The eight qualifying teams were split into two groups for the group stage, with traditional rivals Australia and New Zealand drawn together in Group B alongside South Africa and Pakistan, while India and West Indies were drawn together in Group A along with England and Sri Lanka. The top three teams from each group progressed to the Super Six stage while the fourth team from each group advanced to the 7th-Place Play-off.
England, advanced as seed A1 from Group A to the Super Six with victory in their final Group A match over the West Indies. Sri Lanka advanced as seed A2 from Group A following their 138 run victory over India who were eliminated. As a result, Sri Lanka takes over India's seeding (A2).
West Indies advanced as seed A3 despite their defeat to England due to their superior Net Run Rate over India.
India was eliminated from the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup.
Australia and New Zealand advanced as seeds B1 and B2 respectively having already secured qualification ahead of their final fixture with wins in both their opening two matches.
South Africa advanced as seed B3 after their victory over Pakistan who subsequently have been eliminated from the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup.
The top three teams in each group moved on to the Super Six stage, which was scored as a complete round-robin. Each team played the three Super Six qualifiers from outside its group, whilst carrying forward its two results against the other Super Six teams which qualified from its group. The top two teams in the final table qualified for the final.
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