The 2016 Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship was the third season of the women's

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played in the West Indies. It took place in July 2016, with 6 teams taking part and all matches taking place at

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won the tournament, beating

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in the final to claim their first T20 title. The tournament followed the 2016 Regional Women's Championship.

Competition format

The six teams were divided into two groups of three, and played three matches in the group stage: against the two other teams in their group and one 'cross-zone' match against a team from the other group. Matches were played using a

format. Following the group stage, the top two teams went into the final to determine the Champions, whilst the second-placed teams played a 3rd-place play-off and the third-placed teams played a 5th-place play-off. The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows: Win: 3 points
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.

Points table

Zone A

Zone B

Play-offs

5th-place play-off

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3rd-place play-off

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Final

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Statistics

Most runs

Source: Windies Cricket

Most wickets

Source: Windies Cricket

References

External links

Series home at Windies Cricket
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