2012 ICC World Twenty20
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.
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| Dates | 18 September – 7 October 2012[1] |
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Shane Watson |
| Most runs | Shane Watson (249) |
| Most wickets | Ajantha Mendis (15) |
| Official website | www.icc-cricket.com |
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 |
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| 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]
- 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
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 | Hambantota |
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| Pallekele Cricket Stadium | R. Premadasa Stadium | Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium |
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| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 35,000 |
Match officials
Umpires
| Umpire | Country | Panel |
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| 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 |
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| Ranjan Madugalle | Sri Lanka |
| Jeff Crowe | New Zealand |
| Javagal Srinath |  India |
| Graeme Labrooy (women's event) | Sri Lanka |
Squads
Groups
The groups were announced on 21 September 2011.[3]
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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
12 warm-up matches were played between 13 and 19 September featuring all 12 teams.[16]
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
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- India won the toss and elected to bat
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
- Match start delayed due to wet ground condition
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
- Match start delayed due to rain
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat
- Match start delayed due to wet ground condition
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- India won the toss and elected to bat
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- England won the toss and elected to bat
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Seed | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | A2 | India |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.825 |
| 2 | A1 | England |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.650 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Afghanistan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −3.475 |
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field
- Twenty20 International debut: Najibullah Zadran (Afg)
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- 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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- 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 |
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| 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 |
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat
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- 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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- 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 |
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| 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 |
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- 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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- 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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- 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 |
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| 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 |
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to Field
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
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- 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 | |
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| Group E | Group F | |
| Advanced from Group Stage | England |
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| West Indies |
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Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 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 |
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- 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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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
- New Zealand are eliminated as a result of this match
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- England won the toss and elected to field
- Sri Lanka and West Indies qualify for the semi-finals and England are eliminated as a result of this match
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Pakistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.273 |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.464 |
| 3 | India |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.274 |
| 4 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.421 |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
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- India won the toss and elected to bat
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
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- 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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- 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
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| 4 | Pakistan
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| West Indies
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| Sri Lanka
| 101 (18.4 overs) | ||||||||
| 3 | West Indies
| 205/4 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Australia
| 131 (16.4 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
- This is Australia's second consecutive semi final
Final
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
Statistics
Most Runs
| Player[21] | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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See also
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