The 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was the inaugural ICC Women's World Twenty20 competition, taking place in England from 11 to 21 June 2009. All group stage matches were played at the County Ground in Taunton, with the semi-finals held at Trent Bridge and The Oval, and the final at Lord's. The tournament featured eight teams split into two groups.[1]
| Dates | 11 – 21 June 2009 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  England |
| Champions | England (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Claire Taylor |
| Most runs | Aimee Watkins (200) |
| Most wickets | Holly Colvin (9) |
England and New Zealand contested the final, with the host nation bowling out New Zealand for 85, helped by Player of the Match Katherine Brunt's opening spell of 3 for 6. Player of the Tournament Claire Taylor's 39* saw England home to a comfortable six wicket victory.[2]
Squads edit
Warm-up Games edit
8 June 2009
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- Toss: England won the toss and elected to field
8 June 2009
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- Toss: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
8 June 2009
15:00 GMT |
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- Toss: West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
9 June 2009
11:00 GMT |
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- Toss: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
9 June 2009
11:00 GMT |
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- Toss: Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
9 June 2009
15:00 GMT |
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- Toss: Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
9 June 2009
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- Toss: West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
Pool stage edit
Group A edit
Points Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | New Zealand
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.676 |
| 2 |  Australia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.242 |
| 3 |  West Indies
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.137 |
| 4 |  South Africa
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.717 |
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- Toss: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Toss: New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
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- Toss: Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Group B edit
Points Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | England
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.738 |
| 2 |  India
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.025 |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.207 |
| 4 |  Pakistan
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.481 |
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- Toss: England won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Match reduced to 18 overs per side.
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- Toss: Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage edit
Semi-finals edit
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- Toss: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Toss: England won the toss and elected to field.
Final edit
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- Toss: England won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics edit
Most runs edit
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ICC Team of the Tournament edit
After the tournament's conclusion an ICC panel of experts picked the best composite XI from the players in the Women's World Twenty20.[6]
1 Shelley Nitschke (Australia)
2 Charlotte Edwards (England)
3 Claire Taylor (England)
4 Aimee Watkins (New Zealand)
5 Sarah Taylor (England)
6 Suzie Bates (New Zealand)
7 Lucy Doolan (New Zealand)
8 Rumeli Dhar (India)
9 Holly Colvin (England)
10 Sian Ruck (New Zealand)
11 Laura Marsh (England)
12th man: Eshani Kaushalya (Sri Lanka)
References edit
- ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Atherton, Mike (21 June 2009). "Katherine Brunt leads England to World Twenty20 title". The Times. Times Newspapers. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ a b "ICC Women's World Twenty20 2009/Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "The first ladies". ESPNcricinfo. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.