The tournament consisted of a double round-robin group stage, in which Australia and New Zealand finished as the top two, and then a third-place play-off and a final were contested to decide the final positions.

All of the matches took place in Chennai, at the IIT Chemplast Ground and the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Matches were playing using a One Day International format with 50 overs per side.

If the team batting first won the match and restricted their opponent to 80% of their total, they received a bonus point.

If the team batting second won the match in 40 overs, they received a bonus point.