# 2012 World Twenty20

The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was the fourth edition of the Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament that took place in Sri Lanka from 18 September to 7 October 2012 which was won by the West Indies. This was the first World Twenty20 tournament held in an Asian country, the last three having been held in South Africa, England and the West Indies. Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga had been chosen as the event ambassador of the tournament by ICC. The format had four groups of three teams in a preliminary round. It was the last edition with 12 teams format before it was expanded to 16 teams.
Match fixtures were announced on 21 September 2011 by ICC. On the same date, the ICC also unveiled the logo of the tournament, named "Modern Spin".

## Background

The 2012 World Twenty20 is the fourth edition of the Twenty20 tournament. The first was hosted by South Africa in 2007, where India beat Pakistan in a thriller to become Twenty20 champions. Pakistan, the losing finalists in 2007, defeated Sri Lanka in 2009 tournament to become World T20 Champions, held in England. In 2010 England became the third World Twenty20 champions by beating Australia in the West Indies.

## Format

The format is the same as the 2010 edition. The format has four groups of three in a preliminary round, groups A-D. In addition to the ten test cricket playing nations, there are two associate/affiliate teams who qualified from the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier staged in the United Arab Emirates on 13–14 March 2012.
The top two teams from each group A-D proceed to the Super Eight stage of the tournament. The Super Eights consist of two groups 1 & 2. The top two teams from the Super Eight groups play the semi-finals, and the semi-final winners contest the final to determine the world champions in Twenty20 cricket. England are the defending champions, having won the 2010 edition in the West Indies.
The Super Eight stage consists of the top two teams from each group of the group stage. The teams are split into two groups, Groups 1 and 2. Group 1 will consist of the top seed from Groups A and C, and the second seed of groups B and D. Group 2 will consist of the top seed from Groups B and D, and the second seed of groups A and C. The seedings used are those allocated at the start of the tournament and are not affected by group stage results, with the exception of if a non-seeded team knocks out a seeded team, the non-seeded team inherits the seed of the knocked-out team.
During the group stage and Super Eight, points are awarded to the teams as follows:
| Results | Points |
| Win | 2 points |
| No result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 point |
In case of a tie (i.e. both teams score exactly the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a Super Over decides the winner. This is applicable in all stages of the tournament.
Within each group (both group stage & Super Eight stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria:
* Higher number of points
* If equal, higher number of wins
* If still equal, higher net run rate
* If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
* If still equal, result of head-to-head meeting.

## Qualification

Teams from every ICC Region :

### Africa (2)

* South Africa
* Zimbabwe

### Americas (1)

* West Indies

### Asia (5)

* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh
* India
* Pakistan
* Sri Lanka (host)

### East Asia-Pacific (2)

* Australia
* New Zealand

### Europe (2)

* England
* Ireland
Earlier, the ICC development committee had expanded the global qualification system for the World Twenty20, to give the Associate and Affiliate members of the governing body a chance to feature in the tournament. The qualification tournament, which was contested by eight teams in February 2010, featured 16 sides when it was held in early 2012 ahead of the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, later that year.

## Venues

All matches were played at the following three grounds:
| Pallekele | Colombo | Hambantota |
| Pallekele Cricket Stadium | R. Premadasa Stadium | Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 35,000 |
| PallekeleColomboSooriyawewa |||

## Match officials

Source:

### Umpires

| Umpire | Country | Panel |
| Billy Bowden | New Zealand | Elite |
| Aleem Dar | Pakistan | Elite |
| Steve Davis | Australia | Elite |
| Kumar Dharmasena | Sri Lanka | Elite |
| Marais Erasmus | South Africa | Elite |
| Ian Gould | England | Elite |
| Tony Hill | New Zealand | Elite |
| Richard Kettleborough | England | Elite |
| Nigel Llong | England | Elite |
| Asad Rauf | Pakistan | Elite |
| Simon Taufel | Australia | Elite |
| Rod Tucker | Australia | Elite |
| Bruce Oxenford | Australia | International |

### Referees

| Referee | Country |
| Ranjan Madugalle | Sri Lanka |
| Jeff Crowe | New Zealand |
| Javagal Srinath | India |
| Graeme Labrooy (women's event) | Sri Lanka |

## Groups

The groups were announced on 21 September 2011.

## Warm-up matches

12 warm-up matches were played between 12 and 19 September featuring all 12 teams.
* 13 September 09:30 Scorecard
| Ireland 181/5 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 127/8 (20 overs) |
| Niall O'Brien 62 (49) Chris Mpofu 3/39 (4 overs) | | Hamilton Masakadza 44 (27) Alex Cusack 3/6 (3 overs) |
* Ireland won by 54 runs Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguru (SL)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* 13 September 09:30 Scorecard
| West Indies 132/6 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 135/1 (15.4 overs) |
| Johnson Charles 30 (26) Nuwan Kulasekara 2/35 (4 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 57* (35) Ravi Rampaul 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
* 15 September 09:30 Scorecard
| Afghanistan 209/7 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka A 151 (18.2 overs) |
| Mohammad Nabi 51 (24) Kaushal Lokuarachchi 3/16 (4 overs) | | Kosala Kulasekera 63 (38) Dawlat Zadran 3/22 (3.2 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 51 runs Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) and Aleem Dar (PAK)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
* 15 September 09:30 Scorecard
| Australia 139/6 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 83 (17 overs) |
| Shane Watson 27 (32) Adam Milne 2/27 (4 overs) | | Ross Taylor 22 (20) Brad Hogg 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Australia won by 56 runs Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
* 15 September 09:30 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 134/6 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 135/5 (18.2 overs) |
| Vusi Sibanda 40 (47) Abdur Razzak 2/21 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Ashraful 38 (25) Graeme Cremer 2/10 (4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 5 wickets Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Rod Tucker (AUS)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
* 15 September 09:30 Scorecard
| India 146/5 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 120 (19.3 overs) |
| M S Dhoni 55* (42) Nuwan Kulasekara 2/39 (4 overs) | | Kumar Sangakkara 32 (32) Irfan Pathan 5/25 (4 overs) |
* India won by 26 runs P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) and Simon Taufel (AUS)
* India won the toss and elected to bat
* 17 September 09:30 Scorecard
| England 172/6 (20 overs) | v | Australia 163/6 (20 overs) |
| Alex Hales 52 (32) Mitchell Starc 2/32 (4 overs) | | Michael Hussey 71 (51) Steven Finn 2/26 (4 overs) |
* England won by 9 runs Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Tony Hill (NZ)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field
* 17 September 09:30 Scorecard
| Ireland 164/6 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 159/9 (20 overs) |
| Paul Stirling 98 (41) Shakib Al Hasan 2/21 (4 overs) | | Shakib Al Hasan 44 (23) Kevin O'Brien 3/24 (4 overs) |
* Ireland won by 5 runs Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguru (SL) and Ravindra Wimalasiri (SL)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
* Match start delayed due to wet ground condition
* 17 September 13:30 Scorecard
| South Africa 186/6 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 177/8 (20 overs) |
| AB de Villiers 89 (30) Adam Milne 2/26 (4 overs) | | Ross Taylor 75 (42) Dale Steyn 4/25 (4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 9 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (AUS) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
* Match start delayed due to rain
* 17 September 14:00 Scorecard
| Afghanistan 122/7 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 125/2 (15.5 overs) |
| Asghar Stanikzai 53 (50) Fidel Edwards 3/24 (4 overs) | | Chris Gayle 78* (48) Mohammad Nabi 2/29 (4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 8 wickets P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Sena Nandiweera (SL)
* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat
* Match start delayed due to wet ground condition
* 17 September 14:00 Scorecard
| India 185/3 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 186/5 (19.1 overs) |
| Virat Kohli 75* (47) Saeed Ajmal 2/22 (4 overs) | | Kamran Akmal 92* (50) Ravichandran Ashwin 4/23 (4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 5 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Nigel Llong (ENG)
* India won the toss and elected to bat
* 19 September 09:30 Scorecard
| England 111 (19.3 overs) | v | Pakistan 96/9 (20 overs) |
| Luke Wright 38 (36) Saeed Ajmal 4/14 (4 overs) | | Asad Shafiq 20 (20) Jade Dernbach 3/14 (4 overs) |
* England won by 15 runs P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL)
* England won the toss and elected to bat

## Group stage

There were 27 matches played during the 2012 ICC World Twenty20, 12 in group stages, 12 in Super Eights, two Semi-finals and a final.
    All times given are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

### Group A

| Pos | Seed | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | A2 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.825 |
| 2 | A1 | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.650 |
| 3 | | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −3.475 |
* 19 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| India 159/5 (20 overs) | v | Afghanistan 136 (19.3 overs) |
| Virat Kohli 50 (39) Shapoor Zadran 3/33 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Nabi 31 (23) Lakshmipathy Balaji 3/19 (3.3 overs) |
* India won by 23 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind)
* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field
* Twenty20 International debut: Najibullah Zadran (Afg)
* 21 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 196/5 (20 overs) | v | Afghanistan 80 (17.2 overs) |
| Luke Wright 99* (55) Izatullah Dawlatzai 2/56 (3 overs) | | Gulbadin Naib 44 (32) Samit Patel 2/6 (3 overs) |
* England won by 116 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Luke Wright (Eng)
* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field
* England and India qualified for the Super Eights and Afghanistan were eliminated as a result of this match
* 23 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| India 170/4 (20 overs) | v | England 80 (14.4 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 55* (33) Steven Finn 2/33 (4 overs) | | Craig Kieswetter 35 (25) Harbhajan Singh 4/12 (4 overs) |
* India won by 90 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh (Ind)
* England won the toss and elected to field
* This was England's lowest Twenty20 International score
* England's 80 all out was the lowest total for a Test-playing nation in ICC World Twenty20

### Group B

| Pos | Seed | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | B1 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.184 |
| 2 | B2 | West Indies | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −1.855 |
| 3 | | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −2.092 |
* 19 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Ireland 123/7 (20 overs) | v | Australia 125/3 (15.1 overs) |
| Kevin O'Brien 35 (29) Shane Watson 3/26 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 51 (30) Kevin O'Brien 1/18 (3 overs) |
* Australia won by 7 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat
* 22 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 191/8 (20 overs) | v | Australia 100/1 (9.1 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 54 (33) Mitchell Starc 3/35 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 41* (24) Fidel Edwards 1/16 (2 overs) |
* Australia won by 17 runs (D/L method) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asad Rauf (Pak) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
* Match abandoned after 9.1 overs due to rain
* D/L par score at 9.1 overs with one wicket lost was 83, hence the winning margin was 17 runs
* Australia qualified for the Super Eights as a result of this match
* 24 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Ireland 129/6 (19 overs) | v | West Indies |
| Niall O'Brien 25 (21) Chris Gayle 2/21 (3 overs) | | |
* No result R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field
* The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain
* Match abandoned before West Indies could start their innings
* West Indies qualified for the Super Eights by virtue of a superior Net run rate and Ireland were eliminated

### Group C

| Pos | Seed | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | C2 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.598 |
| 2 | C1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.852 |
| 3 | | Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −3.624 |
* 18 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 182/4 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 100 (17.3 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 44 (26) Graeme Cremer 1/27 (4 overs) | | Hamilton Masakadza 20 (23) Ajantha Mendis 6/8 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 82 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis (SL)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
* Twenty20 International Debutants: Dilshan Munaweera (SL) and Brian Vitori (Zim)
* Ajantha Mendis achieved the best bowling figures in Twenty20 Internationals
* 20 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 93/8 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 94/0 (12.4 overs) |
| Craig Ervine 37 (40) Jacques Kallis 4/15 (4 overs) | | Richard Levi 50* (43) |
* South Africa won by 10 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field
* South Africa and Sri Lanka qualified for Super Eights and Zimbabwe were eliminated as a result of this match
* 22 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 78/4 (7 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 46/5 (7 overs) |
| AB de Villiers 30 (13) Nuwan Kulasekara 1/9 (1 over) | | Kumar Sangakkara 13 (11) Dale Steyn 2/10 (2 overs) |
* South Africa won by 32 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
* The match was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.

### Group D

| Pos | Seed | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | D1 | Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.706 |
| 2 | D2 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.150 |
| 3 | | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.868 |
* 21 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 191/3 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 132/8 (20 overs) |
| Brendon McCullum 123 (58) Abdur Razzaq 2/28 (4 overs) | | Nasir Hossain 50 (39) Tim Southee 3/16 (4 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 59 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
* 23 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 177/6 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 164/9 (20 overs) |
| Nasir Jamshed 56 (35) Tim Southee 2/31 (4 overs) | | Rob Nicol 33 (28) Saeed Ajmal 4/30 (4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 13 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Nasir Jamshed (Pakistan)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
* 25 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Bangladesh 175/6 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 178/2 (18.4 overs) |
| Shakib Al Hasan 84 (54) Yasir Arafat 3/25 (3 overs) | | Imran Nazir 72 (36) Abul Hasan 2/33 (3 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 8 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Imran Nazir (Pakistan)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat
* New Zealand and Pakistan both qualified for the Super Eights and Bangladesh were eliminated as a result of this match
* 175/6 was the highest first innings score for Bangladesh in the ICC T20 World Cup
* This was the highest successful chase by Pakistan in Twenty20 Internationals
* Shakib Al Hasan's 84 off 54 was the highest individual Twenty20 International score by a Bangladeshi player against Pakistan.

## Super 8s

Seedings for this stage were allocated at the start of the tournament and were not affected by group stage results, with the exception that if a non-seeded team knocked out a seeded team, it would inherit that team's seeding.
| Qualification | Super 8s | Super 8s |
| Qualification | Group E | Group F |
| Advanced from Group Stage | England | Australia |
| Advanced from Group Stage | New Zealand | India |
| Advanced from Group Stage | Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
| Advanced from Group Stage | West Indies | South Africa |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.998 |
| 2 | West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.375 |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.397 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.169 |
* 27 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 174/7 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 174/6 (20 overs) |
| Rob Nicol 58 (30) Akila Dananjaya 2/32 (4 overs) | | Tillakaratne Dilshan 76 (53) James Franklin 2/34 (4 overs) |
* Match tied; Sri Lanka won the Super Over Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
* Twenty20 International debut: Akila Dananjaya (SL)
* 27 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 179/5 (20 overs) | v | England 164/4 (20 overs) |
| Johnson Charles 84 (56) Stuart Broad 2/26 (4 overs) | | Eoin Morgan 71* (36) Ravi Rampaul 2/37 (4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 15 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Johnson Charles (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
* Eoin Morgan's 50 in 25 balls was fastest for England in the ICC World Twenty20
* 29 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 148/6 (20 overs) | v | England 149/4 (18.5 overs) |
| James Franklin 50 (33) Steven Finn 3/16 (4 overs) | | Luke Wright 76 (43) Daniel Vettori 1/20 (4 overs) |
* England won by 6 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Luke Wright (Eng)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
* 29 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 129/5 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 130/1 (15.2 overs) |
| Marlon Samuels 50 (35) Nuwan Kulasekara 2/12 (4.0 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 65* (49) Ravi Rampaul 1/39 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
* 1 October 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 139 (19.3 overs) | v | New Zealand 139/7 (20 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 30 (14) Tim Southee 3/21 (4 overs) | | Ross Taylor 62* (40) Sunil Narine 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Match tied; West Indies won the Super Over Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asad Rauf (Pak) Player of the match: Sunil Narine (WI)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
* New Zealand were eliminated as a result of this match
* 1 October 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 169/6 (20 overs) | v | England 150/9 (20 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 42 (38) Stuart Broad 3/32 (4 overs) | | Samit Patel 67 (48) Lasith Malinga 5/31 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 19 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Lasith Malinga (SL)
* England won the toss and elected to field
* Sri Lanka and West Indies qualified for the semi-finals and England and New Zealand were eliminated as a result of this match

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.464 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.273 |
| 3 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.274 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.421 |
* 28 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 133/6 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 136/8 (19.4 overs) |
| JP Duminy 48 (38) Mohammad Hafeez 2/23 (4 overs) | | Umar Akmal 43* (41) Dale Steyn 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 2 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Umar Gul (Pak)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
* 28 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| India 140/7 (20 overs) | v | Australia 141/1 (14.4 overs) |
| Irfan Pathan 31 (30) Shane Watson 3/34 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 72 (42) Yuvraj Singh 1/16 (2 overs) |
* Australia won by 9 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)
* India won the toss and elected to bat
* 30 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 146/5 (20 overs) | v | Australia 147/2 (17.4 overs) |
| Robin Peterson 32* (19) Xavier Doherty 3/20 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 70 (47) Morne Morkel 1/23 (3 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field
* 30 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 128 (19.4 overs) | v | India 129/2 (17 overs) |
| Shoaib Malik 28 (22) Lakshmipathy Balaji 3/22 (3.4 overs) | | Virat Kohli 78* (61) Raza Hasan 1/22 (4 overs) |
* India won by 8 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
* 2 October 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 149/6 (20 overs) | v | Australia 117/7 (20 overs) |
| Nasir Jamshed 55 (46) Mitchell Starc 3/20 (4 overs) | | Michael Hussey 54* (47) Saeed Ajmal 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 32 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Raza Hasan (Pak)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field
* Australia qualified for the semi-finals by virtue of a superior Net run rate and South Africa were eliminated as a result of this match
* 2 October 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| India 152/6 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 151 (19.5 overs) |
| Suresh Raina 45 (34) Robin Peterson 2/25 (4 overs) | | Faf du Plessis 65 (38) Zaheer Khan 3/22 (4 overs) |
* India won by 1 run R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field
* This was the last T20I game for Lakshmipathy Balaji, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan and Virender Sehwag
* Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals by virtue of a superior Net run rate (becoming the first team to qualify for four consecutive ICC World Twenty20 semi-finals) and India were eliminated as a result of this match

## Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 139/4 (20 overs) | | | |
| 4 | Pakistan | 123/7 (20 overs) | | | |
| 4 | Pakistan | 123/7 (20 overs) | West Indies | West Indies | 137/6 (20 overs) |
| | | | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 101 (18.4 overs) |
| 3 | West Indies | 205/4 (20 overs) | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 101 (18.4 overs) |
| 2 | Australia | 131 (16.4 overs) | | | |

### Semi-finals

* 4 October 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 139/4 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 123/7 (20 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 42 (36) Mohammed Hafeez 1/12 (2 overs) | | Mohammed Hafeez 42 (40) Rangana Herath 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 16 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Attendance : 35,000 Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
* 5 October 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 205/4 (20 overs) | v | Australia 131 (16.4 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 75* (41) Pat Cummins 2/36 (4 overs) | | George Bailey 63 (29) Ravi Rampaul 3/16 (3.4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 74 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Attendance : 22,345 Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri) Player of the match: Chris Gayle (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
* This was Australia's second consecutive semi final

### Final

* 7 October 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 137/6 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 101 (18.4 overs) |
| Marlon Samuels 78 (56) Ajantha Mendis 4/12 (4 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 33 (36) Sunil Narine 3/9 (3.4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 36 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Attendance : 35,000 Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Marlon Samuels (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

## Statistics
### Most Runs

| Player | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Shane Watson | 6 | 249 | 49.80 | 150.00 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 7 | 243 | 40.50 | 116.26 | 65* | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 |
| Marlon Samuels | 6 | 230 | 38.33 | 132.94 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 |
| Chris Gayle | 6 | 222 | 44.40 | 150.00 | 75* | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 |
| Brendon McCullum | 5 | 212 | 42.40 | 159.39 | 123* | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 |

### Most Wickets

| Player | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
| Ajantha Mendis | 6 | 15 | 9.80 | 6.12 | 6/8 | 9.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 6 | 11 | 16.00 | 7.33 | 3/26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Starc | 6 | 10 | 16.40 | 6.83 | 3/20 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 4 | 9 | 9.77 | 7.33 | 3/19 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 6 | 9 | 18.11 | 6.79 | 4/30 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 |

## Team of the tournament

| Player | Role |
| Chris Gayle | Batsman |
| Shane Watson | All-rounder |
| Virat Kohli | Batsman |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Batsman / Captain |
| Luke Wright | Batsman |
| Brendon McCullum | Batsman / Wicket-keeper |
| Marlon Samuels | Batsman |
| Lasith Malinga | Bowler |
| Mitchell Starc | Bowler |
| Saeed Ajmal | Bowler |
| Ajantha Mendis | Bowler |
| Suresh Raina | Batsman / 12th man |

## Media coverage

| Country/Territory | TV | Radio | Internet |
| Afghanistan | Lemar TV | Salaam Wantadar | |
| Australia | Fox Sports Nine Network (Australia matches & finals only) | | foxsports.com.au |
| Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia | Astro | | |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Television | Bangladesh Betar | espnstar.com |
| China, Hong Kong, Maldives, Nepal Papua New Guinea, Singapore | ESPN Star Sports Star Cricket | | espnstar.com |
| Canada | Sportsnet | | Sportsnet World Online |
| Caribbean, Central America and South America | ESPN | CMC | ESPN3 |
| Europe excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland | Eurosport 2 | | |
| India | ESPN STAR Cricket Doordarshan (India matches only) | All India Radio | www.espnstar.com |
| Ireland, United Kingdom | Sky Sports | BBC Test Match Sofa (via The Cricketer) | skysports.com |
| Middle East and North Africa | CricOne | 89.1 Radio4 | |
| New Zealand | Sky TV | Radio Sport | |
| Pacific Islands | Fiji TV | | |
| Pakistan | PTV Home (Terrestrial) PTV Sports (Cable) TEN Sports (Cable and IP TV) | PBC Hum FM Hot FM (Pakistan matches) | espnstar.com |
| Solomon Islands | Telkom TV | | |
| Sri Lanka | CSN | SLBC | www.csn.lk |
| South Africa | SABC SuperSport | SABC | supersport.com |
| Sub Saharan Africa | SuperSport | | supersport.com |
| Tonga | Tonga TV | | |
| USA, Puerto Rico, Guam, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama | ESPN2 (Final only) | | ESPN3 |