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and semi-finals and final were played at R. Premadasa Stadium in

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. The competition was held simultaneously with the equivalent men's tournament, the 2012 World Twenty20. The eventual victors were the

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champions

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, who beat pre-tournament favourites

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by four runs in the final, a match which came down to the final ball. England captain

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blamed this defeat on a "lack of discipline" in her side, whilst

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analyst Ebony Rainford-Brent cited underachieving bowlers and England's inability to rotate the strike. With a total of 172 runs at an average of 43.00, Edwards was named Player of the Tournament.

Format

Following warm-up matches, the eight teams were divided into two groups where matches were played in a round-robin format. The two best placed teams from each group progressed to the two-round knock-out stage, whilst the eliminated teams played each other for qualification for the 2014 tournament.

Venues

All matches were played at the following two grounds:

Fixtures and results

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( UTC+05:30)''

Warm-up matches

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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Play-offs

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Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

:Source: ESPNCricinfo ;Highest Individual Scores ;Most Runs ;Most Sixes ;Most Fifties ;Best Bowling in an Innings ;Most Wickets

References

External links

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