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| Dates | 26 September – 7 October 2012 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions |  Australia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Charlotte Edwards |
| Most runs | Charlotte Edwards (172) |
| Most wickets | Julie Hunter (11) |
| Official website | iccworldtwenty20.com |
The 2012 Women's World Twenty20 was the third Women's T20 World Cup competition, held in Sri Lanka from 26 September to 7 October 2012.[1] The group stage matches were played at the Galle International Stadium in Galle and semi-finals and final were played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The competition was held simultaneously with the equivalent men's tournament, the 2012 ICC World Twenty20.
The eventual victors were the 2010 champions Australia, who beat pre-tournament favourites[2] England by four runs in the final, a match which came down to the final ball.[3] England captain Charlotte Edwards blamed this defeat on a "lack of discipline" in her side,[4] whilst Test Match Special analyst Ebony Rainford-Brent cited underachieving bowlers and England's inability to rotate the strike.[4]
With a total of 172 runs at an average of 43.00, Edwards was named Player of the Tournament.[5]
- ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 2012 / Fixtures". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ Marks, Vic (7 October 2012). "Australia edge out England to retain women's World Twenty20 title". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ Shemilt, Stephan (7 October 2012). "Women's World T20 cricket: Australia beat England in final". BBC. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Women's World T20 cricket: England 'deserved to lose'". BBC. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Charlotte Edwards named Women's player of the tournament". ICC. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.