LINE UP FORSUPER 6STAGE IN ICC WOMENS

The line-up for the Super Six stage of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2009 was completed on a day which saw some outstanding performances with the bat and the ball. From Group A, New Zealand, Australia and the West Indies progressed to the Super Six stage with Haidee Tiffen’s side taking forward four carry-over points, Karen Rolton’s side two and Merissa Aguilleira’s side none, while from Group B, England,

India and Pakistan qualified for the next stage with Charlotte Edwards’s side progressing with four carry-over points, India two and Pakistan none. In the Super Six stage, the three sides in each group will now play the teams which have qualified from the other group from 14 to 19 March. The top two sides from the Super Six will go forward to the 22 March final while the third-fourth and fifth-sixth position play-offs will be staged on 21 March.

The top four teams from the ICC Women’s World Cup 2009 will automatically qualify for the 2013 event to be staged in India while the fifth and sixth-placed teams will earn direct spots in the 10-team ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2011 where they will be joined by eight other sides – two each from Asia, Africa and Europe, and one each from Americas and East Asia-Pacific regions –

who will qualify from their own regional qualifying tournaments. At North Sydney Oval and in front of ESPN STAR Sports cameras, England spinner Laura Marsh set up an eight-wicket victory for the two-time former champions when she recorded the fifth best bowling performance in the history of the ICC Women’s World Cup while claiming a career-best 5-15 as Pakistan was bowled out for 78 after being 51-1 at one stage.

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