2012 ICC World Twenty20

For the women's tournament taking place at the same time, see 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

2012 ICC World Twenty20

Dates	18 September – 7 October 2012 [1]
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and knockout
Host(s)	Sri Lanka
Champions	West Indies (1st title)
Runners-up	Sri Lanka
Participants	12
Matches	27
Attendance	643,867 (23,847 per match)
Player of the series	Shane Watson
Most runs	Shane Watson (249)
Most wickets	Ajantha Mendis (15)
Official website	www.icc-cricket.com
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The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was the fourth ICC World Twenty20 competition, 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. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} 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. ^[6] The format had four groups of three teams in a preliminary round.

Match fixtures were announced on 21 September 2011 by ICC. ^[3] On the same date, the ICC also unveiled the logo of the tournament, named "Modern Spin". ^[7]

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. ^[8]

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. ^[9]

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. ^[10]

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. ^[11]

Within each group (both group stage & Super Eight stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria: ^[12]

1. Higher number of points
2. If equal, higher number of wins
3. If still equal, higher net run rate
4. If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
5. If still equal, result of head-to-head meeting.

Qualification

Main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

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.

Ireland defeated Afghanistan in the final to win the championship which was a rematch of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Both teams progressed to play in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20.

Venues

All matches were played at the following three grounds:

Pallekele	Colombo	Sooriyawewa
Pallekele Cricket Stadium	R. Premadasa Stadium	Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium
Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 35,000
Pallekele Colombo Sooriyawewa

Match officials

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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

Squads

Main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20 squads

Groups

The groups were announced on 21 September 2011. ^[3]

Group A   England A1   India A2   Afghanistan Q2

Group B   Australia B1   West Indies B2   Ireland Q1

Group C   Sri Lanka C1   South Africa C2   Zimbabwe

Group D   Pakistan D1   New Zealand D2   Bangladesh

Fixtures and results

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. ^{[14] [15]}

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

Warm-up matches

Main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20 warm-up matches

12 warm-up matches were played between 12 and 19 September featuring all 12 teams. ^[16]

Fixtures

12 September 09:30

Pakistan   267/3 (20 overs)	v	South Africa 270/0 (17.4 overs)
Shahid Afridi 132* (59) AB de Villiers 2/57 (4 overs)		Hashim Amla 184* (47)

South Africa won by 10 wickets Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguru (SL)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Group stage

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

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

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, Sri Lanka 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)

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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, Sri Lanka 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 qualify for the Super Eights and Afghanistan are eliminated as a result of this match
• Afghanistan's 80 all out is the lowest score of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20

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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, Sri Lanka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh (Ind)

• England won the toss and elected to field
• England's 80 all out is also the lowest score of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20
• This is England's lowest Twenty20 International score
• England's 80 all out is 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

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

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, Sri Lanka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to bat

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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, Sri Lanka 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 is 83, hence the winning margin is 17
• Australia qualify for the Super Eights as a result of this match

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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, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field
• Match reduced to 19 overs 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 are 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

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

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, Sri Lanka 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 ^[17]

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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, Sri Lanka 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 qualify for Super Eights and Zimbabwe are eliminated as a result of this match

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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, Sri Lanka 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
• Match start delayed due to rain, match reduced to 7 overs per side

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

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

21 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

New Zealand   191/3 (20.0 overs)	v	Bangladesh 132/8 (20.0 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, Sri Lanka Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to Field

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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, Sri Lanka Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Nasir Jamshed (Pakistan)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

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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, Sri Lanka 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 qualify for the Super Eights and Bangladesh are eliminated as a result of this match
• 175/6 is the highest first innings score for Bangladesh in ICC T20 World Cup
• Highest successful chase by Pakistan in Twenty20 Internationals ^[18]
• Highest successful chase against Bangladesh in Twenty20 International
• Shakib Al Hasan's 84 off 54 is the highest individual Twenty20 International score against Pakistan. ^[19]

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. ^[10]

Qualification	Super 8s
	Group E	Group F
Advanced from Group Stage	England	Australia
	New Zealand	India
	Sri Lanka	Pakistan
	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

Source: ^[20]

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, Sri Lanka 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)

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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, Sri Lanka 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 is fastest for England in ICC World Twenty20

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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, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Luke Wright (Eng)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat

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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, Sri Lanka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

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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, Sri Lanka 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 are eliminated as a result of this match

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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, Sri Lanka 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 qualify for the semi-finals and England and New Zealand are 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

Source: ^[20]

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, Sri Lanka Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Umar Gul (Pak)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

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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, Sri Lanka Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)

• India won the toss and elected to bat

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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, Sri Lanka Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)

• Australia won the toss and elected to field

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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, Sri Lanka Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

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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, Sri Lanka 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 are eliminated as a result of this match

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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)		Francois du Plessis 65 (38) Zaheer Khan 3/22 (4 overs)

India won by 1 run R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field
• This was last T20I game for Zaheer Khan
• 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 are eliminated as a result of this match

Knockout stage

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Sri Lanka	139/4 (20 overs)
	4	Pakistan	123/7 (20 overs)
						West Indies		137/6 (20 overs)
						Sri Lanka		101 (18.4 overs)
	3	West Indies	205/4 (20 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, Sri Lanka 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

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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, Sri Lanka 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 is 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, Sri Lanka 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 [21]	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	0	20	10

Most Wickets

Player [22]	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 [23]	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

See also

• 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20

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