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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup
| image = 
| imagesize = 
| caption = 
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = {{flagicon|IND}} [[India]]
| champions = {{nobr|{{crw|Australia}}}}
| count = 4
| runner up = {{crw|New Zealand}}
| participants = 11
| matches = 33
| attendance = 
| player of the series = 
| most runs = {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Debbie Hockley]] (456)
| most wickets ={{flagicon|NZ}} [[Katrina Keenan]] (13)
| previous_year        = 1993
| previous_tournament  = 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup
| next_year            = 2000
| next_tournament      = 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup
}}
The '''1997 Women's Cricket World Cup''', also known as the '''Hero Honda Women's World Cup''', was the sixth edition of the [[Women's Cricket World Cup]], held in [[India]]. With 32 matches<ref name=matches/> between a record 11 teams<ref name=points/> across 25 cricket grounds,<ref name=grounds/> [[England women's cricket team|England]], [[Australia women's cricket team|Australia]], [[New Zealand women's cricket team|New Zealand]] and [[India women's cricket team|India]] reached the semi-finals, with Australia and New Zealand progressing to the final match, which was played on 29 December 1997. Australia defeated New Zealand by five wickets to win their fourth championship title.

The 1997 World Cup also set a number of records for the tournament. In their match against [[Denmark women's national cricket team|Denmark]], Australia scored the highest team score in a World Cup, 412/3, and achieved the largest winning margin in a World Cup, 363 runs.<ref name="team"/><ref name="margin"/> In the same match, Australia's [[Belinda Clark]] scored 229[[not out|*]], the highest individual score in a World Cup.<ref name="high"/> Australia also bowled out [[Pakistan women's national cricket team|Pakistan]] for 27 in 82 balls, the shortest completed innings in a Women's One Day International.<ref name="balls">{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/women/content/records/283156.html |title=Records/Women's One Day Internationals/Team Records/Shortest Completed Innings (by balls) |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref>

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable"
|+1997 Women's Cricket World Cup venues<ref name="grounds">[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/women/content/series/61222.html?template=ground Grounds – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
!Venue
!City
!Matches
!Map
|-
![[Eden Gardens]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|1
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  {{Location map~|India|coordinates={{coord|27.18|N|78.02|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Agar]]|label_size=80}}
  {{Location map~|India|coordinates={{coord|28.36|N|77.13|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Delhi]]|label_size=80}}
  {{Location map~|India|coordinates={{coord|12.18|N|76.39|E}}|position=right|background=|label=[[Mysore]]|label_size=80}}
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|-
![[Eklavya Sports Stadium]]
|[[Agra]]
|1
|-
![[Feroz Shah Kotla]]
|[[Delhi]]
|1
|-
![[Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground]]
|[[Mysore]]
|1
|-
![[Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad|Gymkhana Ground]]
|[[Secunderabad]]
|1
|-
![[Harbax Singh Stadium| Harbaksh Stadium]]
|[[Delhi]]
|2
|-
![[Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada|Indira Gandhi Stadium]]
|[[Vijayawada]]
|1
|-
![[Jamia Millia Islamia University Ground]]
|[[New Delhi]]
|1
|-
![[K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow|K.D.Singh Babu Stadium]]
|[[Lucknow]]
|1
|-
![[Karnail Singh Stadium]]
|Delhi
|1
|-
![[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
|[[Hyderabad]]
|2
|-
![[M.Chinnaswamy Stadium]]
|[[Bangalore]]
|1
|-
![[MA Chidambaram Stadium]]
|[[Chennai]]
|2
|-
![[Middle Income Group Club Ground]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|1
|-
![[Moin-ul-Haq Stadium]]
|[[Patna]]
|1
|-
![[Nahar Singh Stadium]]
|[[Faridabad]]
|1
|-
![[Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium]]
|[[Ghaziabad, India|Ghaziabad]]
|1
|-
![[Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon|Nehru Stadium]]
|[[Gurgaon]]
|1
|-
![[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi|Nehru Stadium]]
|[[Indore]]
|1
|-
![[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]]
|[[Pune]]
|2
|-
![[Punjab C.A. Stadium]]
|[[Chandigarh]]
|1
|-
![[Reliance Stadium]]
|[[Vadodara]]
|2
|-
![[Sector 16 Stadium]]
|[[Chandigarh]]
|2
|-
![[Vidarbha C.A. Ground]]
|[[Nagpur]]
|1
|-
![[Wankhede Stadium]]
|Mumbai
|1
|-
![[Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium]]
|[[Mohali]]
|1
|-
!Gymkhana Ground
|Hyderabad
|1
|}

==Group stage==
The competition began with twenty-five matches between 11 teams, the highest participation of any Women's Cricket World Cup to date.<ref name=tribune>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050416/saturday/main1.htm ''Great Step Forward''] ''The Tribune'' Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref> After these matches, Australia, England, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, India, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand reached the [[quarter final]]s stage, while Denmark, Pakistan and the West Indies were eliminated.<ref name=points>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/women/engine/series/61222.html?view=pointstable Points table – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref> The first three matches of this stage were rained off without a ball being bowled, due to torrential storms on 9 and 10 December.<ref name=matches>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/women/engine/series/61222.html Matches – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>

===Group A===
====Table====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=175|Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Tied" |T
!width=20 abbr="No Result" |NR
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{crw|AUS}}
|5||4||0||0||1||'''27'''
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{crw|ENG}}
|5||4||1||0||0||'''24'''
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{crw|RSA}}
|5||3||2||0||0||'''18'''
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{crw|IRE}}
|5||2||2||0||1||'''15'''
|-
|align="left"|{{crw|DEN}}
|5||1||4||0||0||'''6'''
|-
|align="left"|{{crw|PAK}}
|5||0||5||0||0||'''0'''
|}

====Fixtures====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{crw|IRE}}
| score1 =
| runs1 = 
| wickets1 = 
| score2 =
| runs2 = 
| wickets2 = 
| result = Match Abandoned
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/australia-women-vs-ireland-women-3rd-match-293122/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = S. V. Ramani and [[T. R. Kashyappan]]
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play possible due to rain.
| notes = Points: Australia Women 3, Ireland Women 3
|stack=y}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{crw|DEN}}
| score1 = 65 (30.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Maliha Hussain]] 13 (52)
| wickets1 = [[Susanne Nielsen]] 4/9 (10 overs)
| score2 = 66/2 (29.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Malene Iversen]] 21 (73)
| wickets2 = [[Kiran Baluch]] 2/13 (7 overs)
| result = Denmark Women won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/denmark-women-vs-pakistan-women-4th-match-67178/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground|Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground]], [[Mysore]]
| umpires = [[Shavir Tarapore]] and V Mouli
| motm = [[Susanne Nielsen]] (Den)
| toss = Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Sadia Butt]], [[Asma Farzand]], [[Shazia Hassan]], [[Ruksana Khan]], [[Nazia Nazir]] and [[Nazia Sadiq]] (Pak) all made their WODI debuts.
* Points: Denmark Women 6, Pakistan Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{crw|SA}}
| score1 = 94/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Charlotte Edwards]] 38 (50)
| wickets1 = [[Kim Price]] 2/17 (4 overs)
| score2 = 87/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kim Price]] 15[[not out|*]] (12)
| wickets2 = [[Charlotte Edwards]] 3/15 (3 overs)
| result = England Women won by 7 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/england-women-vs-south-africa-women-5th-match-67179/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = Chandra Kumar and [[O. Krishna]]
| motm = [[Charlotte Edwards]] (Eng)
| toss = South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Match reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = [[Elizabeth Akehurst]] (SA) made her WODI debut.
* Points: England Women 6, South Africa Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|SA}}
| team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
| score1 = 163/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Linda Olivier]] 51 (92)
| wickets1 = [[Charmaine Mason]] 2/22 (10 overs)
| score2 = 167/0 (28.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Belinda Clark]] 93[[not out|*]] (98)
| wickets2 = 
| result = Australia Women won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/australia-women-vs-south-africa-women-8th-match-67187/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[Sadanand Viswanath]] and Salemohammad Yusuf
| motm = [[Belinda Clark]] (Aus)
| toss = South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Belinda Dermota]] (SA) made her WODI debut.
* Points: Australia Women 6, South Africa Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|DEN}}
| team2 = {{crw|IRE}}
| score1 = 56/7 (23 overs)
| runs1 = [[Jette Philipsen]] 10 (43)
| wickets1 = [[Barbara McDonald]] 3/12 (5 overs)
| score2 = 57/1 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nikki Squire]] 21[[not out|*]] (62)
| wickets2 = [[Janni Jonsson]] 1/18 (5 overs)
| result = Ireland Women won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/denmark-women-vs-ireland-women-9th-match-66987/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = KR Shankar and S Balachandran
| motm = [[Barbara McDonald]] (Ire)
| toss = Denmark Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = Match reduced to 23 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = [[Heather Whelan]] (Ire) made her WODI debut.
* Points: Ireland Women 6, Denmark Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{crw|PAK}}
| score1 = 376/2 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Barbara Daniels]] 142[[not out|*]] (103)
| wickets1 = [[Shaiza Khan]] 1/64 (9 overs)
| score2 = 146/3 (47 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sharmeen Khan]] 41 (68)
| wickets2 = [[Melissa Reynard]] 2/36 (10 overs)
| result = England Women won by 230 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/england-women-vs-pakistan-women-10th-match-67189/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada|Indira Gandhi Stadium]], [[Vijayawada]]
| umpires = [[G. A. Pratapkumar]] and [[Surya Prakash Rao]]
| motm = [[Jan Brittin]] (Eng)
| toss = Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = Pakistan Women were penalised three overs for a slow over rate.
* [[Deebah Sherazi]] (Pak) made her WODI debut.
* Points: England Women 6, Pakistan Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
| score1 = 27 (13.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Kiran Ahtazaz]] 11[[not out|*]] (12)
| wickets1 = [[Olivia Magno]] 3/0 (1.4 overs)
| score2 = 28/1 (6.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michelle Goszko]] 18[[not out|*]] (25)
| wickets2 =
| result = Australia Women won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/australia-women-vs-pakistan-women-13th-match-67180/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[K. Parthasarathy]] and Ramesh Jadhav
| motm = [[Olivia Magno]] (Aus)
| toss = Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Kiran Ahtazaz]] (Pak) made her WODI debut.
* Points: Australia Women 6, Pakistan Women 0
* Pakistan Women's 27 all out in 82 balls is the shortest completed innings in a Women's One Day International.<ref name="balls"/>
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{crw|DEN}}
| score1 = 301/4 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Helen Plimmer]] 87 (104)
| wickets1 = [[Susanne Nielsen]] 2/51 (10 overs)
| score2 = 107/7 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Karin Mikkelsen]] 39[[not out|*]] (82)
| wickets2 = [[Clare Taylor]] 2/12 (10 overs)
| result = England Women won by 194 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/denmark-women-vs-england-women-14th-match-67193/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = Gymkhana Ground, [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Ivaturi Shivram]] and [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|V. K. Ramaswamy]]
| motm = [[Helen Plimmer]] (Eng)
| toss = Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = Points: England Women 6, Denmark Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{crw|SA}}
| score1 = 155 (43.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Miriam Grealey]] 57 (–)
| wickets1 = [[Denise Reid]] 3/27 (7.1 overs)
| score2 = 156/1 (27.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Linda Olivier]] 78[[not out|*]] (–)
| wickets2 = [[Catherine O'Neill (cricketer)|Catherine O'Neill]] 1/43 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa Women won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/ireland-women-vs-south-africa-women-15th-match-66982/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| umpires = 
| motm = [[Linda Olivier]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = Points: South Africa Women 6, Ireland Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 16 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{crw|DEN}}
| score1 = 412/3 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Belinda Clark]] 229[[not out|*]] (155)
| wickets1 = [[Dorte Christiansen]] 2/77 (10 overs)
| score2 = 49 (25.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dorte Christiansen]] 9 (57)
| wickets2 = [[Karen Rolton]] 3/9 (3.5 overs)
| result = Australia Women won by 363 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/australia-women-vs-denmark-women-18th-match-67194/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Middle Income Group Club Ground]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[M. R. Singh]] and [[S. K. Sharma]]
| motm = [[Belinda Clark]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = Points: Australia Women 6, Denmark Women 0
* [[Belinda Clark]]'s 229[[not out|*]] is the highest individual score in a Women's Cricket World Cup.<ref name="high">{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=68;type=trophy |title=Records/Women's World Cup/High Scores |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
* Australia Women's 412/3 is the highest team score in a Women's Cricket World Cup.<ref name="team">{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?id=68;type=trophy |title=Records/Women's World Cup/Highest Totals |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
* Australia Women's winning margin of 363 runs is the largest winning margin in a Women's Cricket World Cup.<ref name="margin">{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/largest_margins.html?id=68;type=trophy |title=Records/Women's World Cup/Largest Victories |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 16 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{crw|IRE}}
| score1 = 324/3 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Charlotte Edwards]] 173[[not out|*]] (155)
| wickets1 = [[Catherine O'Neill (cricketer)|Catherine O'Neill]] 1/34 (10 overs)
| score2 = 116 (41.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Caitriona Beggs]] 49 (110)
| wickets2 = [[Melissa Reynard]] 4/6 (4.1 overs)
| result = England Women won by 208 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/england-women-vs-ireland-women-19th-match-66983/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| umpires = 
| motm = [[Charlotte Edwards]] (Eng)
| toss = England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = Points: England Women 6, Ireland Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 16 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|SA}}
| team2 = {{crw|PAK}}
| score1 = 258/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ally Kuylaars]] 74[[not out|*]] (63)
| wickets1 = [[Ruksana Khan]] 2/43 (8 overs)
| score2 = 109 (40 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sharmeen Khan]] 48 (77)
| wickets2 = [[Kerri Laing]] 3/4 (2 overs)
| result = South Africa Women won by 149 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/pakistan-women-vs-south-africa-women-20th-match-67196/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[IPCL Sports Complex Ground]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = [[C. R. Mohite]] and Ravi Deshmukh
| motm = [[Ally Kuylaars]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Anne Stears]] and [[Karin Swart]] (SA) both made their WODI debuts.
* Points: South Africa Women 6, Pakistan Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
| score1 = 95 (49.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Barbara Daniels]] 23 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Olivia Magno]] 4/10 (9 overs)
| score2 = 96/2 (26.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michelle Goszko]] 51[[not out|*]] (74)
| wickets2 = [[Clare Taylor]] 1/20 (9 overs)
| result = Australia Women won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/australia-women-vs-england-women-23rd-match-67200/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]], [[Nagpur]]
| umpires = Deepak Kumar Kar and Suhas Phadkar
| motm = [[Olivia Magno]] (Aus)
| toss = England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = Points: Australia Women 6, England Women 0
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|SA}}
| team2 = {{crw|DEN}}
| score1 = 213/6 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Linda Olivier]] 51 (92)
| wickets1 = [[Mette Gregersen]] 2/30 (5 overs)
| score2 = 114 (46.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mette Frost]] 29 (96)
| wickets2 = [[Ally Kuylaars]] 2/15 (6.2 overs)
| result = South Africa Women won by 99 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/denmark-women-vs-south-africa-women-24th-match-67197/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[IPCL Sports Complex Ground]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = [[C. R. Mohite]] and Dilip Kamath
| motm = [[Cindy Eksteen]] (SA)
| toss = Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = Points: South Africa Women 6, Denmark Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{crw|PAK}}
| score1 = 242/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Miriam Grealey]] 62 (66)
| wickets1 = [[Shaiza Khan]] 3/42 (10 overs)
| score2 = 60 (30.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Maliha Hussain]] 11 (69)
| wickets2 = [[Catherine O'Neill (cricketer)|Catherine O'Neill]] 4/10 (10 overs)
| result = Ireland Women won by 182 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/ireland-women-vs-pakistan-women-25th-match-67201/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon|Nehru Stadium]], [[Gurgaon]]
| umpires = [[Des Raj]] and [[S. K. Bansal]]
| motm = [[Catherine O'Neill (cricketer)|Catherine O'Neill]] (Ire)
| toss = Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Tracey Skoyles]] (Ire) made her WODI debut.
* Points: Ireland Women 6, Pakistan Women 0
}}
----

===Group B===
====Table====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=175|Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Tied" |T
!width=20 abbr="No Result" |NR
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{crw|NZL}}
|4||3||0||1||0||'''21'''
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{crw|IND}}
|4||2||0||1||1||'''18'''
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{crw|NED}}
|4||1||2||0||1||'''9'''
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{crw|SRI}}
|4||1||2||0||1||'''9'''
|-
|align="left"|{{crw|WIN}}
|4||0||3||0||1||'''3'''
|}

====Fixtures====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|SL}}
| score1 =
| runs1 = 
| wickets1 = 
| score2 = 
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match Abandoned
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/india-women-vs-sri-lanka-women-1st-match-293120/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Des Raj]] and [[Raman Sharma]]
| motm = 
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play possible due to rain.
| notes = Points: India Women 3, Sri Lanka Women 3
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|Netherlands}}
| team2 = {{crw|WIN}}
| score1 =
| runs1 = 
| wickets1 = 
| score2 = 
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match Abandoned
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/netherlands-women-vs-west-indies-women-2nd-match-293121/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eklavya Sports Stadium]], [[Agra]]
| umpires = [[Devinder Sharma]] and Kamal Juneja
| motm = 
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play possible due to rain.
| notes = Points: Netherlands Women 3, West Indies Women 3
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|Netherlands}}
| team2 = {{crw|NZ}}
| score1 = 48/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Pauline te Beest]] 20 (35)
| wickets1 = [[Katrina Keenan]] 2/6 (4 overs)
| score2 = 49/2 (8.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Debbie Hockley]] 20 (12)
| wickets2 = [[Nicola Payne (cricketer)|Nicola Payne]] 2/26 (4 overs)
| result = New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/netherlands-women-vs-new-zealand-women-6th-match-67184/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium]], [[Ghaziabad]]
| umpires = [[R. P. Singh (cricketer, born 1965)|R. P. Singh]] and [[Vijay Chopra]]
| motm = 
| toss = New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Match reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = Points: New Zealand Women 6, Netherlands Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{crw|SL}}
| score1 = 79 (29.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Eugena Gregg]] 16 (23)
| wickets1 = [[Thalika Gunaratne]] 4/6 (5.4 overs)
| score2 = 81/4 (30.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Vasanthi Ratnayake]] 24 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Desiree Luke]] 2/12 (10 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka Women won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/sri-lanka-women-vs-west-indies-women-7th-match-67186/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Karnail Singh Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[M. S. Mahal]] and [[Rajan Seth]]
| motm = [[Thalika Gunaratne]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Verena Felicien]], [[Ann McEwen]], [[Gwen Smith]], [[Brenda Solzano-Rodney]] and [[Envis Williams]] (WI) all made their WODI debuts.
* Points: Sri Lanka Women 6, West Indies Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|WIN}}
| score1 = 145/7 (40 overs)
| runs1 = [[Anju Jain]] 42 (101)
| wickets1 = [[Carol-Ann James]] 2/14 (8 overs)
| score2 = 83 (33.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Carol-Ann James]] 24 (70)
| wickets2 = [[Purnima Choudhary]] 5/21 (8 overs)
| result = India Women won by 62 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/india-women-vs-west-indies-women-11th-match-67190/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nahar Singh Stadium]], [[Faridabad]]
| umpires = [[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]] and [[Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)|Yashpal Sharma]]
| motm = [[Purnima Choudhary]] (Ind)
| toss = West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Match reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = [[Purnima Choudhary]], [[Deepa Marathe]] (Ind) and [[Roselyn Emmanuel]] (WI) all made their WODI debuts.
* Points: India Women 6, West Indies Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{crw|SL}}
| score1 = 236/3 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Debbie Hockley]] 100[[not out|*]] (147)
| wickets1 = [[Dona Indralatha]] 1/42 (9 overs)
| score2 = 71 (47.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rasanjali Silva]] 19 (31)
| wickets2 = [[Kelly Brown (cricketer)|Kelly Brown]] 2/8 (7.4 overs)
| result = New Zealand Women won by 165 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/new-zealand-women-vs-sri-lanka-women-12th-match-67191/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sector 16 Stadium]], [[Chandigarh]]
| umpires = [[Jasbir Singh]] and Harnarain Sekhon
| motm = [[Debbie Hockley]] (NZ)
| toss = Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: New Zealand Women 6, Sri Lanka Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|Netherlands}}
| score1 = 175/8 (40 overs)
| runs1 = [[Anju Jain]] 35 (78)
| wickets1 = [[Ariette van Noortwijk]] 4/25 (8 overs)
| score2 = 82/9 (40 overs)
| runs2 = [[Maartje Köster]] 18 (54)
| wickets2 = [[Purnima Rau]] 2/4 (5 overs)
| result = India Women won by 93 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/india-women-vs-netherlands-women-16th-match-67185/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium]], [[Ghaziabad]]
| umpires = [[Satish Gupta]] and Subhash Mathur
| motm = [[Ariette van Noortwijk]] (Net)
| toss = Netherlands Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Match reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = Points: India Women 6, Netherlands Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{crw|WIN}}
| score1 = 253/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Debbie Hockley]] 100 (112)
| wickets1 = [[Desiree Luke]] 3/57 (10 overs)
| score2 = 55 (28.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Carol-Ann James]] 18[[not out|*]] (58)
| wickets2 = [[Katrina Keenan]] 4/5 (10 overs)
| result = New Zealand Women won by 198 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/new-zealand-women-vs-west-indies-women-17th-match-67192/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sector 16 Stadium]], [[Chandigarh]]
| umpires = [[Jasbir Singh]] and Harnarain Sekhon
| motm = [[Debbie Hockley]] (NZ)
| toss = West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Lorna McKoy]] (WI) made her WODI debut.
* Points: New Zealand Women 6, West Indies Women 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 17 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{crw|IND}}
| score1 = 176/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Emily Drumm]] 69 (98)
| wickets1 = [[Purnima Rau]] 3/35 (10 overs)
| score2 = 176 (49.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Anju Jain]] 61 (119)
| wickets2 = [[Clare Nicholson]] 2/21 (10 overs)
| result = Match Tied
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/india-women-vs-new-zealand-women-21st-match-67015/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Indore|Nehru Stadium]], [[Indore]]
| umpires = [[Narendra Menon]] and [[Sudhir Asnani]]
| motm = [[Anju Jain]] (Ind)
| toss = New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = Points: India Women 3, New Zealand Women 3
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 17 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|Netherlands}}
| team2 = {{crw|SL}}
| score1 = 138 (45.3 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nicola Payne (cricketer)|Nicola Payne]] 55 (102)
| wickets1 = [[Suthershini Sivanantham]] 4/18 (7.3 overs)
| score2 = 91 (45.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dona Indralatha]] 32 (64)
| wickets2 = [[Sandra Kottman]] 4/24 (10 overs)
| result = Netherlands Women won by 47 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/netherlands-women-vs-sri-lanka-women-22nd-match-67199/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Jamia Millia Islamia University Ground]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = Arun Bharadwaj and [[Surya Prakash Rao]]
| motm = 
| toss = Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = Points: Netherlands Women 6, Sri Lanka 0
}}
----

==Knockout stage==
===9th Place Play-Off===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 December 1997
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{crw-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{crw|DEN}}
| score1 = 229/5 (45 overs)
| runs1 = [[Carol-Ann James]] 99[[not out|*]] (95)
| wickets1 = [[Malene Brock]] 2/38 (9 overs)
| score2 = 128 (40 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mette Frost]] 37 (59)
| wickets2 = [[Carol-Ann James]] 3/16 (9 overs)
| result = West Indies Women won by 101 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/denmark-women-vs-west-indies-women-9th-ppo-67202/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Harbax Singh Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Devinder Sharma]] and [[Krishna Hariharan]]
| motm = [[Carol-Ann James]] (WI)
| toss = Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Match reduced to 45 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = 
}}
----

===Quarter-finals===
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 20 December 1997
 | team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
 | score1 = 223/4 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 108/6 (50 overs)
 | team2 = {{crw|NED}}
 | runs1 = [[Bronwyn Calver]] 76 (108)
 | wickets1 = [[Caroline Rambaldo]] 2/28 (8 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Ariette van Noortwijk]] 17 (54)
 | wickets2 = [[Bronwyn Calver]] 1/3 (4 overs)
 | result = Australia Women won by 115 runs
 | report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67143.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow|K. D. Singh Babu Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
 | umpires = [[Satish Gupta]] and Subhash Mathur
 | motm = [[Bronwyn Calver]] (Aus)
 | toss = Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 21 December 1997
 | team1 = {{crw-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 104 (43.2 overs)
 | score2 = 105/1 (22.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
 | runs1 = [[Vanessa Bowen]] 38 (100)
 | wickets1 = [[Charlotte Edwards]] 3/21 (7 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Charlotte Edwards]] 57 (65)
 | wickets2 = [[Dona Indralatha]] 1/17 (4 overs)
 | result = England Women won by 9 wickets
 | report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67204.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
 | umpires = [[Jasbir Singh]] and [[Sekhon]]
 | motm = [[Charlotte Edwards]] (Eng)
 | toss = Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
 | rain = Match was reduced to 46 overs per side due to rain.
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 22 December 1997
 | team1 = {{crw-rt|RSA}}
 | score1 = 80 (43.1 overs)
 | score2 = 81/5 (28 overs)
 | team2 = {{crw|IND}}
 | runs1 = [[Daleen Terblanche]] 25 (56)
 | wickets1 = [[Deepa Marathe]] 2/4 (9.1 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Purnima Rau]] 24 (40)
 | wickets2 = [[Kim Price]] 2/3 (5 overs)
 | result = India Women won by 5 wickets
 | report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66911.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Moin-ul-Haq Stadium]], [[Patna]]
 | umpires = 
 | motm = 
 | toss = South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
 | rain = 
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 23 December 1997
 | team1 = {{crw-rt|NZL}}
 | score1 = 244/3 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 105/9 (50 overs)
 | team2 = {{crw|IRE}}
 | runs1 = [[Debbie Hockley]] 70 (118)
 | wickets1 = [[Clare Shillington]] 1/33 (8 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Adele Spence]] 18[[not out|*]] (35)
 | wickets2 = [[Kelly Brown (cricketer)|Kelly Brown]] 2/12 (9 overs)
 | result = New Zealand won by 139 runs
 | report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67205.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
 | umpires = [[Sameer Bandekar]] and [[Borni Jamula]]
 | motm = [[Debbie Hockley]] (NZ)
 | toss = New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
 | rain = 
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 24 December 1997
 | team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
 | score1 = 123/7 (32 overs)
 | score2 = 104/9 (30 overs)
 | team2 = {{crw|IND}}
 | runs1 = [[Joanne Broadbent]] 33 (77)
 | wickets1 = [[Pramila Bhatt]] 3/25 (7 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Chanderkanta Kaul]] 48 (78)
 | wickets2 = [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]] 3/18 (7 overs)
 | result = Australia Women won by 19 runs
 | report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67203.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Harbax Singh Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
 | umpires = [[Des Raj]] and [[Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)|Yashpal Sharma]]
 | motm = [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]] (Aus)
 | toss = India Women won the toss and elected to field.
 | rain = Bad light reduced the match to 32 overs a side.
*''India were penalised by two overs for a slow over rate.''
}}

India and Australia both qualified for the semi finals, and faced each other on [[Christmas Eve]] at [[Delhi]]. The start of the match was delayed for two hours and 15 minutes for bad light, and as a result each side was given 32 overs to bat.<ref name=semi1/> India won the toss, and captain [[Pramila Bhatt]] chose to field first. Australia, put into bat, began well with an opening partnership of 66 between captain [[Belinda Clark]] (31) and [[Joanne Broadbent]] (33). Bhatt herself broke the partnership, reducing Australia from 66/0 to 83/3 with the wickets of Bhatt, [[Mel Jones]] (5) and [[Michelle Goszko]] (0), ending with figures of 3/25.<ref name=semi1>[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67203.html India Women v Australia Women – Hero Honda Women's World Cup – 1st Semi Final] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref> A knock of 23 from [[Karen Rolton]] and support from [[Bronwyn Calver]] (11) saw Australia past 100, however both [[Olivia Magno]] and [[Charmaine Mason]] were stumped by [[Anju Jain]] off the bowling of [[Neetu David]] for [[duck (cricket)|duck]]s, and Australia managed 123 from their 32 overs. For slow bowling, two overs were deducted from India's batting innings.<ref name=semi1/>

India's reply did not begin as successfully, falling to 24/2 with both Jain and [[Anjum Chopra]] out cheaply for 18 and two respectively. [[Chanderkanta Kaul]] scored 48, however only two other players reached double figures, and together with [[Smitha Harikrishna]] and [[Renu Margrate]] (both scoring one) they were all [[run out]]. Bhatt hit six runs herself before she was bowled by [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]], who took 3/18. India's last three players all failed to score, and she fell 19 runs short by the end of her 30 overs on 104/9.<ref name=semi1/>
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 26 December 1997
 | team1 = {{crw-rt|NZL}}
 | score1 = 175/6 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 155 (47.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
 | runs1 = [[Debbie Hockley]] 43 (104)
 | wickets1 = [[Karen Smithies]] 3/40 (10 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Jan Brittin]] 32 (88)
 | wickets2 = [[Clare Nicholson]] 2/29 (10 overs)
 | result = New Zealand Women won by 20 runs
 | report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66988.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]]
 | umpires = N Muralidaran and P Venkatesan
 | motm = [[Debbie Hockley]] (NZ)
 | toss = New Zealand women won the toss and elected to bat.
 | rain =
}}

On [[Boxing Day]], England and New Zealand faced each other in the second semi final at [[Chepauk]], in [[Chennai]]. New Zealand won the toss, and captain [[Maia Lewis]] chose to bat first. New Zealand lost the early wicket of [[Emily Drumm]] for four, however they went on to a score of 93 before another wicker fell. [[Debbie Hockley]] top scored with 43, and [[Shelley Fruin]] (29), [[Katrina Keenan]] (35) and 28 [[extras (cricket)|extras]] took New Zealand to 175/6 from their 50 overs.<ref name=semi2>[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66988.html England Women v New Zealand Women – Hero Honda Women's World Cup – 2nd Semi Final] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref> England's bowlers bowled economically, with three going at economy rates of under 2.90, and medium-pacer [[Karen Smithies]] took 3/40.<ref name=semi2/>

England, set 176 runs from 49 overs, having been fined one over for their own slow over rate, reached 100 for the loss of four wickets, with [[Charlotte Edwards]] scoring 25, [[Jan Brittin]] 32 and Barbara Daniels 30.<ref name=semi2/> Only two other players reached double figures, however, as England slumped from 100/4 to 155 all out from 47.5 overs. [[Clare Nicholson]] took 2/29 for New Zealand, with [[Katrina Keenan]], Hockley, [[Catherine Campbell]] and [[Sarah McLauchlan]] taking one wicked each, and the remaining four England players being run out. This gave New Zealand a 20 run victory, and they progressed to the finals.<ref name=semi2/>

===Final===
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 29 December 1997
 | team1 = {{crw-rt|NZL}}
 | score1 = 164 (49.3 overs)
 | score2 = 165/5 (47.4 overs)
 | team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
 | runs1 = [[Debbie Hockley]] 79 (121)
 | wickets1 = [[Bronwyn Calver]] 2/29 (10 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Belinda Clark]] 52 (81)
 | wickets2 = [[Katrina Keenan]] 2/23 (10 overs)
 | result = Australia Women won by 5 wickets
 | report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66905.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Calcutta]]
 | umpires = [[Aloke Bhattacharjee]] and S Choudhary
 | motm = [[Debbie Hockley]] (NZ)
 | toss = New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
 | rain = 
}}

The final between [[Australia women's cricket team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand women's cricket team|New Zealand]] took place on 29 December at [[Eden Gardens]] in Calcutta, in front of an estimated crowd of at least 50–60,000 spectators.<ref>Some contemporary and retrospective reports state the crowd was 60,000 while other sources claim it was 80,000:
* {{Citation|title=1997 News Reports _Cricket _ Boxing Day Test _ Women's World Cup|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HplVioawZc0|language=en|access-date=2021-09-21|quote= 1.50 mark: "An estimated 80,000 fans..."; 3.13 mark: "A crowd of 60,000..."}}
* {{Cite web|date=1999-09-07|title=Change in the air|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/1999/sep/07/cricket5|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The Guardian|language=en}}
* {{Cite web|last=Bell|first=Jamie|date=2017-06-11|title=The 1997 Women’s Cricket World Cup|url=http://nzcricketmuseum.co.nz/1997-womens-cricket-world-cup/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-21|website=NZ CRICKET MUSEUM|language=en-US|quote=...played in front of a crowd of 50 to 60,000. If you asked the Indian organisers, there were 80,000 there.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327021916/https://www.icc-cricket.com/womens-world-cup/history |archive-date=2017-03-27 }}
* {{Cite web|title=The women's game – A triumph of spirit|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-women-s-game-a-triumph-of-spirit-622783|access-date=2021-09-21|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}
* {{Cite web|title=ICC Women's World Cup History|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/womens-world-cup/history|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-22|website=icc-cricket.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327021916/https://www.icc-cricket.com/womens-world-cup/history |archive-date=2017-03-27 }}
* {{Cite web|title=Stars inspired by Clark's '97 champs|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/alex-blackwell-southern-stars-inspiration-1997-world-cup-australia-women-belinda-clark-wt20-final/2016-04-02|access-date=2021-09-22|website=cricket.com.au|language=en}}</ref> New Zealand won the toss, with captain [[Maia Lewis]] choosing to bat first. New Zealand began poorly, losing [[Emily Drumm]], [[Shelley Fruin]] and [[Katrina Keenan]] for six, eight and five respectively, reaching 49/3.<ref name=finalscore/> [[Debbie Hockley]], New Zealand's opener, scored 79 (48%) of her team score, as New Zealand eventually reached 164 all out from 49.3 overs. Hockley was one of only three New Zealand players to score in double figures, captain Lewis and wicket-keeper [[Rebecca Rolls]] scoring 10 and 18 respectively.<ref name=finalscore>[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66905.html Australia Women v New Zealand Women – Hero Honda Women's World Cup – Final] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>

Australia bowled well, [[Bronwyn Calver]], [[Karen Rolton]] and [[Charmaine Mason]] taking two wickets each, with [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]] taking 1/22 off ten overs, including that of Hockley's wicket. Australia were set 165 runs to win, and began solidly, reaching 107/2 with [[Belinda Clark]] reaching 52 before being [[caught and bowled]] by [[Catherine Campbell]]. Knocks of 37 from [[Michelle Goszko]] and [[Karen Rolton]]'s 24 enabled Australia to reach 165/5 from 47.4 overs, three minutes quicker than the New Zealand innings of 176 minutes.<ref name=finalscore/> The New Zealand bowlers shared two wickets each between Keenan and [[Kathryn Ramel]], with the former the most economical, taking 2/23 at 2.30 an over, however they could not prevent Australia's victory.<ref name=finalscore/>

==Records and statistics==
===Batting records===

* '''Highest totals:''' [[Australia women's cricket team|Australia]] 412/3.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?id=963;type=tournament Highest totals = Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Most runs:''' [[Debbie Hockley]] ([[New Zealand women's cricket team|NZ]]) 456 runs.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=963;type=tournament Most runs – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Highest score:''' [[Belinda Clark]] ([[Australia women's cricket team|Aus]]) 229*.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=963;type=tournament High scores – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Highest average:''' [[Belinda Clark]] ([[Australia women's cricket team|Aus]]) 148.33.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/batting/highest_career_batting_average.html?id=963;type=tournament Highest averages – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Most hundreds:''' [[Debbie Hockley]] ([[New Zealand women's cricket team|NZ]]) Two.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?id=963;type=tournament Most hundreds – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Most fifties:''' [[Debbie Hockley]] ([[New Zealand women's cricket team|NZ]]) Two.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/batting/most_fifties_career.html?id=963;type=tournament Most fifties – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Most ducks:''' [[Thanuga Ekanayake]] ([[Sri Lanka women's cricket team|SL]]) Three.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/batting/most_ducks_career.html?id=963;type=tournament Most ducks – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>

===Bowlings records===
* '''Most wickets:''' [[Katrina Keenan]] ([[New Zealand women's cricket team|NZ]]) 13.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=963;type=tournament Most wickets – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Best bowling figures in an innings:''' [[Purnima Choudhary]] ([[India women's cricket team|IND]]) 5/21.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?id=963;type=tournament Best bowling figures in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Best averages:''' [[Jodi Dannatt]] ([[Australia women's cricket team|Aus]]) 7.25.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/best_career_bowling_average.html?id=963;type=tournament Best averages – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Best economy rate:''' [[Sangita Dabir]] ([[India women's cricket team|IND]]) 1.5.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/women/content/player/54242.html Best economy rate – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Best strike rate:''' [[Denise Reid]] ([[South Africa women's cricket team|SA]]) 14.3.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/best_career_strike_rate.html?id=963;type=tournament Best strike rate – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Most four-wickets-in-an-innings:''' [[Suthershini Sivanantham]] ([[Sri Lanka women's cricket team|SL]]) One.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/most_4wi_career.html?id=963;type=tournament Most four-wickets-in-an-innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Most five-wickets-in-an-innings:''' [[Purnima Choudhary]] ([[India women's cricket team|IND]]) One.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/most_5wi_career.html?id=963;type=tournament Most five-wickets-in-an-innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Best economy rates in an innings:''' [[Avril Fahey]] ([[Australia women's cricket team|AUS]]) 0.2. (5 overs)<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/best_economy_rate_innings.html?id=963;type=tournament Best economy rates in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Best strike rate in an innings:''' [[Olivia Magno]] ([[Australia women's cricket team|AUS]]) 3.3.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/best_strike_rate_innings.html?id=963;type=tournament Best strike rates in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Most runs conceded in an innings:''' [[Susanne Nielsen]] ([[Denmark women's cricket team|DEN]]) 77 (10 overs).<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/most_runs_conceded_innings.html?id=963;type=tournament Most runs conceded in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>

===Wicket-keeping records===
* '''Most dismissals:''' [[Jane Smit]] ([[England women's cricket team|ENG]]) 13.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/keeping/most_dismissals_career.html?id=963;type=tournament Most dismissals – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Most dismissals in an innings:''' [[Jane Smit]] ([[England women's cricket team|ENG]]) Four.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/keeping/most_dismissals_innings.html?id=963;type=tournament Most dismissals in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>

===Fielding records===
* '''Most catches:''' [[Nicola Payne (cricketer)|Nicola Payne]] ([[New Zealand women's cricket team|NZ]]) Six.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_career.html?id=963;type=tournament Most catches – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>
* '''Most catches in an innings:''' [[Kathryn Ramel]] ([[New Zealand women's cricket team|NZ]]) Three.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_innings.html?id=963;type=tournament Most catches in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>

===Partnership records===
* '''Highest partnership:''' [[Janette Brittin]] and [[Barbara Daniels]] ([[England women's cricket team|ENG]]) 203.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/women/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_for_any_wicket.html?id=963;type=tournament Highest partnerships by runs – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98] from [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2 June 2008</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book |last1=Davies |first1=Pete |title=Mad Dogs and English Women: The Story of England at the 6th Women's Cricket World Cup in India |date=1998 |publisher=Abacus |location=London |isbn=0349110093}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/women/engine/series/61222.html Hero Honda Women's World Cup] from [[CricInfo]]
*[https://www.auscricket.com.au/news-media/news-articles/the-game-changers-an-oral-history-of-australia%E2%80%99s-1997-women%E2%80%99s-world-cup-winners The Game Changers: An oral history of Australia's 1997 World Cup winners, Part I"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409022902/https://www.auscricket.com.au/news-media/news-articles/the-game-changers-an-oral-history-of-australia%E2%80%99s-1997-women%E2%80%99s-world-cup-winners |date=9 April 2020 }}, [https://www.auscricket.com.au/news-media/news-articles/the-game-changers-part-ii-that%E2%80%99s-what-you-do-all-the-training-for,-because-it-comes-together-without-even-thinking-about-it "Part II"] and [https://www.auscricket.com.au/news-media/news-articles/the-game-changers-part-iii-(4) "Part III"] – retrospective by the [[Australian Cricketers' Association]] (published in 2020)

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