2009 ICC World Twenty20

The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) that took place in England in June 2009. It was the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament, following the inaugural event in South Africa in September 2007. As before, the tournament featured 12 male teams – nine of the ten Test-playing nations and three associate nations, which earned their places through a qualification tournament. Matches were played at three English grounds – Lord's and The Oval in London, and Trent Bridge in Nottingham. The tournament was organised in parallel with the women's tournament, with the men's semi-finals and final being preceded by the semi-finals and final from the women's event. The final took place at Lord's on Sunday 21 June with Pakistan beating Sri Lanka by eight wickets and England beating New Zealand by six wickets in the women's final.

2009 ICC World Twenty20
Dates5 June – 21 June 2009
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout
Host(s) England
Champions Pakistan (1st title)
Runners-up Sri Lanka
Participants12 (from 16 entrants)
Matches27
Player of the series Tillakaratne Dilshan
Most runs Tillakaratne Dilshan (317)
Most wickets Umar Gul (13)
Official websitewww.icc-cricket.com
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