2012 ICC World Twenty20
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| Dates | Tuesday, 18 September – Sunday, 7 October |
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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 | - |
| Participants | 12 |
| Matches | 27 |
| Most runs |  Shane Watson (242) |
| Most wickets | Shane Watson (11) |
| Official website | iccworldtwenty20.com |
The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 is the fourth ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament that is being held in Sri Lanka from September 18 to October 7, 2012.[1][2][3] The schedule has been posted by International Cricket Council (ICC). This is the first World Twenty20 tournament held in an Asian country, the last three having being held in South Africa, England and the West Indies. Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga has been chosen as the event ambassador of the tournament by ICC.[4] The format has four groups of three teams in a preliminary round. India and England are in the same group and were joined by the runner up of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Afghanistan. The champions of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Ireland, are in a group with West Indies and Australia. Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe, and Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh are the other two groups.[5]
Match fixtures were announced on 21 September 2011 by ICC.[1] On the same date, the ICC also unveiled the logo of the tournament, named "Modern Spin".[6]
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. Afridi was the man of the tournament. Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over bowled by Stuart Broad. Pakistan, the losing finalists in 2007, defeated Sri Lanka in the 2009 tournament to become World t20 Champions, held in England. Dilshan was the man of the tournament. England became the third World Twenty20 champions by beating Australia in the West Indies. Kevin Pietersen was the Player of the tournament this time.[7]
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 March 13–14, 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.[5]
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.[8]
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 points |
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.[9]
Within each group (both group stage & Super Eight stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria:[10]
- 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, was 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, and both teams progressed to play in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20.
Venues
All matches will be 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 |
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Match officials
Squads
Groups
The groups were announced on 21 September 2011.[1]
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Fixtures and results
There are 27 matches to be played during the ICC World Twenty20, 12 in group stages, 12 in Super Eights, two Semi-finals and a final. [11] [12]
- 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.[13]
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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 A 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
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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
| Team | Seed | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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 India
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A2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2.825 | 4 |
 England
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A1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.650 | 2 |
 Afghanistan
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.475 | 0 |
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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
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- England won the toss and elected to field
- 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
| Team | Seed | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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| Australia
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B1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2.184 | 4 |
 West Indies
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B2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.855 | 1 |
 Ireland
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2.092 | 1 |
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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 qualify for the Super Eights by virtue of a superior Net Run Rate and Ireland is eliminated
Group C
| Team | Seed | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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 South Africa
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C2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3.597 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka
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C1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.852 | 2 |
 Zimbabwe
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.624 | 0 |
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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 [14]
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Richard Levi 50* (43)
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field
- South Africa and Sri Lanka qualify for Super Eights and Zimbabwe is 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
| Team | Seed | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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 Pakistan
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D1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.706 | 4 |
 New Zealand
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D2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.150 | 2 |
 Bangladesh
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.868 | 0 |
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
- Brendon McCullum's 123 is the Highest Individual score in Twenty20 International Cricket
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
- New Zealand qualify for the Super Eights as a result of this match
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat
- Pakistan qualify for the Super Eights and Bangladesh is eliminated as a result of this match
- Highest successful chase by Pakistan in Twenty20 Internationals[15]
- Shakib Al Hasan's 84 off 54 is the highest individual Twenty20 International score against Pakistan
Super Eight stage
The seedings used are those allocated at the start of the tournament and are not affected by group stage results, with the exception that if a non-seeded team knocks out a seeded team, the non-seeded team inherits the seeding of the knocked-out team.[8]
Group 1
| Team [16] | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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| Sri Lanka
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.998 | 6 |
| West Indies
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.375 | 4 |
| England
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.397 | 2 |
| New Zealand
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.169 | 0 |
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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 is 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 is eliminated as a result of this match
Group 2
| Team [17] | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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| Australia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +0.464 | 4 |
| Pakistan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +0.272 | 4 |
| India
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.274 | 4 |
| South Africa
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.421 | 0 |
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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 is eliminated as a result of this match
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field
- Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals by virtue of a superior Net Run Rate * and thus becoming the only team in ICC World Twenty20 to qualify for semi-finals for four consecutive times and India is eliminated as a result of this match
Knockout stage
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| G1.1 | Sri Lanka
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| G2.2 | Pakistan
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| G2.1 | Australia
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| G1.2 | West Indies
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Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
The tables below show the top five holders for each class of record. If the fifth place is shared then all holders are shown. All of these statistics can be sourced and verified from the CricInfo statistics page
Bold shows the active players in the tournament.
Batting
| Player[18] | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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| Shane Watson
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5 | 242 | 60.50 | 154.14 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 |
| Brendon McCullum
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5 | 212 | 42.40 | 159.39 | 123* | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| Luke Wright
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5 | 193 | 48.25 | 169.29 | 99* | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 |
| Virat Kohli
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5 | 185 | 46.25 | 122.51 | 78* | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4 |
| Mahela Jayawardene
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5 | 168 | 42.00 | 122.62 | 65* | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 |
Bowling
Most wickets
| Player[19] | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
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| Shane Watson
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5 | 11 | 12.81 | 7.05 | 3/26 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji
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4 | 9 | 9.77 | 7.33 | 3/19 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis
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4 | 9 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 6/8 | 10.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Starc
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5 | 9 | 14.66 | 6.60 | 3/20 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh
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5 | 8 | 10.12 | 5.92 | 3/24 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 |
Team
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Media coverage
See also
References
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- ^ Cricket Country. "ICC T20 World Cup 2012 schedule: Match time table with group details". Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ IPL Fight. "T20 World Cup 2012 Schedule". Retrieved September 17, 2012.
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Standings". Cricinfo. 3 October 2012.
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