2018 Women's World Twenty20
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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 Dottin Ashleigh Gardner Megan Schutt (10)[2] |
| Official website | iccworldtwenty20.com |
The 2018 Women's World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the Women's World Twenty20, hosted in the West Indies from 9 to 24 November 2018.[3][4] It the second World Twenty20 hosted by the West Indies (after the 2010 edition), and the West Indies were the defending champions.[5]
The tournament was awarded to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) at the 2013 annual conference of the International 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 the Decision Review System, with one review per side.[8]
The qualifier tournament for the competition was held in July 2018 in the Netherlands.[9] Both Bangladesh and Ireland 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 in Saint Lucia, between England and Sri 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 to Antigua.[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 against New Zealand, to give them three wins from three matches.[16] India, also in Group B, qualified for the semi-finals, after they beat Ireland by 52 runs, with three wins from three matches.[17] In Group A, tournament hosts the West Indies, along with England, 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's Alyssa Healy was named the player of the tournament.[26]
Teams and qualification
[edit]Eight teams qualified automatically and they were joined by two teams from the qualifier tournament.[27][28]
| Team | Qualification |
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| Australia | Automatic qualification |
| England | |
 India | |
 New Zealand | |
 Pakistan | |
 South Africa | |
 Sri Lanka | |
| West Indies | Host |
 Bangladesh | 1st in Qualifier tournament |
 Ireland | 2nd in Qualifier tournament |
Squads
[edit]On 10 October 2018 the ICC confirmed all the squads for the tournament.[29]
Venues
[edit]In January 2018, the ICC announced that three venues would be hosting matches:[30]
| Guyana | Saint Lucia | Antigua |
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| 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 |
Match officials
[edit]On 25 October 2018, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the twelve umpires, Richie Richardson and Graeme Labrooy were also named as the match referees.[31]
Prize money
[edit]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 | ||
Group stage
[edit]The fixtures for the tournament were confirmed in June 2018.[34][35] All times are given in Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04:00)
Group A
[edit]| 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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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Deandra Dottin took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is and took the best figures by a West Indian in WT20Is.[37]
- Bangladesh's total was the lowest by any team at an ICC Women's World Twenty20.[38]
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- Sri Lanka Women Won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during England Women's innings set them a revised target of 64 from 16 overs.
- Sophia Dunkley, Kirstie Gordon and Linsey Smith (Eng) all made their WT20I debuts.
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
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