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{{Short description|Fourth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup}}
{{For|the women's tournament taking place at the same time|2012 Women's World Twenty20}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2012 ICC World Twenty20
| image = 2012 ICC World T20 logo.svg
| imagesize = 200px
| fromdate = 18 September
| todate = 7 October 2012<ref name=Fixtures>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketwa.com/3070/series/t20-world-cup-2012-schedule-fixtures.aspx|title=T20 World Cup 2012|access-date=2015-12-22|publisher=cricketwa}}</ref>
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[Twenty20 International]]
| tournament format = [[Group tournament|Group stage]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]]
| host = Sri Lanka
| champions = {{cr|WIN}}
| runner up = {{cr|SL}}
| count = 1
| participants = 12
| matches = 27
| attendance = 
| player of the series = {{cricon|AUS}} [[Shane Watson]]
| most runs = {{cricon|AUS}} Shane Watson (249)
| most wickets = {{cricon|SRI}} [[Ajantha Mendis]] (15)
| website = [http://www.icc-cricket.com www.icc-cricket.com]
| previous_year = 2010
| previous_tournament = 2010 World Twenty20
| next_year = 2014
| next_tournament = 2014 World Twenty20
}}

The '''2012 ICC World Twenty20''' was the fourth edition of the  [[Men's T20 World Cup]], formerly known as the '''ICC World Twenty20''', an international [[Twenty20 International|Twenty20]] [[cricket]] tournament that took place in [[Sri Lanka]] from 18 September to 7 October 2012 which was won by the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/match-report/samuels-special-spur-epic-west-indies-win/29853| archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210193232/http://www.wisdenindia.com/match-report/samuels-special-spur-epic-west-indies-win/29853| url-status=dead| archive-date=10 December 2012| title=Samuels special the spur for epic West Indies win| publisher=Wisden India| date=7 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="t20fixtures">{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/events_and_awards/twenty20/newsdetails.php?newsId=17175_1316627340 |title=England to start ICC World Twenty20 title defence against qualifier |date=21 September 2011 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]] }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/ICC-T20-World-Cup-2012-schedule-Match-time-table-with-group-details/17896 | title = ICC T20 World Cup 2012 schedule: Match time table with group details | author = Cricket Country | date = 13 September 2012 | access-date = 13 September 2012 | archive-date = 16 September 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120916002140/http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/ICC-T20-World-Cup-2012-schedule-Match-time-table-with-group-details/17896 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.iplfight.com/t20-world-cup-2012-schedule | title = T20 World Cup 2012 Schedule | author = IPL Fight | access-date = 17 September 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120918160958/http://www.iplfight.com/t20-world-cup-2012-schedule | archive-date = 18 September 2012 | url-status = usurped}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/2012-world-twenty20/Malinga-named-event-ambassador-for-Twenty20-World-Cup/articleshow/13923970.cms| title= Malinga named event ambassador for Twenty20 World Cup| date=8 June 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|access-date=16 September 2012}}</ref> The format had four groups of three teams in a preliminary round. It was the last edition with 12 teams format before it was expanded to 16 teams.

Match fixtures were announced on 21 September 2011 by ICC.<ref name="t20fixtures" /> On the same date, the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] also unveiled the logo of the tournament, named "Modern Spin".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india-to-open-2012-icc-world-t20-campaign-against-a-qualifier/articleshow/10068632.cms |title=India to open ICC World T20 campaign against a qualifier |newspaper=The Times of India |agency=Press Trust of India|date=21 September 2011<!-- 15:56 (UTC) -->|access-date=23 October 2011}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.holdingwilley.com/t20-world-cup-2012/index.php |title=A Preview to the ICC World Twenty20 |publisher=Holdingwilley.com |date=2012-10-07 |access-date=2013-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021160337/http://www.holdingwilley.com/t20-world-cup-2012/index.php |archive-date=21 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Format==
The format is the same as the [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|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 national cricket team|England]] are the defending champions, having won the [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010 edition]] in the [[West Indies]].<ref name="eng-ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2012/content/current/story/533267.html |title=England to face India in World Twenty20 |publisher=[[ESPN Cricinfo]] |date=21 September 2011}}</ref>

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.<ref name=groups>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/page/412884.html|title=ICC World Twenty20 / Groups|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=3 May 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100502062345/http://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/page/412884.html| archive-date= 2 May 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

During the group stage and Super Eight, points are awarded to the teams as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Results
! Points
|-
|Win||2 points
|-
|No result||1 point
|-
|Loss||0 point
|}
In case of a [[Tie (cricket)#Tie|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.<ref>[http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/playing-conditions.html Playing conditions], from ICC World Twenty20 homepage, retrieved 12 September 2007  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720113337/http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/playing-conditions.html |date=20 July 2008 }}</ref>

Within each group (both group stage & Super Eight stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria:<ref>[http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/icc_world_twenty20_playing_conditions_final.pdf Final WorldTwenty20 Playing conditions], from ICC World Twenty20 homepage, retrieved 12 September 2007  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911035806/http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/icc_world_twenty20_playing_conditions_final.pdf |date=11 September 2008 }}</ref>
# Higher number of points
# If equal, higher number of wins
# If still equal, higher [[net run rate]]
# If still equal, lower [[strike rate#Bowling strike rate|bowling strike rate]]
# If still equal, result of head-to-head meeting.

==Qualification==
{{main|2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier}}
Teams from every [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] Region :
{{div col}}
; [[Africa Cricket Association|Africa]] (2)
* {{cr|SA}}
* {{cr|ZIM}}
; [[ICC Americas|Americas]] (1)
* {{cr|WIN}}
; [[Asian Cricket Council|Asia]] (5)
* {{cr|AFG}}
* {{cr|BAN}} 
* {{cr|IND}}
* {{cr|PAK}}
* {{cr|SL}} (host)
; [[ICC East Asia-Pacific|East Asia-Pacific]] (2)
* {{cr|AUS}}
* {{cr|NZ}}
; [[ICC Europe|Europe]] (2)
* {{cr|ENG}}
* {{cr|IRE}}
{{div col end}}
Earlier, the [[International Cricket Council|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.

==Venues==
All matches were played at the following three grounds:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;"
|-
! width:"33%" | [[Pallekele]]
! width:"34%" | [[Colombo]]
! width:"33%" | [[Hambantota]]
|-
| [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Pallekele Cricket Stadium]]
| [[R. Premadasa Stadium]]
| [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium|Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium]]
|-
| [[File:Pallekele stadium slveng.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Block B, RPS Colombo.jpg|200px]]
| 
|-
| Capacity: 35,000
| Capacity: 35,000
| Capacity: 35,000
|-
| colspan="3" |{{location map+ |Sri Lanka |float=center |width=250 |caption= |places=
{{location map~ |Sri Lanka |lat=7.280278 |long=80.722222 |label=[[Pallekele]] |position=Bottom}}
{{location map~ |Sri Lanka |lat=6.939667 |long=79.872028 |label=[[Colombo]] |position=Right}}
{{location map~ |Sri Lanka |lat=6.3194 |long=81.0024 |label=[[Sooriyawewa]] |position=Top}}}}
{{clear}}
|}

==Match officials==

'''Source:<ref>[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=20539_1339416120 ICC announces umpires' panels for 2012–13 season and ICC WT20 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622181551/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=20539_1339416120 |date=2012-06-22 }} International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 May 2012</ref>'''

===Umpires===
{| border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="90%"
|- bgcolor=#D0E8KK
! width 5%|Umpire
! width 5%|Country
! width 5%|Panel
|-
| align=left|[[Billy Bowden]]
| align=left|{{flag|New Zealand}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Aleem Dar]]
| align=left|{{flag|Pakistan}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]]
| align=left|{{flag|Australia}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Kumar Dharmasena]]
| align=left|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Marais Erasmus]]
| align=left|{{flag|South Africa}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Ian Gould]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]]
| align=left|{{flag|New Zealand}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Richard Kettleborough]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Nigel Llong]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Asad Rauf]]
| align=left|{{flag|Pakistan}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Simon Taufel]]
| align=left|{{flag|Australia}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Rod Tucker]]
| align=left|{{flag|Australia}}
| align=left|Elite
|-
| align=left|[[Bruce Oxenford]]
| align=left|{{flag|Australia}}
| align=left|International
|}

===Referees===

{| border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="65%"
|- bgcolor=#D0E8KK
! width 5%|Referee
! width 5%|Country
|-
| align=left|[[Ranjan Madugalle]]
| align=left|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|-
| align=left|[[Jeff Crowe]]
| align=left|{{flag|New Zealand}}
|-
|-
| align=left|[[Javagal Srinath]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
|-

| align=left|[[Graeme Labrooy]] (women's event)
| align=left|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|}

==Squads==
{{main|2012 ICC World Twenty20 squads}}

==Groups==
The groups were announced on 21 September 2011.<ref name="t20fixtures" />

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
;[[#Group A|Group A]]
*{{cr|ENG}} A1
*{{cr|IND}} A2
*{{cr|AFG|2004}} Q2
{{col-break}}
;[[#Group B|Group B]]
*{{cr|AUS}} B1
*{{cr|WIN}} B2
*{{cr|IRE}} Q1
{{col-break}}
;[[#Group C|Group C]]
*{{cr|SRI}} C1
*{{cr|RSA}} C2
*{{cr|ZIM}}
{{col-break}}
;[[#Group D|Group D]]
*{{cr|PAK}} D1
*{{cr|NZL}} D2
*{{cr|BAN}}
{{col-end}}

==Warm-up matches==
{{Main|2012 ICC World Twenty20 warm-up matches}}

12 '''[[Warming up|warm-up]]''' matches were played between 12 and 19 September featuring all 12 teams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICC World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches - Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-twenty20-warm-up-matches-2012-13-578130/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

{{hidden begin|title=Fixtures|titlestyle=background:skyblue;}}


{{Limited overs matches|date=13 September|time=09:30|team1={{cr-rt|Ireland}}|team2={{cr|Zimbabwe}}|score1=181/5 (20 overs)|score2=127/8 (20 overs)|runs1=[[Niall O'Brien (cricketer)|Niall O'Brien]] 62 (49)|wickets1=[[Chris Mpofu]] 3/39 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Hamilton Masakadza]] 44 (27)|wickets2=[[Alex Cusack]] 3/6 (3 overs)|venue=[[Moors Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]|toss=Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.|umpires=[[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[Ruchira Palliyaguru]] (SL)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578132.html Scorecard]|result=Ireland won by 54 runs}}
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{{Limited overs matches|date=13 September|time=09:30|team1={{cr-rt|West Indies}}|team2={{cr|Sri Lanka}}|score1=132/6 (20 overs)|score2=135/1 (15.4 overs)|runs1=[[Johnson Charles]] 30 (26)|wickets1=[[Nuwan Kulasekara]] 2/35 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Mahela Jayawardene]] 57[[Not out|*]] (35)|wickets2=[[Ravi Rampaul]] 1/24 (4 overs)|venue=[[Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]|toss=Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field|umpires=[[Ranmore Martinesz]] (SL) and [[Tyron Wijewardene]] (SL)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578133.html Scorecard]|result=Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets}}
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{{Limited overs matches|date=15 September|time=09:30|team1={{cr-rt|Afghanistan|2013}}|team2={{cr|Sri Lanka|name=Sri Lanka A}}|score1=209/7 (20 overs)|score2=151 (18.2 overs)|runs1=[[Mohammad Nabi]] 51 (24)|wickets1=[[Kaushal Lokuarachchi]] 3/16 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Kosala Kulasekera]] 63 (38)|wickets2=[[Dawlat Zadran]] 3/22 (3.2 overs)|venue=[[Moors Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]|toss=Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field|umpires=[[Ian Gould]] (ENG) and [[Aleem Dar]] (PAK)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578134.html Scorecard]|result=Afghanistan won by 51 runs}}
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{{Limited overs matches|date=15 September|time=09:30|team1={{cr-rt|Australia}}|team2={{cr|New Zealand}}|score1=139/6 (20 overs)|score2=83 (17 overs)|runs1=[[Shane Watson]] 27 (32)|wickets1=[[Adam Milne]] 2/27 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Ross Taylor]] 22 (20)|wickets2=[[Brad Hogg]] 3/23 (4 overs)|venue=[[Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]|toss=New Zealand won the toss and elected to field|umpires=[[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (ENG)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578135.html Scorecard]|result=Australia won by 56 runs}}
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{{Limited overs matches|date=15 September|time=09:30|team1={{cr-rt|Zimbabwe}}|team2={{cr|Bangladesh}}|score1=134/6 (20 overs)|score2=135/5 (18.2 overs)|runs1=[[Vusi Sibanda]] 40 (47)|wickets1=[[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]] 2/21 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Mohammad Ashraful]] 38 (25)|wickets2=[[Graeme Cremer]] 2/10 (4 overs)|venue=[[Colts Cricket Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]|toss=Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field|umpires=[[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Rod Tucker]] (AUS)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578136.html Scorecard]|result=Bangladesh won by 5 wickets}}
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{{Limited overs matches|date=15 September|time=09:30|team1={{cr-rt|India}}|team2={{cr|Sri Lanka}}|score1=146/5 (20 overs)|score2=120 (19.3 overs)|runs1=[[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|M S Dhoni]] 55[[not out|*]] (42)|wickets1=[[Nuwan Kulasekara]] 2/39 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Kumar Sangakkara]] 32 (32)|wickets2=[[Irfan Pathan]] 5/25 (4 overs)|venue=[[Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium|P Sara Oval]], [[Colombo]]|toss=India won the toss and elected to bat|umpires=[[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (AUS) and [[Simon Taufel]] (AUS)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578137.html Scorecard]|result=India won by 26 runs}}
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{{Limited overs matches|date=17 September|time=09:30|team1={{cr-rt|England}}|team2={{cr|Australia}}|score1=172/6 (20 overs)|score2=163/6 (20 overs)|runs1=[[Alex Hales]] 52 (32)|wickets1=[[Mitchell Starc]] 2/32 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Michael Hussey]] 71 (51)|wickets2=[[Steven Finn]] 2/26 (4 overs)|venue=[[Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]|toss=Australia won the toss and elected to field|umpires=[[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZ)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578138.html Scorecard]|result=England won by 9 runs}}
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{{Limited overs matches|date=17 September|time=09:30|team1={{cr-rt|Ireland}}|team2={{cr|Bangladesh}}|score1=164/6 (20 overs)|score2=159/9 (20 overs)|runs1=[[Paul Stirling]] 98 (41)|wickets1=[[Shakib Al Hasan]] 2/21 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Shakib Al Hasan]] 44 (23)|wickets2=[[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]] 3/24 (4 overs)|venue=[[Moors Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]|toss=Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field|umpires=[[Ruchira Palliyaguru]] (SL) and [[Ravindra Wimalasiri]] (SL)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578139.html Scorecard]| rain = Match start delayed due to wet ground condition|result=Ireland won by 5 runs}}
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{{Limited overs matches|date=17 September|time=13:30|team1={{cr-rt|South Africa}}|team2={{cr|New Zealand}}|score1=186/6 (20 overs)|score2=177/8 (20 overs)|runs1=[[AB de Villiers]] 89 (30)|wickets1=[[Adam Milne]] 2/26 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Ross Taylor]] 75 (42)|wickets2=[[Dale Steyn]] 4/25 (4 overs)|venue=[[Colts Cricket Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]|toss=New Zealand won the toss and elected to field|umpires=[[Bruce Oxenford]] (AUS) and [[Tyron Wijewardene]] (SL)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578141.html Scorecard]| rain = Match start delayed due to rain|result=South Africa won by 9 runs}}
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{{Limited overs matches|date=17 September|time=14:00|team1={{cr-rt|Afghanistan|2013}}|team2={{cr|West Indies}}|score1=122/7 (20 overs)|score2=125/2 (15.5 overs)|runs1=[[Asghar Stanikzai]] 53 (50)|wickets1=[[Fidel Edwards]] 3/24 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Chris Gayle]] 78[[Not out|*]] (48)|wickets2=[[Mohammad Nabi]] 2/29 (4 overs)|venue=[[Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium|P Sara Oval]], [[Colombo]]|toss=Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat|umpires=[[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[Sena Nandiweera]] (SL)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578142.html Scorecard]| rain = Match start delayed due to wet ground condition|result=West Indies won by 8 wickets}}
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{{Limited overs matches|date=17 September|time=14:00|team1={{cr-rt|India}}|team2={{cr|Pakistan}}|score1=185/3 (20 overs)|score2=186/5 (19.1 overs)|runs1=[[Virat Kohli]] 75[[Not out|*]] (47)|wickets1=[[Saeed Ajmal]] 2/22 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Kamran Akmal]] 92[[Not out|*]] (50)|wickets2=[[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 4/23 (4 overs)|venue=[[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]|toss=India won the toss and elected to bat|umpires=[[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Nigel Llong]] (ENG)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578140.html Scorecard]|result=Pakistan won by 5 wickets}}
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{{Limited overs matches|date=19 September|time=09:30|team1={{cr-rt|England}}|team2={{cr|Pakistan}}|score1=111 (19.3 overs)|score2=96/9 (20 overs)|runs1=[[Luke Wright]] 38 (36)|wickets1=[[Saeed Ajmal]] 4/14 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Asad Shafiq]] 20 (20)|wickets2=[[Jade Dernbach]] 3/14 (4 overs)|venue=[[Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium|P Sara Oval]], [[Colombo]]|toss=England won the toss and elected to bat|umpires=[[Ranmore Martinesz]] (SL) and [[Tyron Wijewardene]] (SL)|report=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/578143.html Scorecard]|result=England won by 15 runs}}
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{{hidden end}}

==Group stage==
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.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/series/531597.html?template=fixtures| title= ICC World Twenty20 Fixtures| publisher = Cricinfo | date=8 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/series/531597.html| title= ICC World Twenty20 Results | publisher = Cricinfo | date=8 October 2012}}</ref>

:''All times given are [[Sri Lanka Time|Sri Lanka Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])''

=== Group A ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|show_tie=no
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Seed

|section=A

|team1=IND |team2=ENG |team3=AFG
|result1=Q |result2=Q

|win_AFG=0 |loss_AFG=2 |nr_AFG=0 |nrr_AFG=-3.475
|group_ENG=A1 |win_ENG=1 |loss_ENG=1 |nr_ENG=0 |nrr_ENG=0.650
|group_IND=A2 |win_IND=2 |loss_IND=0 |nr_IND=0 |nrr_IND=2.825

|name_AFG={{cr|AFG|2004}}
|name_ENG={{cr|ENG}}
|name_IND={{cr|IND}}

|col_Q=green1
|source=<ref name="table">{{cite web |title=ICC World Twenty20 2012 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-twenty20-2012-13-531597/points-table-standings |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>
}}</onlyinclude>

{{Limited overs matches
| date = 19 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 159/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 136 (19.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2004}}
| runs1 = [[Virat Kohli]] 50 (39)
| wickets1 = [[Shapoor Zadran]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammad Nabi]] 31 (23)
| wickets2 = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] 3/19 (3.3 overs)
| result = India won by 23 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/current/match/533274.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (Pak) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| notes = [[Twenty20 International]] debut: [[Najibullah Zadran]] (Afg)
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 21 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 196/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 80 (17.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2004}}
| runs1 = [[Luke Wright]] 99[[not out|*]] (55)
| wickets1 = [[Izatullah Dawlatzai]] 2/56 (3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gulbadin Naib]] 44 (32)
| wickets2 = [[Samit Patel]] 2/6 (3 overs)
| result = England won by 116 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/current/match/533277.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Luke Wright]] (Eng)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field
| notes =  England and India qualified for the Super Eights and Afghanistan were eliminated as a result of this match
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 23 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 170/4 (20 overs)
| score2 = 80 (14.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 55[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets1 = [[Steven Finn]] 2/33 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Craig Kieswetter]] 35 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 4/12 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 90 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/current/match/533281.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Harbhajan Singh]] (Ind)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field
| notes = ''This was England's lowest [[Twenty20 International]] score''
* '' England's 80 all out was the lowest total for a Test-playing nation in [[ICC World Twenty20]]''
}}

=== Group B ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|show_tie=no
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Seed

|section=B

|team1=AUS |team2=WI |team3=IRE
|result1=Q |result2=Q

|group_AUS=B1 |win_AUS=2 |loss_AUS=0 |nr_AUS=0 |nrr_AUS=2.184
|group_WI=B2 |win_WI=0 |loss_WI=1 |nr_WI=1 |nrr_WI=-1.855
|win_IRE=0 |loss_IRE=1 |nr_IRE=1 |nrr_IRE=-2.092

|name_AUS={{cr|AUS}}
|name_IRE={{cr|IRE}}
|name_WI={{cr|WIN}}

|col_Q=green1
|source=<ref name="table"/>
}}</onlyinclude>

{{Limited overs matches
| date = 19 September
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|1=Ireland}}
| score1 = 123/7 (20 overs)
| score2 = 125/3 (15.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|1=Australia}}
| runs1 = [[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]] 35 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Watson]] 3/26 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 51 (30)
| wickets2 = [[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]] 1/18 (3 overs)
| result = Australia won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533273.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL)
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Aus)
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bat
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 22 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 191/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 54 (33)
| wickets1 = [[Mitchell Starc]] 3/35 (4 overs)
| score2 = 100/1 (9.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 41* (24)
| wickets2 = [[Fidel Edwards]] 1/16 (2 overs)
| result = Australia won by 17 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L method]])
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533279.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Asad Rauf]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Aus)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
| notes = Match abandoned after 9.1 overs due to rain
*''D/L par score at 9.1 overs with one wicket lost was 83, hence the winning margin was 17 runs''
*''Australia qualified for the Super Eights as a result of this match''
}}

----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 24 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 129/6 (19 overs)
| runs1 = [[Niall O'Brien (cricketer)|Niall O'Brien]] 25 (21)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 2/21 (3 overs)
| score2 = 
| runs2 = 
| wickets2 = 
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533282.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (Pak) and [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL)
| motm = 
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field
| notes = The match was reduced to 19 overs per side 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 were eliminated''
}}

=== Group C ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|show_tie=no
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Seed

|section=C

|team1=SA |team2=SL |team3=ZIM
|result1=Q |result2=Q

|group_SA=C2 |win_SA=2 |loss_SA=0 |nr_SA=0 |nrr_SA=3.598
|group_SL=C1 |win_SL=1 |loss_SL=1 |nr_SL=0 |nrr_SL=1.852
|win_ZIM=0 |loss_ZIM=2 |nr_ZIM=0 |nrr_ZIM=-3.624

|name_SA={{cr|RSA}}
|name_SL={{cr|SRI}}
|name_ZIM={{cr|ZIM}}

|col_Q=green1
|source=<ref name="table"/>
}}</onlyinclude>

{{anchor|Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 18 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 182/4 (20 overs)
| score2 = 100 (17.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] 44 (26)
| wickets1 = [[Graeme Cremer]] 1/27 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Hamilton Masakadza]] 20 (23)
| wickets2 = [[Ajantha Mendis]] 6/8 (4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 82 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533272.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium]], [[Sooriyawewa]]
| umpires = [[Ian Gould]] (Eng) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Ajantha Mendis]] (SL)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
| notes = [[Twenty20 International]] Debutants: [[Dilshan Munaweera]] (SL) and [[Brian Vitori]] (Zim)
* ''[[Ajantha Mendis]] achieved the best bowling figures in [[Twenty20 International]]s''<ref name="t20bowling">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/current/story/582753.html |title= The Mendises script big win for Sri Lanka |publisher=[[ESPN Cricinfo]] |date=18 September 2012}}</ref>
}}
----{{Limited overs matches
| date = 20 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 93/8 (20 overs)
| score2 = 94/0 (12.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Craig Ervine]] 37 (40)
| wickets1 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 4/15 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Richard Levi]] 50[[Not out|*]] (43)
| wickets2 = 
| result = South Africa won by 10 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533275.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium]], [[Sooriyawewa]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (Aus) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Jacques Kallis]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field
| notes = South Africa and Sri Lanka qualified for Super Eights and Zimbabwe were eliminated as a result of this match
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 22 September
| time = 15:30
| daynight =3158
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 78/4 (7 overs)
| runs1 = [[AB de Villiers]] 30 (13)
| wickets1 = [[Nuwan Kulasekara]] 1/9 (1 over)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score2 = 46/5 (7 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] 13 (11)
| wickets2 = [[Dale Steyn]] 2/10 (2 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 32 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533278.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium]], [[Sooriyawewa]]
| umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[AB de Villiers]] (SA)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
| rain = The match was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.
}}

=== Group D ===
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|update=complete
|show_tie=no
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Seed

|section=D

|team1=PAK |team2=NZ |team3=BD
|result1=Q |result2=Q

|win_BD=0 |loss_BD=2 |nr_BD=0 |nrr_BD=-1.868
|group_NZ=D2 |win_NZ=1 |loss_NZ=1 |nr_NZ=0 |nrr_NZ=1.150
|group_PAK=D1 |win_PAK=2 |loss_PAK=0 |nr_PAK=0 |nrr_PAK=0.706

|name_BD={{cr|BAN}}
|name_NZ={{cr|NZL}}
|name_PAK={{cr|PAK}}

|col_Q=green1
|source=<ref name="table"/>
}}</onlyinclude>

{{anchor|New Zealand vs Bangladesh}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 21 September
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 191/3 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score2 = 132/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Brendon McCullum]] 123 (58)
| wickets1 = [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzaq]] 2/28 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nasir Hossain]] 50 (39)
| wickets2 = [[Tim Southee]] 3/16 (4 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 59 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533276.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Pallekele]]
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Brendon McCullum]] (New Zealand)
| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
}}
----{{Limited overs matches
| date = 23 September
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 177/6 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score2 = 164/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nasir Jamshed]] 56 (35)
| wickets1 = [[Tim Southee]] 2/31 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rob Nicol]] 33 (28)
| wickets2 = [[Saeed Ajmal]] 4/30 (4 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 13 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533280.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Pallekele]]
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Nasir Jamshed]] (Pakistan)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
}}

----{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 175/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 178/2 (18.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Shakib Al Hasan]] 84 (54)
| wickets1 = [[Yasir Arafat (cricketer, born 1982)|Yasir Arafat]] 3/25 (3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Imran Nazir (cricketer)|Imran Nazir]] 72 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Abul Hasan (cricketer)|Abul Hasan]] 2/33 (3 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533283.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Pallekele]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (Aus) and [[Ian Gould]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Imran Nazir (cricketer)|Imran Nazir]] (Pakistan)
| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat
* ''New Zealand and Pakistan both qualified for the Super Eights and Bangladesh were eliminated as a result of this match''
* '' 175/6 was the highest first innings score for Bangladesh in the ICC T20 World Cup''
* ''This was the highest successful chase by Pakistan in [[Twenty20 International]]s''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/t20-world-cup/news/Statistical-highlights-Pakistan-vs-Bangladesh-World-Twenty20/articleshow/16555032.cms|title=Statistical highlights: Pakistan vs Bangladesh, World Twenty20|access-date=1 October 2012 | work=The Times of India}}</ref>
* '' [[Shakib Al Hasan]]'s 84 off 54 was the highest individual [[Twenty20 International]] score by a Bangladeshi player against Pakistan.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eprothomalo.com/index.php?opt=view&page=22&date=2012-09-26|title=সাকিবের জন্য মুশফিকের সহানুভুতি|trans-title=Mushfiq's sympathy for Shakib|access-date=26 September 2012}}</ref>
}}

==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.<ref name=groups />

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2|Qualification
! colspan=2|Super 8s
|-
! Group E
! Group F
|-
|rowspan="4" style="text align:center"| '''Advanced from [[#Group stage|Group Stage]]'''
| {{cr|ENG}}
| {{cr|AUS}}
|-
| {{cr|NZ}}
| {{cr|IND}}
|-
| {{cr|SRI}}
| {{cr|PAK}}
|-
| {{cr|WIN}}
| {{cr|SA}}
|-
|}

=== Group E ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|source=<ref name="ICC World Twenty20 Standings">{{cite news| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/series/531597.html?view=pointstable| title= ICC World Twenty20 Standings | publisher = Cricinfo | date=3 October 2012}}</ref>
|show_tie=no

|section=1

|team1=SL |team2=WI |team3=ENG |team4=NZ
|result1=Q |result2=Q

|win_ENG=1 |loss_ENG=2 |nr_ENG=0 |nrr_ENG=-0.397
|win_NZ=0 |loss_NZ=3 |nr_NZ=0 |nrr_NZ=-0.169
|win_SL=3 |loss_SL=0 |nr_SL=0 |nrr_SL=0.998
|win_WI=2 |loss_WI=1 |nr_WI=0 |nrr_WI=-0.375

|name_ENG={{cr|ENG}}
|name_NZ={{cr|NZL}}
|name_SL={{cr|SRI}}
|name_WI={{cr|WIN}}

|col_Q=green1
}}</onlyinclude>

{{Limited overs matches
| date = {{anchor|match13}} 27 September
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 174/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rob Nicol]] 58 (30)
| wickets1 = [[Akila Dananjaya]] 2/32 (4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score2 = 174/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 76 (53)
| wickets2 = [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]] 2/34 (4 overs)
| result = Match [[List of tied Twenty20 Internationals|tied]]; Sri Lanka won the Super Over
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533284.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Pallekele]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] (SL)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
| notes = [[Twenty20 International]] debut: [[Akila Dananjaya]] (SL)
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 27 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 179/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 164/4 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Johnson Charles]] 84 (56)
| wickets1 = [[Stuart Broad]] 2/26 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Eoin Morgan]] 71[[Not out|*]] (36)
| wickets2 = [[Ravi Rampaul]] 2/37 (4 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 15 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533285.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Pallekele]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (Pak) and [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Johnson Charles]] (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
| notes = [[Eoin Morgan]]'s 50 in 25 balls was fastest for England in the [[ICC World Twenty20]]
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 29 September
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 148/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 149/4 (18.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]] 50 (33)
| wickets1 = [[Steven Finn]] 3/16 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Luke Wright]] 76 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Daniel Vettori]] 1/20 (4 overs)
| result = England won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533288.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Pallekele]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (Pak) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Luke Wright]] (Eng)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 29 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 129/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 130/1 (15.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Marlon Samuels]] 50 (35)
| wickets1 = [[Nuwan Kulasekara]] 2/12 (4.0 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 65[[Not out|*]] (49)
| wickets2 = [[Ravi Rampaul]] 1/39 (4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533289.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Pallekele]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (SL)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = {{anchor|match21}} 1 October
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 139 (19.3 overs)
| score2 = 139/7 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 30 (14)
| wickets1 = [[Tim Southee]] 3/21 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ross Taylor]] 62[[Not out|*]] (40)
| wickets2 = [[Sunil Narine]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| result = Match [[List of tied Twenty20 Internationals|tied]]; West Indies won the Super Over
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533292.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Pallekele]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Asad Rauf]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Sunil Narine]] (WI)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
* ''New Zealand were eliminated as a result of this match''
}}

----
{{anchor|Sri Lanka vs England}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 1 October
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 169/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 150/9 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 42 (38)
| wickets1 = [[Stuart Broad]] 3/32 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Samit Patel]] 67 (48)
| wickets2 = [[Lasith Malinga]] 5/31 (4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533293.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Pallekele]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (Aus) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Lasith Malinga]] (SL)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Sri Lanka and West Indies qualified for the semi-finals and England and New Zealand were eliminated as a result of this match
}}

=== Group F ===
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|update=complete
|show_tie=no
|source=<ref name="ICC World Twenty20 Standings"/>

|section=2

|team1=AUS |team2=PAK |team3=IND |team4=SA
|result1=Q |result2=Q

|win_AUS=2 |loss_AUS=1 |nr_AUS=0 |nrr_AUS=0.464
|win_PAK=2 |loss_PAK=1 |nr_PAK=0 |nrr_PAK=0.273
|win_IND=2 |loss_IND=1 |nr_IND=0 |nrr_IND=-0.274
|win_SA=0 |loss_SA=3 |nr_SA=0 |nrr_SA=-0.421

|name_AUS={{cr|AUS}}
|name_IND={{cr|IND}}
|name_PAK={{cr|PAK}}
|name_SA={{cr|RSA}}

|col_Q=green1
}}</onlyinclude>

{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 September
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 133/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 136/8 (19.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[JP Duminy]] 48 (38)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammad Hafeez]] 2/23 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Umar Akmal]] 43[[Not out|*]] (41)
| wickets2 = [[Dale Steyn]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 2 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533286.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Ian Gould]] (Eng) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Umar Gul]] (Pak)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 =  {{cr-rt|India}}
| score1 = 140/7 (20 overs)
| score2 = 141/1 (14.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|Australia}}
| runs1 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 31 (30)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Watson]] 3/34 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 72 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 1/16 (2 overs)
| result = Australia won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533287.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Aus)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 30 September
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 146/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Robin Peterson]] 32[[Not out|*]] (19)
| wickets1 = [[Xavier Doherty]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score2 = 147/2 (17.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 70 (47)
| wickets2 = [[Morne Morkel]] 1/23 (3 overs)
| result = Australia won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533290.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Ian Gould]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 30 September
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 128 (19.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shoaib Malik]] 28 (22)
| wickets1 = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] 3/22 (3.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score2 = 129/2 (17 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 78[[not out|*]] (61)
| wickets2 = [[Raza Hasan]] 1/22 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533291.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 October
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 149/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 117/7 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Nasir Jamshed]] 55 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Mitchell Starc]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michael Hussey]] 54[[Not out|*]] (47)
| wickets2 = [[Saeed Ajmal]] 3/17 (4 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 32 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533294.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Ian Gould]] (Eng) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Raza Hasan]] (Pak)
| toss = 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 were eliminated as a result of this match''
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 October
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 152/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 151 (19.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Suresh Raina]] 45 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Robin Peterson]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Faf du Plessis]] 65 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 1 run
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533295.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Yuvraj Singh]] (Ind)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field
| rain = This was the last T20I game for [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]], [[Zaheer Khan]], [[Irfan Pathan]] and [[Virender Sehwag]]
* ''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 were eliminated as a result of this match''
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{4TeamBracket
|score-width=100px
|team-width=120px
|RD2=Final
|RD1-team1= '''{{cr|SRI}}'''
|RD1-score1='''139/4 (20 overs)'''
|RD1-team2= {{cr|PAK}}
|RD1-score2=123/7 (20 overs)
|RD1-team3= '''{{cr|WIN}}'''
|RD1-score3= '''205/4 (20 overs)'''
|RD1-team4= {{cr|AUS}}
|RD1-score4= 131 (16.4 overs)
|RD2-team1= '''{{cr|WIN}}'''
|RD2-score1='''137/6 (20 overs)'''
|RD2-team2={{cr|SRI}}
|RD2-score2= 101 (18.4 overs)
}}

=== Semi-finals ===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 October
| time = 19:00
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| score1 = 139/4 (20 overs)
| score2 = 123/7 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 42 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammed Hafeez]] 1/12 (2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammed Hafeez]] 42 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Rangana Herath]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 16 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533296.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]<br />Attendance : 35,000
| umpires = [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 October
| time = 19:00
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 205/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 75[[not out|*]] (41)
| wickets1 = [[Pat Cummins (cricketer)|Pat Cummins]] 2/36 (4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score2 = 131 (16.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[George Bailey (cricketer, born 1982)|George Bailey]] 63 (29)
| wickets2 = [[Ravi Rampaul]] 3/16 (3.4 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 74 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533297.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]<br />Attendance : 22,345
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (Sri)
| motm = [[Chris Gayle]] (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
* '' This was Australia's second consecutive semi final''
}}

=== Final ===
{{main|2012 World Twenty20 final}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 7 October
| time = 19:00
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 137/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 101 (18.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| runs1 = [[Marlon Samuels]] 78 (56)
| wickets1 = [[Ajantha Mendis]] 4/12 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 33 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Sunil Narine]] 3/9 (3.4 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 36 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/match/533298.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]<br />Attendance : 35,000
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Marlon Samuels]] (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

}}

==Statistics==

===Most Runs===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width:80%"
! Player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6856;type=tournament | title= ICC World Twenty20 Most Runs | publisher = Cricinfo | date=8 October 2012}}</ref>!! {{Tooltip | Inns | Innings}} !! Runs !! {{Tooltip | Ave | Average}} !! {{Tooltip | SR | Strike rate}} !! {{Tooltip | HS | High score }} !! {{Tooltip | 100 | Hundreds scored}} !! {{Tooltip | 50 | Fifties scored}} !! {{Tooltip | 4s | Boundary fours}} !! {{Tooltip | 6s | Boundary sixes}}
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
| style="text-align:left" | {{cricon|AUS}} {{sortname|1=Shane|2=Watson}}
| 6 || '''249''' || 49.80 || 150.00 || {{nts|1=72}} || 0 || 3 || 19 || 15
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{cricon|SRI}} {{sortname|1=Mahela|2=Jayawardene}}
| 7 || '''243''' || 40.50 || 116.26 || {{nts|1=65}}* || 0 || 1 || 29 || 5
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{cricon|WIN}} {{sortname|1=Marlon|2=Samuels}}
| 6 || '''230''' || 38.33 || 132.94 || 78 || 0 || 3 || 14 || 15
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{cricon|WIN}} {{sortname|1=Chris|2=Gayle}}
| 6 || '''222''' || 44.40 || 150.00 || {{nts|1=75}}* || 0 || 3 || 19 || 16
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{cricon|NZL}} {{sortname|1=Brendon|2=McCullum}}
| 5 || '''212''' || 42.40 || 159.39 || {{nts|1=123}}* || 1 || 1 || 20 || 10
|}

===Most Wickets===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width:80%"
! Player<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6856;type=tournament |title=ICC World Twenty20 Most Wickets |publisher=Cricinfo |date=18 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031181210/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6856%3Btype%3Dtournament |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref>!! {{Tooltip | Inns | Innings}} !! {{Tooltip | Wkts | Wickets}} !! {{Tooltip | Ave | Average}} !! {{Tooltip | Econ | Economy}} !! {{Tooltip | BBI | Best innings bowling }} !! {{Tooltip | SR | Strike rate}} !! {{Tooltip | 4WI | Four wickets in an innings}} !! {{Tooltip | 5WI | Five wickets in an innings}}
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
| style="text-align:left" | {{cricon|SRI}} {{sortname|1=Ajantha|2=Mendis}}
| 6 || '''15''' || 9.80 || 6.12 || {{ntsh|1={{#expr:6+1/8}}}}6/8 || 9.6 || 1 || 1
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{cricon|AUS}} {{sortname|1=Shane|2=Watson}}
| 6 || '''11''' || 16.00 || 7.33 || {{ntsh|1={{#expr:3+1/26}}}}3/26 || 13.0 || 0 || 0
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{cricon|AUS}} {{sortname|1=Mitchell|2=Starc}}
| 6 || '''10''' || 16.40 || 6.83 || {{ntsh|1={{#expr:3+1/20}}}}3/20 || 14.4 || 0 || 0
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{cricon|IND}} {{sortname|1=Lakshmipathy|2=Balaji}}
| 4 || '''9''' || 9.77 || 7.33 || {{ntsh|1={{#expr:3+1/19}}}}3/19 || 8.0 || 0 || 0
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{cricon|PAK}} {{sortname|1=Saeed|2=Ajmal}}
| 6 || '''9''' || 18.11 || 6.79 || {{ntsh|1={{#expr:4+3/30}}}}4/30 || 16.0 || 1 || 0
|}

==Team of the tournament==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Player
!Role
|-
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Chris Gayle]]
| Batsman
|-
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Shane Watson]]
| All-rounder
|-
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Virat Kohli]]
| Batsman
|-
| {{cricon|SL}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]]
| Batsman / Captain
|-
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Luke Wright]]
| Batsman
|-
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Brendon McCullum]]
| Batsman / Wicket-keeper
|-
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Marlon Samuels]]
| Batsman
|-
| {{cricon|SL}} [[Lasith Malinga]]
| Bowler
|-
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Mitchell Starc]]
| Bowler
|-
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Saeed Ajmal]]
| Bowler
|-
| {{cricon|SL}} [[Ajantha Mendis]]
| Bowler
|-
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Suresh Raina]]
| Batsman / 12th man
|}

==Media coverage==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country/Territory<ref>[http://www.iccworldtwenty20.com/EventInfo/2012/broadcasters/151/broadcasters Broadcasters] iccworldtwenty20.com. Retrieved on 13 Sept, 2012.  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918221344/http://www.iccworldtwenty20.com/EventInfo/2012/broadcasters/151/broadcasters |date=18 September 2012 }}</ref>!! TV !! Radio !! Internet
|-
| {{flag|Afghanistan|2004}} || [[Lemar TV]] || Salaam Wantadar ||
|-
| {{flag|Australia}}  || [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]<br/> [[Nine Network]] (Australia matches & finals only) ||  || foxsports.com.au
|-
| {{flag|Brunei Darussalam}}, {{flag|Malaysia}} || [[Astro (Malaysian satellite television)|Astro]] || ||
|-
| {{flag|Bangladesh}} || [[Bangladesh Television]] || [[Bangladesh Betar]] || espnstar.com
|-
|{{flag|China}}, {{flag|Hong Kong}}, {{flag|Maldives}}, {{flag|Nepal}} <br/>{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}, {{flag|Singapore}}  || [[ESPN Star Sports|ESPN]]<br/>[[Fox Sports (Southeast Asian TV network)|Star Sports]]<br/>[[Star Cricket]] || || espnstar.com
|-
| {{flag|Canada}} || [[Sportsnet]] || || [[Sportsnet World Online]]
|-
| [[Caribbean]], [[Central America]] and [[South America]] || [[ESPN]] || [[Caribbean Media Corporation|CMC]] || [[ESPN3]]
|-
| {{flag|Europe}} excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland || [[Eurosport 2]] || || 
|-
| {{flag|India}} || [[ESPN India|ESPN]] <br /> [[STAR Cricket]] <br/> [[Doordarshan]] (India matches only) || [[All India Radio]] || www.espnstar.com
|-
| {{flag|Ireland}}, {{flag|United Kingdom}} || [[Sky Sports]] || [[BBC]] <br/>[[Test Match Sofa]] (via ''[[The Cricketer]]'') || skysports.com
|-
| [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]] || [[CricOne]]|| [[89.1 Radio4]]||
|-
| {{flag|New Zealand}} || [[SKY Network Television|Sky TV]] || [[Radio Sport]] ||
|-
| [[Pacific Islands]] || [[Fiji TV]] || ||
|-
| {{flag|Pakistan}} || [[PTV Home]] (Terrestrial)<br /> [[PTV Sports]] (Cable)<br />[[TEN Sports]] (Cable and IP TV) || [[Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation|PBC]]<br /> [[Hum FM]] <br/> [http://hotfm.com.pk/ Hot FM] (Pakistan matches)  || espnstar.com
|-
| {{flag|Solomon Islands}} || [[Telkom TV]]|| ||
|-
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}} || [[Carlton Sports Network|CSN]] || [[Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation|SLBC]] || {{URL|www.csn.lk}}
|-
| {{flag|South Africa}} || [[SABC]]<br/> [[SuperSport (South African TV channel)|SuperSport]] || [[SABC]] || supersport.com
|-
| [[Sub Saharan Africa]] || [[SuperSport (South African TV channel)|SuperSport]] || || supersport.com
|-
| {{flag|Tonga}} || [[Tonga TV]]|| ||
|-
| {{flag|USA}}, {{flag|Puerto Rico}}, {{flag|Guam}}, <br/>{{flag|Mexico}}, {{flag|Nicaragua}} and {{flag|Panama}} || [[ESPN2]] (Final only)|| || [[ESPN3]]
|}

==See also==
* [[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.iccworldtwenty20.com}}

{{ICC World Twenty20}}
{{2012 ICC World Twenty20}}
{{International cricket in 2012–13}}

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