Amy Satterthwaite scored her second ODI ton making 103. Photo / Getty Imaegs
The top sides tend to play their best towards the end of a tournament but in the case of the New Zealand women's cricketers, they saved their worst until last.
The White Ferns lost to England by four wickets in last night's playoff for third and fourth at the women's
World Cup. It was their third-straight defeat on the back of Super Six losses to the West Indies and England and they leave the tournament in India with a heavy sense of disappointment after targeting at least a place in the final.
New Zealand haven't won a one-day World Cup since 2000 when they triumphed on home soil and they finished runner-up in three consecutive World Cups across both forms of the limited overs game in 2009 and 2010.
"I think the last three games, we probably played our worst cricket which is what we will probably remember from the tournament,'' captain Suzie Bates said. "The game against West Indies, where we lost, hurt us badly and we didn't play well enough.''
The West Indies, who have been the surprise packets at the World Cup, play Australia in Sunday night's (NZT) final. Australia will be favourites, even though the West Indies won the Super Six match between the two sides.
