Women’s T20 World Cup 2012: Teams, summary, winner, most runs and wickets

Australia’s dominance slowly dawned on the world as they defended the title against England to keep hold of the trophy. They would, in a few months, win the ODI World Cup as well, and little did we know that was just the start of their trophy haul this decade.

It was again an eight-team tournament, with England, Australia, Pakistan and India pooled in Group A, and West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa fighting it out in Group B.

As it turned out, England had a flawless league campaign, and finished above Australia in Group A to make it to the semi-finals, where they faced New Zealand, who finished second in Group B. Meanwhile, Australia had a seemingly difficult task in their semi-final against the unpredictable West Indies side, who’d finished atop their group on net run-rate.

Both England and Australia had comfortable victories to set up a thrilling final, and it was indeed a thriller in Colombo. Australia posted 142/4, and then England, succumbing to pressure, were kept to 138/9. The four-run victory meant Australia were in delirium.

Semi-final 1, R Premadasa Stadium, Oct 4: New Zealand 93/8 in 20 overs (Amy Satterthwaite 30; Danielle Wyatt 2/15, Holly Colvin 2/15) lost to England 94/3 in 17.2 overs (Charlotte Edwards 33, Sarah Taylor 21*; Sian Ruck 2/22) by 7 wickets. Player of the Match: Charlotte Edwards.

Semi-final 2, R Premadasa Stadium, Oct 5: Australia 115/7 in 20 overs (Lisa Sthalekar 23; Shanel Daley 2/23, Shaquana Quintyne 2/23) beat West Indies 87 in 19.2 overs (Juliana Nero 31; Julie Hunter 5/22) by 28 runs. Player of the Match: Ellyse Perry.

Final, R Premadasa Stadium, Oct 7: Australia 142/4 in 20 overs (Jess Duffin 45, Alyssa Healy 26; Holly Colvin 2/21) beat England 138/9 in 20 overs (Charlotte Edwards 28; Jess Jonassen 3/25, Lisa Sthalekar 2/16) by 4 runs. Player of the Match: Jess Duffin. Player of the Tournament: Charlotte Edwards.

Most runs: Charlotte Edwards (England) – 172 runs, 5 matches
Most wickets: Julie Hunter (Australia) – 11 wickets, 5 matches