2009 Women's Cricket World Cup squads

Three such replacements were made to the squads, with South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies making a change.

[3] England entered the tournament with the top-ranked players in both the ICC's batting and bowling rankings, Claire Taylor and Isa Guha respectively, but Australia were commonly listed in the press as favourites to win the tournament.

[1][4] Taylor finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, accumulating 324 runs,[5] and her England teammate Laura Marsh was the most prolific wicket-taker, claiming 16 wickets.

Finalists New Zealand had two representatives—Suzie Bates and Kate Pulford, and in addition, Sophie Devine was selected as the twelfth player.

Three Indians were included—Mithali Raj, Amita Sharma and Priyanka Roy—as was Shelley Nitschke of Australia.

Claire Taylor
England's Claire Taylor was the tournament's leading run-scorer, accruing 324 runs.
Shelley Nitschke
Shelley Nitschke was Australia's leading run-scorer during the competition, accruing 275 runs.
Charlotte Edwards
Charlotte Edwards captained the winning England team.
Mithali Raj
Mithali Raj was India's leading run-scorer during the competition, accruing 247 runs.
Haidee Tiffen
Haidee Tiffen retired from international cricket after captaining New Zealand to the final. [ 14 ]
Sana Mir
Sana Mir was Pakistan's leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
Shabnim Ismail and Marizanne Kapp
Marizanne Kapp (right), replaced Kirstie Thomson in the South African squad.