All group stage matches were played at the County Ground in Taunton, with the semi-finals held at Trent Bridge and The Oval, and the final at Lord's.

[1] England and New Zealand contested the final, with the host nation bowling out New Zealand for 85, helped by Player of the Match Katherine Brunt's opening spell of 3 for 6.

Player of the Tournament Claire Taylor's 39* saw England home to a comfortable six wicket victory.

After the tournament's conclusion an ICC panel of experts picked the best composite XI from the players in the Women's World Twenty20.

[6] 1 Shelley Nitschke (Australia) 2 Charlotte Edwards (England) 3 Claire Taylor (England) 4 Aimee Watkins (New Zealand) 5 Sarah Taylor (England) 6 Suzie Bates (New Zealand) 7 Lucy Doolan (New Zealand) 8 Rumeli Dhar (India) 9 Holly Colvin (England) 10 Sian Ruck (New Zealand) 11 Laura Marsh (England) 12th man: Eshani Kaushalya (Sri Lanka)