2013 Women's Cricket World Cup 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup The 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup was the tenth Women's Cricket World Cup, which was hosted by India for the third time. India previously hosted the World Cup in 1978 and 1997. Australia won the tournament for the sixth time, beating West Indies by 114 runs in the final. Four teams, Australia, England, India and New Zealand; had already qualified for this tournament. They were joined by Sri Lanka, South Africa, Pakistan and West Indies through the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh, which also doubled as a qualifying tournament for the 2012
2015 Cricket World Cup third and fourth-placed teams of 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and the top two teams of 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in a 10-team World Cup Qualifier to decide the remaining two places. On 9 July 2013, as a result of a tied match against the Netherlands, Ireland became the first country to qualify for the 2015 World Cup. On 4 October 2013, Afghanistan qualified for their first Cricket World Cup after beating Kenya to finish in second place behind Ireland. Scotland defeated the United Arab Emirates in the final of the 2014 Cricket World Cup