2009 ICC World Twenty20
Logo of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20
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| Dates | 5 June – 21 June 2009 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Host(s) |
 England
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| Champions |
 Pakistan (1st title) |
| Runner Up |
 Sri Lanka
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| Participants | 12 (from 16 entrants) |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Player of the series |
Tillakaratne Dilshan
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| Most runs |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (317) |
| Most wickets |
Umar Gul (13) |
| Official website | www.icc-cricket.com |
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament which 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 all-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.
In June 2006, The Daily Telegraph reported that the Marylebone Cricket Club and Surrey CCC had put in a joint bid to host the tournament at Lord's and The Oval.
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