The 2012 Women's World Twenty20 was the third Women's T20 World Cup competition, held in Sri Lanka from 26 September to 7 October 2012.[1] The group stage matches were played at the Galle International Stadium in Galle and semi-finals and final were played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The competition was held simultaneously with the equivalent men's tournament, the 2012 ICC World Twenty20.
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| Dates | 26 September – 7 October 2012 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions |  Australia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Charlotte Edwards |
| Most runs | Charlotte Edwards (172) |
| Most wickets | Julie Hunter (11) |
| Official website | iccworldtwenty20.com |
The eventual victors were the 2010 champions Australia, who beat pre-tournament favourites[2] England by four runs in the final, a match which came down to the final ball.[3] England captain Charlotte Edwards blamed this defeat on a "lack of discipline" in her side,[4] whilst Test Match Special analyst Ebony Rainford-Brent cited underachieving bowlers and England's inability to rotate the strike.[4]
With a total of 172 runs at an average of 43.00, Edwards was named Player of the Tournament.[5]
Format
editFollowing warm-up matches, the eight teams were divided into two groups where matches were played in a round-robin format. The two best placed teams from each group progressed to the two-round knock-out stage, whilst the eliminated teams played each other for qualification for the 2014 tournament.
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 England
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 Sri Lanka
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 Australia
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 New Zealand
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 India
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 West Indies
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 Pakistan
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 South Africa
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Venues
editAll matches were played at the following two grounds:
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| Galle International Stadium | R. Premadasa Stadium | |
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| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 35,000 |
Fixtures and results
edit- All times given are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC 05:30)
Warm-up matches
edit4 warm-up matches were played on 23 and 24 September featuring all 8 teams.[6]
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- Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | England
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.341 |
| 2 | Australia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.628 |
| 3 | Pakistan
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.367 |
| 4 | India
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.607 |
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- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pakistan's innings was reduced to 9 overs due to rain, the revised target was 64.
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- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anuja Patil (Ind) made her WT20I debut.
- England Women and Australia Women qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match.
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | West Indies
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.602 |
| 2 | New Zealand
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.638 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.692 |
| 4 | South Africa
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.194 |
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Match start delayed due to a wet outfield.
- Inoka Ranaweera (SL) made her WT20I debut.
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Sri Lanka Women's innings curtailed after 10.3 overs due to rain.
- West Indies Women's innings reduced to 8 overs due to rain, the revised target was 48.
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Stafanie Taylor 33 (30)
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
- West Indies Women qualified for the semi-finals and South Africa Women were eliminated as a result of this match.
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- New Zealand Women qualified for the semi-finals and Sri Lanka Women were eliminated as a result of this match.
Knockout stage
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| A1 | England
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| B2 | New Zealand
| 93/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
| A1 | England
| 138/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Australia
| 142/4 (20 overs) | |||||||
| B1 | West Indies
| 87 (19.2 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Australia
| 115/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
Play-offs
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- Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Javeria Rauf (Pak) made her WT20I debut.
- South Africa Women qualified for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20.
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- India Women qualified for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20.
Semi-finals
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
edit- Source: ESPNCricinfo[8]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 2012 / Fixtures". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ Marks, Vic (7 October 2012). "Australia edge out England to retain women's World Twenty20 title". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ Shemilt, Stephan (7 October 2012). "Women's World T20 cricket: Australia beat England in final". BBC. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Women's World T20 cricket: England 'deserved to lose'". BBC. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Charlotte Edwards named Women's player of the tournament". ICC. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier Warm-up Matches, 2012/13". CricInfo. ESPN. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ a b "ICC Women's World Twenty20 2012/13/Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 2012/Statistics". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2021.