ICC Women's World Cup 2017 is being held from 24 June–23 July, 2017, in England and Wales. In the second semi-final match of the tournament - India vs Australia - on Thursday, 20 July, the Indian women's cricket team beat the Australian women's cricket team. Harmanpreet Kaur played a balanced innings to knock a 171 not out, and led India to a semi-final win. The ICC Women's World Cup 2017 Final will be between India vs England on Sunday, 23 July, 2017 at Lord's. In the second match of the tournament, India vs England at the ICC Women's World Cup 2017, India beat hosts England by 180 runs. Indian Women's Captain Mithali Raj gave a match-winning performance of 71 off 73 balls, while players like Punam Raut, Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur smashed 86 off 134, 90 off 72 and 24 off 22 in the India vs England match. India went on to beat West Indies in their ICC Women's World Cup 2017 second match, and bowled out Pakistan for 74 in their third match of the Women's World Cup (although India gave them a total of only 169). Bowler Ekta Bisht's five-wicket haul ensured Pakistan had to face defeat at the hands of India. The Ind vs Pak ICC Women's World Cup 2017 match was the most watched sporting event in India on Sunday, July 2, 2017, beating the viewership of even the men's matches. After their three wins, India was No.1 in the points table of the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 until it was beaten by South Africa Women in India's fourth match of the tournament. England Women are leading the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 right now, followed by Australia Women and India Women.
ICC Women's World Cup 2017 Points Table Final (as on July 16, 2017):
| Teams |
M |
W |
L |
T |
NR |
P |
NRR |
| England Women |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1.295 |
| Australia Women |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1.004 |
| India Women |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0.669 |
| South Africa Women |
7 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
1.183 |
| New Zealand Women |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0.309 |
| West Indies Women |
7 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-1.522 |
| Sri Lanka Women |
7 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-1.099 |
| Pakistan Women |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1.93 |
*Points Table courtesy: CricketCountry.com.
ICC Women's World Cup 2017 Points Table (as on July 13, 2017):
| Teams |
Mat |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
N/R |
Pts |
Net RR |
England Women (Q)
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1.217 |
Australia Women(Q)
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0.973 |
South Africa Women(Q)
|
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
1.722 |
| India Women |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0.15 |
| New Zealand Women |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
1.386 |
| West Indies Women |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-1.507 |
| Sri Lanka Women |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1.373 |
| Pakistan Women |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2.276 |
*Points Table courtesy: CricketCountry.com.
ICC Women's World Cup 2017 Points Table (as on July 10, 2017):
| TEAMS |
MAT |
WON |
LOST |
TIED |
N/R |
PTS |
NET RR |
| England Women |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1.163 |
| Australia Women |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1.065 |
| India Women |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0.263 |
| New Zealand Women |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
2.301 |
| South Africa Women |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
1.457 |
| West Indies Women |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-1.733 |
| Sri Lanka Women |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1.09 |
| Pakistan Women |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2.425 |
*Points Table courtesy: CricketCountry.com.
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By Shweta Parande