The 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was the fifth edition of the

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, the world championship of

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hosted the event for the first time, with matches played from 15 March to 3 April 2016. The tournament was run simultaneously with the men's World Twenty20, with the final of each tournament played on the same day at the same venue (at

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). In the tournament final, the

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defeated defending champions Australia by eight wickets, claiming their first title. West Indian captain Stafanie Taylor was named Player of the Tournament, having scored more runs than any other player.

Teams

The top eight teams from the 2014 tournament earned direct qualification to the 2016 tournament. The remaining two spots were decided at the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier, with

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and

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qualifying:

Squads

Venues

On 21 July 2015, the Indian cricket board announced the name of the eight hosting cities ( Bengaluru,

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, Mohali,

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and

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) along with

, which would host the final of the event.

Warm-up matches

A total of 9 warm-up matches were played between 10 and 14 March in Bengaluru (at

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) and

(at

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) featuring 9 of the tournament's 10 participating teams. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group stage

On 11 December 2015,

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announced the schedule for the tournament with the 10 teams split into 2 groups. Each team played every other team in its group once. The top two teams from each group qualified to the knockout phase.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Australia were appearing in the World Twenty20 final for a fourth consecutive time (and hoping to claim a fourth consecutive title), whereas the

had only made it as far as the semi-finals in previous tournaments. Both teams had finished second in their groups (to

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and

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, respectively), but Australia went into the final as favourites. Australian captain

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won the toss and elected to bat, with Australia posting what was regarded as a highly competitive total of 148/5 from their 20 overs. Lanning and

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both scored half-centuries, while

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hit two sixes in a quickfire innings of 28 towards the end of the innings. In response, the West Indian openers

Hayley Matthews Hayley Kristen Matthews (born 19 March 1998) is a Barbadian sportswoman. She plays international cricket for the West Indies as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She plays domestic cricket for Barbados, Barb ...

(66 from 45 balls) and Stafanie Taylor (59 from 57 balls) put on a

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of 120 runs for the first wicket, setting a new team record for

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. Matthews and Taylor were both dismissed within the final five overs, but

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and

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combined to carry the West Indies to victory with three balls remaining. Matthews, who turned 18 during the tournament, was named Player of the Match. By winning the tournament, the West Indies became only the fourth team to win a global women's cricket tournament, after Australia, England, and New Zealand. In all World Twenty20 matches, only one higher successful chase has been carried out.Statistics / Statsguru / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Team records
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Statistics

Most runs

Most wickets

External links

References

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