ICC Women's World Twenty20
| ICC Women's World Twenty20 | |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First tournament | 2009, England |
| Last tournament | 2014, Bangladesh |
| Next tournament | 2016, India |
| Tournament format | Round robin and knockout |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champion |
 Australia (3rd title) |
| Most successful |
Australia (3 titles) |
| Most runs |
 Charlotte Edwards (566)[1] |
| Most wickets |
Ellyse Perry (24)[2] |
The ICC Women's World Twenty20 is the international Twenty20 competition for women which runs parallel to the men's ICC World Twenty20. The even is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council. The tournament originally consisted of eight teams, the top six teams of the ICC Women's T20 rankings and the rest two determined by a qualification process and in 2014 it was expanded to total of 10 participating teams. The tournament was first held in 2009, when hosts England won the tournament. The most recent champions are Australia, who won the tournament and retained the trophy in 2014.
Qualification
Qualification is determined by the ICC Women's Twenty20 international rankings and a qualification event. Until 2014, six teams were determined by the top six teams of the ICC Women's Twenty20 International rankings at the time of the draw and the remaining two places determined by a qualification process. For the 2014 tournament, six places are determined by the top eight teams of the ICC Women's T20I rankings, with the host country and three qualifiers joining them in the finals.
Format
2009, 2010 & 2012
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 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 would decide the winner. In case of a Tie again in the Super Over, the match is won by the team that has scored the most 6s in their innings. This is applicable in all stages of the tournament.
Within each group (both group stage & Super Eight stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria:
- 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.
2014
The ten teams are divided into two groups of five, A and B. Every team in the group plays all the other teams in a round-robin format. The top team in group A will play the runner-up in group B for a place in the final. Likewise, the top team in group B will play the runner-up in group A for the other final berth. Guaranteed qualification for the 2016 tournament for two teams will be determined from a similar "play-off" between the third and fourth placed teams in each group.[3]
Hosts
The inaugural Women's World T20 host was England in 2009. This was followed by West Indies hosting the event in 2010, Sri Lanka in 2012 and Bangladesh in 2014. The next tournament will be held in India in 2016. The ICC announced that since England were one of the earliest adopters of the game, they should host one of the earliest tournaments.[4]
Summary
| Year | Host nation(s) | Final venue | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | Attendance | |||
| 2009 Details |
England |
Lord's, London | England 86/4 (17 overs) |
England won by 6 wickets Scorecard |
 New Zealand85 (20 overs) | 12,717 |
| 2010 Details |
 West Indies |
Kensington Oval, Barbados | Australia 106/8 (20 overs) |
Australia won by 3 runs Scorecard |
New Zealand 103/6 (20 overs) | 8,332 |
| 2012 Details |
 Sri Lanka |
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Australia 142/4 (20 overs) |
Australia won by 4 runs Scorecard |
England 138/9 (20 overs) | 9,321 |
| 2014 Details |
 Bangladesh |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Australia 106/4 (15 overs) |
Australia won by 6 wickets Scorecard |
England 105/8 (20 overs) | 4,313 |
| 2016 Details |
 India |
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Performance of teams
| Team | Appearances | First | Latest | Best result | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
4 | 2009 | 2014 | Champions (2010, 2012, 2014) | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 77.50 |
| England |
4 | 2009 | 2014 | Champions (2009) | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 76.31 |
| New Zealand |
4 | 2009 | 2014 | Runner up (2009, 2010) | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 73.68 |
| West Indies |
4 | 2009 | 2014 | Semifinal (2010, 2012, 2014) | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| India |
4 | 2009 | 2014 | Semifinal (2009, 2010) | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 47.05 |
 South Africa |
4 | 2009 | 2014 | Semifinal (2014) | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Sri Lanka |
4 | 2009 | 2014 | Round 1 (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014) | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
 Pakistan |
4 | 2009 | 2014 | Round 1 (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014) | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Bangladesh |
1 | 2014 | 2014 | Round 1 (2014) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
 Ireland |
1 | 2014 | 2014 | Round 1 (2014) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Source: "Cricinfo".
See also
References
- ↑ "Records / ICC Women's World Twenty20 / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Records / ICC Women's World Twenty20 / Most wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "ICC Women's World Twenty20, 2013/14 / Fixtures". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ "ICC events". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
External Links
- ICC Women's World Twenty20 on Cricinfo
- ICC World Twenty20 2012 on International Cricket Council Official Website
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