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| Dates | 9 – 24 November 2018 |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Host | West Indies |
| Champions |  Australia (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Player of the series | Alyssa Healy |
| Most runs | Alyssa Healy (225)[1] |
| Most wickets |  Deandra DottinAshleigh GardnerMegan Schutt (10)[2] |
| Official website | iccworldtwenty20.com |
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The2018 Women's World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of theWomen's World Twenty20, hosted in theWest Indies from 9 to 24 November 2018.[3][4] It the second World Twenty20 hosted by the West Indies (after the2010 edition), and theWest Indies were the defending champions.[5]
The tournament was awarded to theWest Indies Cricket Board (WICB) at the 2013 annual conference of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC).[6] The tournament's dates were confirmed at an ICC board meeting in January 2015.[7] In February 2017, the ICC confirmed that this would be the first T20 tournament that uses theDecision Review System, with one review per side.[8]
Thequalifier tournament for the competition was held in July 2018 in the Netherlands.[9] BothBangladesh andIreland won their respective semi-final matches in the qualifier, to advance to the Women's World Twenty20 tournament.[10][11]
The first match scheduled to be played inSaint Lucia, betweenEngland andSri Lanka, was abandoned due to rain.[12] With further rain forecast in Saint Lucia, the ICC looked at a contingency plan of moving other group games toAntigua.[13] The following day, the ICC confirmed that the Group A matches would remain in Saint Lucia.[14] The ICC cited logistical issues and cost as the main factors for not moving the fixtures.[15]
Australia in Group B qualified for the semi-finals, with their win againstNew Zealand, to give them three wins from three matches.[16]India, also in Group B, qualified for the semi-finals, after they beatIreland by 52 runs, with three wins from three matches.[17] In Group A, tournament hosts theWest Indies, along withEngland, progressed to the semi-finals, after wins in their penultimate group-stage fixtures.[18] In the first semi-final, the West Indies faced Australia,[19] with England and India playing each other in the second semi-final.[20] Australia beat the West Indies by 71 runs[21] and England beat India by 8 wickets to progress to the final.[22]
Australia won their fourth title after beating England in the final by 8 wickets.[23]Meg Lanning, captain of the Australian team said that the victory was "the most satisfying win I've been involved in" adding that "there will be some big celebrations".[24] England's captain,Heather Knight, said that the team did not post a competitive total, but was "proud of the girls for reaching another world final".[25] Australia'sAlyssa Healy was named the player of the tournament.[26]
Eight teams qualified automatically and they were joined by two teams from the qualifier tournament.[27][28]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Australia | Automatic qualification |
| England | |
 India | |
 New Zealand | |
 Pakistan | |
 South Africa | |
 Sri Lanka | |
| West Indies | Host |
 Bangladesh | 1st inQualifier tournament |
 Ireland | 2nd inQualifier tournament |
On 10 October 2018 the ICC confirmed all the squads for the tournament.[29]
In January 2018, the ICC announced that three venues would be hosting matches:[30]
| Guyana | Saint Lucia | Antigua |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | Gros Islet | North Sound |
| Guyana National Stadium Capacity: 15,000 | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Capacity: 15,000 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Capacity: 10,000 |
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| Matches: 11 | Matches: 9 | Matches: 3 |
On 25 October 2018, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the twelveumpires,Richie Richardson andGraeme Labrooy were also named as the match referees.[31]
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The International Cricket Council declared a total prize money pool of US$750,000 for the tournament, an increase from the $400,000 for the 2016 event.[32] The prize money was allocated according to the performance of the team as follows:[33]
| Stage | Teams | Prize money (USD) | Total (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| Losing semi-finalists | 2 | $62,500 | $125,000 |
| Winner of each pool match | 20 | $9,500 | $190,000 |
| Teams that do not pass the group stage | 6 | $10,000 | $60,000 |
| Total | $750,000 | ||
The fixtures for the tournament were confirmed in June 2018.[34][35] All times are given inEastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Indies | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.241 |
| 2 | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.317 |
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.277 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −1.171 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.989 |
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West Indies Women won by 60 runs Guyana National Stadium,Providence Umpires:Sue Redfern (Eng) andLangton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match:Deandra Dottin (WI) |
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England Women won by 7 wickets (DLS method) Daren Sammy Cricket Ground,Gros Islet Umpires:Sam Nogajski (Aus) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Kirstie Gordon (Eng) |
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South Africa Women won by 7 wickets Daren Sammy Cricket Ground,Gros Islet Umpires:Nitin Menon (Ind) andSharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match:Shabnim Ismail (SA) |
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Sri Lanka Women won by 25 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground,Gros Islet Umpires:Nitin Menon (Ind) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Shashikala Siriwardene (SL) |
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West Indies Women won by 31 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground,Gros Islet Umpires:Ahsan Raza (Pak) andSharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match:Stafanie Taylor (WI) |
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England Women won by 7 wickets Daren Sammy Cricket Ground,Gros Islet Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andAhsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match:Nat Sciver (Eng) |
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West Indies Women won by 83 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground,Gros Islet Umpires:Sam Nogajski (Aus) andSharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match:Hayley Matthews (WI) |
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West Indies Women won by 4 wickets Daren Sammy Cricket Ground,Gros Islet Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andNitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match:Deandra Dottin (WI) |
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South Africa Women won by 30 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground,Gros Islet Umpires:Sam Nogajski (Aus) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Marizanne Kapp (SA) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.827 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.515 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.031 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.987 |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.525 |
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India Women won by 34 runs Guyana National Stadium,Providence Umpires:Gregory Brathwaite (WI) andClaire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match:Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind) |
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Australia Women won by 52 runs Guyana National Stadium,Providence Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Aus) |
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India Women won by 7 wickets Guyana National Stadium,Providence Umpires:Gregory Brathwaite (WI) andSue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match:Mithali Raj (Ind) |
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Australia Women won by 9 wickets Guyana National Stadium,Providence Umpires:Wayne Knights (NZ) andLangton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Aus) |
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Pakistan Women won by 38 runs Guyana National Stadium,Providence Umpires:Gregory Brathwaite (WI) andClaire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match:Javeria Khan (Pak) |
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Australia Women won by 33 runs Guyana National Stadium,Providence Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andLangton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Aus) |
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India Women won by 52 runs Guyana National Stadium,Providence Umpires:Wayne Knights (NZ) andLangton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match:Mithali Raj (Ind) |
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New Zealand Women won by 54 runs Guyana National Stadium,Providence Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andClaire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match:Jess Watkin (NZ) |
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India Women won by 48 runs Guyana National Stadium,Providence Umpires:Gregory Brathwaite (WI) andWayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match:Smriti Mandhana (Ind) |
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New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets Guyana National Stadium,Providence Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andSue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match:Sophie Devine (NZ) |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | West Indies | 71 (17.3 overs) | |||||||
| B2 | Australia | 142/5 (20 overs) | |||||||
| B2 | Australia | 106/2 (15.1 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | England | 105 (19.4 overs) | |||||||
| B1 | India | 112 (19.3 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | England | 116/2 (17.1 overs) | |||||||
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Australia Women won by 71 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Umpires:Nitin Menon (Ind) andLangton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Aus) |
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England Women won by 8 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andClaire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match:Amy Jones (Eng) |
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Australia Women won by 8 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andLangton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match:Ashleigh Gardner (Aus) |
| Player[1] | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Healy | 6 | 5 | 225 | 56.25 | 144.23 | 56* | 0 | 2 | 33 | 3 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 5 | 5 | 183 | 45.75 | 160.52 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 5 | 5 | 178 | 35.60 | 125.35 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 |
| Suzie Bates | 4 | 4 | 161 | 40.25 | 119.25 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Javeria Khan | 4 | 4 | 136 | 45.33 | 130.76 | 74* | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Player[2] | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | S/R | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandra Dottin | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13.4 | 5.63 | 7.70 | 5/5 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18.0 | 5.94 | 10.70 | 3/22 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Megan Schutt | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13.0 | 5.12 | 11.10 | 3/12 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellyse Perry | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16.0 | 5.56 | 9.88 | 3/16 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15.4 | 5.23 | 10.25 | 4/12 | 11.7 | 1 | 0 |
On 25 November 2018, ICC announced its team of the tournament. The selection panel consisted ofIan Bishop,Anjum Chopra,Ebony Rainford-Brent, Melinda Farrell andGeoff Allardice.
Alyssa HealySmriti MandhanaAmy Jones (wk)Harmanpreet Kaur (c)Deandra DottinJaveria KhanEllyse PerryLeigh KasperekAnya ShrubsoleKirstie GordonPoonam YadavJahanara Alam (12th woman)