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 |
| Participants | 12 |
| Matches | 27 |
| Most runs |  Brendon McCullum (123) |
| Most wickets | Ajantha Mendis (6) |
| 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 being held in South Africa, England and the West Indies, respectively. 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. Apart from the ten test cricket playing nations, there are further 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 will proceed to the Super Eight stage of the tournament. The Super Eight will consist of two groups. The top two teams from the two Super Eight groups would play the semi-finals, and the semi-final winners would 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 E and F. Group E will consist of the top seed from Groups A and C, and the second seed of groups B and D. Group F 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
- 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.[11]
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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
- 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
| Team | Seed | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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 England
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A1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5.800 | 2 |
 India
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A2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.150 | 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.
- 116 runs is the 3rd Largest Victory in a Twenty20 International after 172 runs (Sri Lanka v Kenya 2007) and 130 runs (South Africa v Scotland 2009)[12]
- England and India qualify for the Super Eights as a result of this match
- Afghanistan is Eliminated as a result of this match
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.855 | 0 |
 Ireland
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.092 | 0 |
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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 is 83, hence the winning margin is 17
- Australia qualify for the Super Eights as a result of this match
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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C3 | 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 [13]
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field
- South Africa and Sri Lanka qualify for Super Eights as a result of this match
- 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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D2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2.300 | 2 |
 Pakistan
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D1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.650 | 2 |
 Bangladesh
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D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.950 | 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
- Mohammad Hafeez with 5 toss wins in a row including today's match.
- New Zealand qualify for Super Eights as a result of this match. If Bangladesh win the final match and all three teams have 2 points New Zealand will still qualify due to higher net run rate
- 73 runs Partnership from Nasir Jamshed and Mohammad Hafeez
Super Eight stage
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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| England
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (B2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand
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- where B2 will be contested by
West Indies and 
Ireland on 24 September at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka. If there is no result or a tie between these two teams, West Indies qualify on net run rate.
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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| India
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (D1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- where D1 will be contested by
Pakistan and 
Bangladesh on 25 September at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. If there is no result or a tie between these two teams, Pakistan will qualify by virtue of a greater points total (3 to 1). Bangladesh must win, and by a large margin, if they wish to progress to the Super Eights.
Knockout stage
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Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
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