by Dhar in the last over, after which Blackwell made 4 runs in 2 balls, giving Australia a total of 215 runs. Rolton remained not out, making 107 runs after she was dropped by Amita Sharma on 60. Goswami, Amita Sharma, Dhar and David each took one wicket for India.

India played a poor innings, losing their first wicket in the 8th over, as Jaya Sharma got run out by Sthalekar and Price. Jain, who made 29 runs, got caught by Sthalekar with an easy catch at mid-wicket. Chopra run out by Julie Hayes on ten runs. Then skipper Raj got leg before wicket by Nitschke, playing across the line. Dhar and Kala were run out in consecutive overs, at 6 and 3 runs respectively. Later Amita Sharma and Goswami made 22 and 18 runs respectively. Amita Sharma got leg before wicket by Sthalekar, and Goswami was caught by substitute Kate Blackwell on backward point. David and Khadeer made ducks. Only four Indian players scored double figures, and the team wa all out for 117 runs in 46 overs. Australia's most successful bowler was Nitschke, who took two wickets for 14 runs.

Rolton was named player of the match and player of the series.

Scorecard

On-field umpires	Shaun George (South Africa) Zed Ndamane (South Africa)
Third umpire	Walter Liebisch (South Africa)
Match referee	Cyril Mitchley ( South Africa)
Toss	Australia elected to bat first
Result	Australia won by 98 runs
Tournament impact	Australia won the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup

Key

• * – Captain
• † – Wicket-keeper
• c Fielder – the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named fielder
• b Bowler – the bowler who gains credit for the dismissal
• lbw – the batsman was dismissed leg before wicket
• sub – substitute

Reaction

Both teams received enthusiastic welcomes on their return home, but neither the Australian nor the Indian press paid much attention to the match. The Indian side received 10,000 South African rand for being the runners-up.

References

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v t e Australia women's national cricket team
Players	Test cricketers ODI cricketers Twenty20 International cricketers
Tours	England 1937 New Zealand 1947–48 England 1951 New Zealand 1960–61 England 1963 New Zealand 1974–75 West Indies 1975–76 England 1976 India 1983–84 New Zealand 1985–86 Ireland 1987 England 1987 New Zealand 1987–88 New Zealand 1989–90 New Zealand 1993–94 New Zealand 1994–95 New Zealand 1996–97 England/Ireland 1998 New Zealand 1998–99 England/Ireland 2001 New Zealand 2001–02 New Zealand 2003–04 India 2004–05 England 2005 New Zealand 2007–08 New Zealand 2008–09 England 2009 New Zealand 2009–10 New Zealand 2011 India 2011–12 England 2013 England 2015 Ireland 2015 New Zealand 2015–16 New Zealand 2016–17 Sri Lanka 2016–17 India 2017–18 Malaysia 2018–19 England 2019 West Indies 2019–20 South Africa 2019–20 New Zealand 2020–21 India 2022–23 England 2023 Ireland 2023 India 2023–24 Bangladesh 2023–24
Home series	England 1934–35 England 1948–49 New Zealand 1956–57 England 1957–58 England 1968–69 New Zealand 1971–72 India 1976–77 New Zealand 1978–79 England 1984–85 New Zealand 1984–85 New Zealand 1986–87 New Zealand 1990–91 India 1990–91 England 1991–92 New Zealand 1992–93 New Zealand 1995–96 Pakistan 1996–97 New Zealand 1997–98 South Africa 1998–99 England 1999–2000 New Zealand 1999–2000 New Zealand 2001–02 England 2002–03 New Zealand 2003–04 New Zealand 2004–05 India 2005–06 New Zealand 2006–07 New Zealand 2007 England 2007–08 India 2008–09 New Zealand 2008–09 New Zealand 2009 New Zealand 2009–10 England 2010–11 New Zealand 2011 New Zealand 2011–12 New Zealand 2012–13 England 2013–14 Pakistan 2014 West Indies 2014–15 India 2015–16 New Zealand 2016–17 South Africa 2016–17 England 2017–18 New Zealand 2018–19 Sri Lanka 2019–20 New Zealand 2020–21 India 2021–22 England 2021–22 Pakistan 2022–23 West Indies 2023–24 South Africa 2023–24
Competitions	The Ashes 1934–35 1937 1948–49 1951 1957–58 1963 1968–69 1976 1984–85 1987 1991–92 1998 2001 2002–03 2005 2007–08 2009 2010–11 2013 2013–14 2015 2017–18 2019 2021–22 2023 Rose Bowl 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2006–07 2007 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2015–16 2016–17 2018–19 2020–21 Tri-Nations 1991–92 1994–95 2017–18 2020 2022 Quadrangular Series 2002–03 2006–07 2011 (T20) 2011 (ODI)
Matches	World Cup Finals 1982 1988 1997 2000 2005 2013 2022 T20 World Cup Finals 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2023

v t e India women's national cricket team
Players	Test cricketers ODI cricketers Twenty20 International cricketers
Tours	Australia/New Zealand 1976–77 England 1986 Australia 1990–91 New Zealand 1994–95 England 1999 South Africa 2001–02 England/Ireland 2002 Australia/New Zealand 2005–06 England/Ireland 2006 England 2008 Australia 2008–09 West Indies 2011–12 England 2012 Bangladesh 2013–14 England 2014 Australia 2015–16 South Africa 2017–18 Sri Lanka 2018–19 New Zealand 2018–19 West Indies 2019–20 England 2021 Australia 2021–22 New Zealand 2021–22 Sri Lanka 2022 England 2022 Bangladesh 2023 Australia 2024–25 England 2025
Home series	West Indies 1976–77 Australia 1983–84 New Zealand 1984–85 England 1995–96 England 2001–02 New Zealand 2003–04 West Indies 2003–04 Australia 2004–05 England 2005–06 England 2009–10 West Indies 2010–11 Australia 2011–12 Bangladesh 2012–13 Sri Lanka 2013–14 South Africa 2014–15 New Zealand 2015 Sri Lanka 2015–16 West Indies 2016–17 Australia 2017–18 England 2017–18 England 2018–19 South Africa 2019–20 South Africa 2020–21 Australia 2022–23 England 2023–24 Australia 2023–24 South Africa 2024 New Zealand 2024–25 West Indies 2024–25 Ireland 2024–25
Competitions	Women's Asia Cup 2004 2005–06 2006 2008 2012 2016 2018 2022 Tri-Nations 1994–95 2002 2017–18 2020 2022–23 Quadrangular Series 2002–03 2006–07 2011 (T20) 2011 (ODI) 2017
Matches	World Cup finals 2005 2017 T20 World Cup finals 2020
See also	Record by opponent Statistics

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• Women's Cricket World Cup finals
• 2004–05 Australian women's cricket season
• 2005 in Indian cricket
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