# 2012 Women's World Twenty20

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. 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 World Twenty20.
The eventual victors were the 2010 champions Australia, who beat pre-tournament favourites England by four runs in the final, a match which came down to the final ball. England captain Charlotte Edwards blamed this defeat on a "lack of discipline" in her side, whilst Test Match Special analyst Ebony Rainford-Brent cited underachieving bowlers and England's inability to rotate the strike.
With a total of 172 runs at an average of 43.00, Edwards was named Player of the Tournament.

## Format

Following 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.
| Group A | Group B |
| England | Sri Lanka |
| Australia | New Zealand |
| India | West Indies |
| Pakistan | South Africa |

## Venues

All matches were played at the following two grounds:
| Galle | Colombo | GalleColombo |
| Galle International Stadium | R. Premadasa Stadium | GalleColombo |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | GalleColombo |

## Fixtures and results

    All times given are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

### Warm-up matches

4 warm-up matches were played on 23 and 24 September featuring all 8 teams.
* 22 September 09:30 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 77/8 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 78/6 (17.2 overs) |
| Shashikala Siriwardene 38 (52) Asmavia Iqbal 4/11 (4 overs) | | Sana Mir 18 (24) Inoka Ranaweera 2/12 (3 overs) |
* Pakistan Women won by 4 wickets Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguru
* Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field.
* 22 September 09:30 Scorecard
| England 180/4 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 59 (18.4 overs) |
| Charlotte Edwards 54 (38) Dinesha Devnarain 1/13 (2 overs) | | Shandre Fritz 33 (38) Danielle Hazell 2/5 (3 overs) |
* England Women won by 121 runs Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Tyron Wijewardene
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23 September 09:30 Scorecard
| Australia 110/8 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 91 (17.1 overs) |
| Jess Cameron 37 (28) Subrina Munroe 2/17 (2 overs) | | Merissa Aguilleira 22 (31) Ellyse Perry 3/22 (3 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 19 runs Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Ranmore Martinesz
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23 September 09:30 Scorecard
| India 100 (19.4 overs) | v | New Zealand 101/6 (18.1 overs) |
| Amita Sharma 32 (39) Frances Mackay 3/13 (3 overs) | | Suzie Bates 51 (39) Ekta Bisht 3/6 (3 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 4 wickets Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo Umpires: Tyron Wijewardene and Ruchira Palliyaguru
* India Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.341 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.628 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.367 |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.607 |
* 27 September 09:30 Scorecard
| England 133/6 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 90 (19.4 overs) |
| Laura Marsh 54 (41) Sana Mir 2/20 (4 overs) | | Javeria Khan 23 (20) Holly Colvin 4/9 (3.4 overs) |
* England Women won by 43 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Laura Marsh (Eng)
* Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Sumaiya Siddiqi (Pak) made her WT20I debut.
* 27 September 13:30 Scorecard
| India 104/8 (20 overs) | v | Australia 105/2 (17.2 overs) |
| Poonam Raut 21 (21) Erin Osborne 3/13 (3 overs) | | Meg Lanning 39 (50) Jhulan Goswami 1/21 (4 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 8 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Marais Erasmus (SA) Player of the match: Erin Osborne (Aus)
* India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 September 09:30 Scorecard
| Australia 146/5 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 38/3 (9 overs) |
| Jess Cameron 42 (28) Sadia Yousuf 2/39 (4 overs) | | Qanita Jalil 13 (11) Ellyse Perry 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 25 runs (D/L) Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Jess Cameron (Aus)
* 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.
* 29 September 13:30 Scorecard
| India 116/6 (20 overs) | v | England 118/1 (17.1 overs) |
| Poonam Raut 51 (57) Laura Marsh 2/22 (4 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 50* (53) Reema Malhotra 1/23 (3 overs) |
* England Women won by 9 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Eng)
* 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.
* 1 October 09:30 Scorecard
| Pakistan 98/9 (20 overs) | v | India 97/8 (20 overs) |
| Sana Mir 26 (38) Rasanara Parwin 2/15 (4 overs) | | Jhulan Goswami 21 (24) Nida Dar 3/12 (4 overs) |
* Pakistan Women won by 1 run Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Nida Dar (Pak)
* Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rasanara Parwin (Ind) made her WT20I debut.
* 1 October 13:30 Scorecard
| Australia 144/5 (20 overs) | v | England 146/3 (18.1 overs) |
| Meg Lanning 39 (31) Anya Shrubsole 2/32 (4 overs) | | Sarah Taylor 65* (53) Julie Hunter 1/17 (3 overs) |
* England Women won by 7 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.602 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.638 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.692 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.194 |
* 26 September 09:30 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 79 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 80/4 (17.2 overs) |
| Dilani Manodara 24 (35) Susan Benade 2/7 (4 overs) | | Trisha Chetty 33 (40) Inoka Ranaweera 2/15 (4 overs) |
* South Africa Women won by 6 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Trisha Chetty (SA)
* 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.
* 26 September 13:30 Scorecard
| New Zealand 117/9 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 118/3 (18 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 32 (34) Anisa Mohammed 2/17 (4 overs) | | Deandra Dottin 58* (42) Erin Bermingham 2/18 (4 overs) |
* West Indies Women won by 7 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (WI)
* West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 September 09:30 Scorecard
| New Zealand 151/5 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 129/9 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 59 (46) Susan Benade 2/15 (4 overs) | | Dane van Niekerk 34* (28) Nicola Browne 3/13 (4 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 22 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Sophie Devine (NZ)
* South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 September 13:30 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 50/3 (10.3 overs) | v | West Indies 42/8 (8 overs) |
| Shashikala Siriwardene 18* (18) Stafanie Taylor 1/4 (2 overs) | | Stacy-Ann King 12 (7) Chamani Seneviratna 2/4 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka Women won by 5 runs (D/L) Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Shashikala Siriwardene (SL)
* 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.
* 30 September 09:30 Scorecard
| South Africa 70/8 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 71/0 (9.4 overs) |
| Dane van Niekerk 29 (45) Stafanie Taylor 3/10 (4 overs) | | Stafanie Taylor 33 (30) |
* West Indies Women won by 10 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (WI)
* 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.
* 30 September 13:30 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 89 (17.4 overs) | v | New Zealand 90/2 (15.4 overs) |
| Shashikala Siriwardene 14 (13) Morna Nielsen 2/10 (4 overs) | | Amy Satterthwaite 32* (36) Chamani Seneviratna 1/27 (4 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Sara McGlashan (NZ)
* 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | England | 94/3 (17.2 overs) | | | |
| B2 | New Zealand | 93/8 (20 overs) | | | |
| 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 | 142/4 (20 overs) |
| A2 | Australia | 115/7 (20 overs) | | | |

#### Play-offs

* 3 October 09:30 Scorecard
| Pakistan 87/8 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 88/5 (19.5 overs) |
| Bismah Maroof 32 (40) Shabnim Ismail 3/18 (4 overs) | | Alison Hodgkinson 25 (39) Sadia Yousuf 2/10 (4 overs) |
* South Africa Women won by 5 wickets Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Shabnim Ismail (SA)
* 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.
* 3 October 09:30 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 100/8 (20 overs) | v | India 102/1 (14.4 overs) |
| Chamari Atapattu 28 (37) Ekta Bisht 3/16 (4 overs) | | Poonam Raut 45* (38) Inoka Ranaweera 1/21 (3 overs) |
* India Women won by 9 wickets Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Marais Erasmus (SA) Player of the match: Ekta Bisht (Ind)
* Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* India Women qualified for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

#### Semi-finals

* 4 October 14:30 Scorecard
| New Zealand 93/8 (20 overs) | v | England 94/3 (17.2 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 30 (39) Holly Colvin 2/15 (4 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 33 (37) Sian Ruck 2/22 (4 overs) |
* England Women won by 7 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Eng)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field.
* 5 October 14:30 Scorecard
| Australia 115/7 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 87 (19.2 overs) |
| Lisa Sthalekar 23 (25) Shanel Daley 2/23 (4 overs) | | Juliana Nero 31 (45) Julie Hunter 5/22 (3.2 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 28 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Final

* 7 October 14:30 Scorecard
| Australia 142/4 (20 overs) | v | England 138/9 (20 overs) |
| Jess Cameron 45 (34) Holly Colvin 2/21 (4 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 28 (23) Jess Jonassen 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 4 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Attendance: 9,321 Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Marais Erasmus (SA) Player of the match: Jess Cameron (Aus)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics

    Source: ESPNCricinfo
| Sarah Taylor | 65* (53) |
| Sophie Devine | 59 (46) |
| Deandra Dottin | 58* (42) |
| Laura Marsh | 54 (41) |
| Poonam Raut | 51 (57) |
| Charlotte Edwards | 172 |
| Jess Cameron | 151 |
| Meg Lanning | 138 |
| Sarah Taylor | 138 |
| Poonam Raut | 135 |
| Jess Cameron | 6 |
| Sophie Devine | 4 |
| Laura Marsh | 3 |
| Susan Benade | 2 |
| Deandra Dottin | 2 |
| Deandra Dottin | 1 |
| Sophie Devine | 1 |
| Poonam Raut | 1 |
| Charlotte Edwards | 1 |
| Laura Marsh | 1 |
| Sarah Taylor | 1 |
| Julie Hunter | 5/22 (3.2 overs) |
| Holly Colvin | 4/9 (3.4 overs) |
| Stafanie Taylor | 3/10 (4 overs) |
| Nida Dar | 3/12 (4 overs) |
| Erin Osborne | 3/13 (3 overs) |
| Julie Hunter | 11 |
| Holly Colvin | 9 |
| Erin Bermingham | 7 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 6 |
| Ellyse Perry | 6 |