T20 2012

The ICC World Twenty20 or ICC World T20 also referred to as the T20 World Cup is the international championship of Twenty20 Cricket. The event is organized by the sport’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament consists of 12 teams in which all the ten ICC Members are automatically qualified and the remaining two spots will be contested through ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The event is held every two years.

The Points are awarded to the teams as follows;

Results	Points
Win	2 points
No Result	1 Point
Loss	0 Point

In case of a Tie (i.e. both teams score exactly the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a Super Over would decide the winner. In case of a Tie again in the super over the match is won by the team that has scored the most 6s in their innings. This is applicable in all stages of the tournament. But this provision came in existence from 2009. During the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 tournament, the provision for deciding the winner in case of a Tie was a Bowl-out

Within each group (both group stage & Super Eight stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria;

1.    Higher number of points

2.    If equal, higher number of wins

3.    If still equal, higher net run rate

4.    If still equal, lower bowling strike rate

5.    If still equal, result of head to head meeting.

6.    If still equal, each team gets a point.

The ICC World Twenty20 2012 has 10 Test teams two qualifiers (Ireland and Afghanistan) and divided into four groups as follows;

Group A - England (A1), India (A2) and Afghanistan
Group B - Australia (B1), West Indies (B2) and Ireland
Group C - South Africa (C1), Sri Lanka (C2) and Zimbabwe
Group D - New Zealand (D1), Pakistan (D2) and Bangladesh