[1][2] Australia won the tournament for the sixth time, beating West Indies by 114 runs in the final.

[3][4] It also marked the 40th anniversary of the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup.

Four teams, Australia, England, India and New Zealand, had already qualified for the tournament.

They were joined by Sri Lanka, South Africa, Pakistan and West Indies through the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh,[5] which also doubled as a qualifying tournament for the 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

On the Final Matchday – Tuesday 5 February On the Final Matchday – Tuesday 5 February The top three teams in each group moved on to the Super Six stage, which was scored as a complete round-robin.