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 AGroup B

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

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.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics Source: ESPNCricinfo

Highest Individual Scores Sarah Taylor   65* (53)    Sophie Devine   59 (46)    Deandra Dottin   58* (42)    Laura Marsh   54 (41)    Poonam Raut   51 (57)   

Most Runs Charlotte Edwards   172    Jess Cameron   151    Meg Lanning   138    Sarah Taylor   138    Poonam Raut   135   

Most Sixes Jess Cameron   6    Sophie Devine   4    Laura Marsh   3    Susan Benade   2    Deandra Dottin   2   

Most Fifties Deandra Dottin   1    Sophie Devine   1    Poonam Raut   1    Charlotte Edwards   1    Laura Marsh   1    Sarah Taylor   1   

Best Bowling in an Innings 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)   

Most Wickets Julie Hunter   11    Holly Colvin   9    Erin Bermingham   7    Stafanie Taylor   6    Ellyse Perry   6   

See also 2012 ICC World Twenty20

References

External links ICC Women's World Twenty20 2012 from Cricinfo ICC Women's World Twenty20 statistics page from Cricinfo