2016 Women's World Twenty20

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2016 Women's World Twenty20
Dates15 March – 3 April 2016
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format Women's Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout
Host(s)Flag of India.svg  India
ChampionsWestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Participants10
Matches23
Player of the series WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Stafanie Taylor
Most runs WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Stafanie Taylor (246)
Most wickets Flag of New Zealand.svg Leigh Kasperek
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sophie Devine
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Deandra Dottin (9)
Official website iccworldtwenty20.com
2014
2018

The 2016 Women's World Twenty20 was the fifth edition of the ICC Women's World Twenty20, the world championship of women's Twenty20 International cricket. India hosted the event for the first time, with matches played from 15 March to 3 April 2016. The tournament was run simultaneously with the men's World Twenty20, with the final of each tournament played on the same day at the same venue (at Eden Gardens, Kolkata). In the tournament final, the West Indies defeated defending champions Australia by eight wickets, claiming their first title. West Indian captain Stafanie Taylor was named Player of the Tournament, having scored more runs than any other player.

Contents

Teams and qualification

The top eight teams from the 2014 tournament earned direct qualification to the 2016 tournament. The remaining two spots were decided at the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier, with Bangladesh and Ireland qualifying:

TeamQualification tournamentStanding
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Winner
Flag of England.svg  England Runner-up
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Semi-finalist
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Semi-finalist
Flag of India.svg  India (host)Fifth
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sixth
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Seventh
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Eighth
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier Winner
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Runner-up

Squads

Venues

On 21 July 2015, the Indian cricket board announced the name of the eight hosting cities (Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamshala, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi) along with Kolkata, which would host the final of the event. [1]

Dharamshala Mohali Delhi
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
Capacity: 23,000Capacity: 26,950Capacity: 40,715
2 Group matches3 Group matches5 Group matches, 1 Semi-final
Dharamshala stadium,himachal pradesh.jpg PCA Stadium, Mohali 1.jpg Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium, Delhi.jpg
Mumbai
2016 Women's World Twenty20 (India)
Kolkata
Wankhede Stadium Eden Gardens
Capacity: 32,000Capacity: 66,349
1 Semi-finalFinal
Wankhede ICC WCF.jpg Eden Gardens.jpg
Bengaluru Nagpur Chennai
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 38,000
4 Group matches2 Group matches4 Group matches
Chinnaswamy Stadium May 2014.jpg VCA Nagpur,India.jpg MA Chidambaram Stadium in the Night.JPG

Warm-up matches

A total of 9 warm-up matches were played between 10 and 14 March in Bengaluru (at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) and Chennai (at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium) featuring 9 of the tournament's 10 participating teams. [2]

Warm-up matches
10 March
15:00
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
147/4 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
118/9 (20 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 73* (52)
Kim Garth 3/16 (4 overs)
Catherine Dalton 37 (30)
Niranjana Nagarajan 2/17 (4 overs)
India won by 29 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Joel Wilson (WI)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

10 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
95 (19.5 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
97/5 (18.1 overs)
Nigar Sultana 33 (39)
Oshadi Ranasinghe 3/14 (2.5 overs)
Yasoda Mendis 20 (19)
Rumana Ahmed 3/9 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Simon Fry (Aus)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

11 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
130/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
131/6 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 40 (42)
Katherine Brunt 2/15 (4 overs)
Sarah Taylor 51 (52)
Lea Tahuhu 2/10 (4 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

12 March
15:00
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
126 (19.2 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
106 (19.1 overs)
Tamsin Beaumont 56 (52)
Leigh Kasperek 4/12 (3.2 overs)
Sophie Devine 35 (33)
Jenny Gunn 4/12 (2.1 overs)
England won by 20 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

12 March
15:00
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
74/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
79/2 (12.3 overs)
Laura Delany 17 (21)
Rumana Ahmed 4/12 (4 overs)
Sharmin Akhter 36* (37)
Ciara Metcalfe 1/12 (3 overs)
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Simon Fry (Aus) and Joel Wilson (WI)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

12 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
104/5 (20 overs)
v
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association City Juniors
108/1 (15.1 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 53* (55)
Nidhish Rajagopal 2/7 (2 overs)
S Abhishek 50* (45)
Suné Luus 1/13 (2 overs)
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association City Juniors won by 9 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

12 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
125/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
128/2 (17.5 overs)
Dilani Manodara 43* (35)
Deepti Sharma 2/4 (2 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 42* (28)
Udeshika Prabodani 1/10 (4 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

14 March
15:00
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
139/3 (20 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
96 (19 overs)
Elyse Villani 51 (42)
Stafanie Taylor 1/8 (2 overs)
Stacy-Ann King 19* (22)
Kristen Beams 3/9 (3 overs)
Australia won by 43 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Kathy Cross (NZ)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

14 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
101/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
102/3 (16.3 overs)
Trisha Chetty 31 (35)
Anya Shrubsole 4/17 (4 overs)
Sarah Taylor 37 (36)
Chloe Tryon 1/9 (1.3 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Group stage

On 11 December 2015, International Cricket Council announced the schedule for the tournament [3] with the 10 teams split into 2 groups. Each team played every other team in its group once. [4] The top two teams from each group qualified to the knockout phase.

Group A

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4400082.430
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4310060.613
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 422004−0.240
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4130020.173
5Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 404000−2.817
Source: ESPNCricinfo [5]

  Qualified to Knockout stage

15 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
110/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
111/3 (15.5 overs)
Dilani Manodara 37 (31)
Leigh Kasperek 2/19 (4 overs)
Suzie Bates 37 (37)
Shashikala Siriwardene 1/21 (2 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Suzie Bates (NZ)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

18 March
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
177/3 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
84/5 (20 overs)
Suzie Bates 82 (60)
Amy Kenealy 1/20 (3 overs)
Isobel Joyce 28 (33)
Erin Bermingham 2/17 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 93 runs
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Suzie Bates (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Suzie Bates (NZ) scored her 2,000th T20I run. [6]

18 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
102/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
105/4 (18.3 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 45 (47)
Lauren Cheatle 2/13 (4 overs)
Ellyse Perry 2/13 (4 overs)
Alex Blackwell 42* (46)
Shabnim Ismail 2/15 (3 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Aus)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Dane van Niekerk (SA) scored her 1,000th T20I run. [7]

20 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
129/7 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
115/8 (20 overs)
Eshani Lokusuriyage 35* (28)
Ciara Metcalfe 4/15 (4 overs)
Laura Delany 29 (24)
Sugandika Kumari 3/24 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 14 runs
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Ciara Metcalfe (Ire)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Harshitha Madavi (SL) made her T20I debut.

21 March
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
103/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
104/4 (16.2 overs)
Ellyse Perry 42 (48)
Leigh Kasperek 3/13 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 34 (27)
Lauren Cheatle 1/11 (2 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Leigh Kasperek (NZ)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

23 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
156/5 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
89/9 (20 overs)
Trisha Chetty 35 (35)
Kim Garth 2/26 (4 overs)
Clare Shillington 34 (28)
Suné Luus 5/8 (4 overs)
South Africa won by 67 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: Suné Luus (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Trisha Chetty (SA) scored her 1,000th T20I run. [8]

24 March
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
123/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
125/1 (17.4 overs)
Chamari Atapattu 38 (32)
Kristen Beams 2/25 (4 overs)
Megan Schutt 2/25 (4 overs)
Meg Lanning 56* (53)
Inoka Ranaweera 1/27 (4 overs)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Aus)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

26 March
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
91/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
92/3 (13.2 overs)
Kim Garth 27 (46)
Megan Schutt 3/29 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 43 (35)
Kim Garth 2/24 (3 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and S. Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Megan Schutt (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.

26 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
99 (19.3 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
100/3 (14.3 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 22 (24)
Sophie Devine 3/16 (3 overs)
Suzie Bates 29 (25)
Masabata Klaas 1/11 (1 over)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Simon Fry (Aus) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

28 March
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
114/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
104/7 (20 overs)
Chamari Atapattu 52 (49)
Marizanne Kapp 2/17 (4 overs)
Trisha Chetty 26 (25)
Udeshika Prabodani 2/13 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 10 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Simon Fry (Aus) and Joel Wilson (WI)
Player of the match: Chamari Atapattu (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of England.svg  England 4400081.417
2WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 4310060.688
3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 422004−0.673
4Flag of India.svg  India 4130020.790
5Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 404000−2.306
Source: ESPNCricinfo [9]

  Qualified to Knockout stage
  Relegated to Qualifier

15 March
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
163/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
91/5 (20 overs)
Mithali Raj 42 (35)
Fahima Khatun 2/31 (4 overs)
Nigar Sultana 27* (25)
Anuja Patil 2/16 (4 overs)
India won by 72 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

16 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
103/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
99/5 (20 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 40 (48)
Anam Amin 4/16 (4 overs)
Bismah Maroof 22 (30)
Anisa Mohammed 3/25 (4 overs)
West Indies won by 4 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Kathy Cross (NZ)
Player of the match: Anam Amin (Pak)

17 March
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
153/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
117/6 (20 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 60 (51)
Jahanara Alam 3/32 (4 overs)
Nigar Sultana 35 (28)
Anya Shrubsole 2/27 (4 overs)
England won by 36 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Simon Fry (Aus) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

19 March
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
96/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
77/6 (16 overs)
Veda Krishnamurthy 24 (19)
Anam Amin 1/9 (4 overs)
Sidra Ameen 26 (26)
Harmanpreet Kaur 1/9 (2 overs)
Pakistan won by 2 runs (DLS)
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Anam Amin (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain stopped play at the 16th over of the Pakistan innings, who were 2 runs ahead of DLS par score. No further play was possible.

20 March
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
148/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
99 (18.3 overs)
Hayley Matthews 41 (42)
Nahida Akter 3/27 (4 overs)
Nigar Sultana 27 (27)
Stafanie Taylor 3/13 (3 overs)
West Indies won by 49 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

22 March
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
90/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
92/8 (19 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 26 (25)
Heather Knight 3/15 (4 overs)
Tamsin Beaumont 20 (18)
Ekta Bisht 4/21 (4 overs)
England won by 2 wickets
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Joel Wilson (WI)
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

24 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
108/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
109/9 (20 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 35 (47)
Anya Shrubsole 1/11 (4 overs)
Tamsin Beaumont 31 (23)
Afy Fletcher 3/12 (4 overs)
England won by 1 wicket
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Tamsin Beaumont (Eng)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

24 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
113/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
114/1 (16.3 overs)
Farzana Hoque 36 (37)
Anam Amin 2/12 (4 overs)
Sidra Ameen 53* (48)
Salma Khatun 1/15 (2 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Sidra Ameen (Pak)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

27 March
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
114/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
111/9 (20 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 47 (45)
Harmanpreet Kaur 4/23 (3 overs)
Anuja Patil 26 (27)
Deandra Dottin 3/16 (4 overs)
West Indies won by 3 runs
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (WI)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

27 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
148/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
80 (17.5 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 77* (61)
Nida Dar 3/21 (4 overs)
Nida Dar 16 (22)
Laura Marsh 3/12 (4 overs)
England won by 68 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Kathy Cross (NZ)
Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Charlotte Edwards scored her 2,500th T20I run, becoming the first player (male or female) to achieve this feat. [13]

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
A2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 132/6 (20 ov)
B1 Flag of England.svg  England 127/7 (20 ov)
A2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 148/5 (20 ov)
B2 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 149/2 (19.3 ov)
A1 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 137/8 (20 ov)
B2WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 143/6 (20 ov)

Semi-finals

30 March
14:30
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
132/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
127/7 (20 overs)
Meg Lanning 55 (50)
Nat Sciver 2/22 (3 overs)
Tamsin Beaumont 32 (40)
Megan Schutt 2/15 (4 overs)
Australia won by 5 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Aus)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

31 March
14:30
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
143/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
137/8 (20 overs)
Britney Cooper 61 (48)
Sophie Devine 4/22 (4 overs)
Sara McGlashan 38 (30)
Stafanie Taylor 3/26 (4 overs)
West Indies won by 6 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Britney Cooper (WI)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Australia were appearing in the World Twenty20 final for a fourth consecutive time (and hoping to claim a fourth consecutive title), whereas the West Indies had only made it as far as the semi-finals in previous tournaments. Both teams had finished second in their groups (to New Zealand and England, respectively), but Australia went into the final as favourites. [14] Australian captain Meg Lanning won the toss and elected to bat, with Australia posting what was regarded as a highly competitive total of 148/5 from their 20 overs. Lanning and Elyse Villani both scored half-centuries, while Ellyse Perry hit two sixes in a quickfire innings of 28 towards the end of the innings. [15]

In response, the West Indian openers Hayley Matthews (66 from 45 balls) and Stafanie Taylor (59 from 57 balls) put on a partnership of 120 runs for the first wicket, setting a new team record for Twenty20 Internationals. [16] Matthews and Taylor were both dismissed within the final five overs, but Deandra Dottin and Britney Cooper combined to carry the West Indies to victory with three balls remaining. [17] Matthews, who turned 18 during the tournament, was named Player of the Match. By winning the tournament, the West Indies became only the fourth team to win a global women's cricket tournament, after Australia, England, and New Zealand. [18] In all World Twenty20 matches, only one higher successful chase has been carried out. [19]


3 April
14:30
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
148/5 (20 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
149/2 (19.3 overs)
Elyse Villani 52 (37)
Deandra Dottin 2/33 (4 overs)
Hayley Matthews 66 (45)
Kristen Beams 1/27 (4 overs)
West Indies won by 8 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (WI)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • West Indies became the first team to win both the men's and women's World Twenty20s on the same day.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatInnsRunsAveSRHS100504s6s
Stafanie Taylor WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 6624641.0093.185901211
Charlotte Edwards Flag of England.svg  England 5520250.50114.7777* 02260
Meg Lanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6620150.25111.6656* 03280
Suzie Bates Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5518336.60111.588201183
Elyse Villani Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6617134.20117.1253* 02280
Source: ESPNcricinfo [20]

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatInnsWktsAveEconBBISR4WI5WI
Leigh Kasperek Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 55910.114.913/1312.300
Sophie Devine Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5510.555.584/2211.310
Deandra Dottin WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 6613.556.423/1612.600
Stafanie Taylor WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 66815.256.423/1314.200
Suné Luus Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4476.714.705/88.501
Source: ESPNcricinfo [21]

ICC team of the tournament

On 4 April 2016, ICC announced the team of the tournament. The selection panel consisted of Geoff Allardice, Ian Bishop, Nasser Hussain, Mel Jones, Sanjay Manjrekar and Lisa Sthalekar.

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