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New Zealand wins Women's World Cup, 2000

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One of the most memorable days in New Zealand women's cricket history came on 23 December 2000 in Lincoln. In the final of the Women's World Cup the White Ferns made 184 runs. Australia was expected to reach the target but, as this clip shows, they fell four runs short. New Zealand had won its first cricket world cup.

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Don Neely, Cricket – Women’s cricket, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/38329/new-zealand-wins-womens-world-cup-2000 (accessed 13 June 2026).

Story by Don Neely, published 15 November 2012, updated 1 April 2016.