Australia at the Men's T20 World Cup
Australia national team performance at T20 World Cup
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The Australia national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The team has qualified for all the editions of the tournament and they won their first title in 2021. While they have been the runners-up in 2010, they had also reached the semifinals of the tournament in 2007 and 2012. In ten editions, the team has 32 wins in 52 matches.
T20 World Cup record
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Semi-finals | |
| Host |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab[a] | Captain |
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| Semi-finals | 3/12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ricky Ponting | |
| Group Stage | 11/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ricky Ponting | |
| Runners-up | 2/12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michael Clarke | |
| Semi-finals | 3/12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Bailey | |
| Super 10 | 9/16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Bailey | |
| 6/16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steven Smith | ||
| Champions | 1/16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aaron Finch | |
| Super 12 | 5/16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aaron Finch | |
| Super 8 | 6/20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mitchell Marsh | |
| Group Stage | 10/20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mitchell Marsh | |
| Qualified as hosts | |||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 10/10 | 52 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a |
Teamwise record
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2022 | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2007 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | 2007 | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2007 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2012 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2016 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | 2007 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2012 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | 2007 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2009 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2007 | |
| Total | 52 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62.00 | — |
| Source:[1] Last Updated: 20 February 2026 | ||||||||
Tournament results
South Africa 2007
- Squad and kit
![]() 2007 kit |
- Results
| Event | Group stage | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
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| 2007 | L by 5 wickets |
W by 8 wickets |
1 | W by 9 wickets |
L by 6 wickets |
W by 10 wickets |
2 | L by 15 runs |
Did not advance | Semifinals |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[2] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B) | ||||||||||||||
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Super 8 (Group F) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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England 2009
- Squad and kit
![]() 2009 kit |
- Results
| Event | Group stage | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2009 | L by 7 wickets |
L by 6 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[4] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group C) | ||||||||||||||
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West Indies 2010
- Squad and kit
![]() 2010 kit |
- Results
| Event | Group stage | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
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| 2010 | W by 34 runs |
W by 27 runs |
1 | W by 49 runs |
W by 81 runs |
W by 6 wickets |
1 | W by 3 wickets |
L by 7 wickets |
Runners-up |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[5] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A) | ||||||||||||||
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Sri Lanka 2012
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Event | Group stage | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2012 | W by 7 wickets |
W by 17 runs |
1 | W by 9 wickets |
W by 8 wickets |
L by 32 runs |
1 | L by 74 runs |
Did not advance | Semifinals |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[6] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B) | ||||||||||||||
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Super 8 (Group F) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bangladesh 2014
- Squad and kit
![]() 2014 kit |
- Results
| Event | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2014 | L by 16 runs |
L by 6 wickets |
L by 73 runs |
W by 7 wickets |
4 | Did not advance | Super 10 | |||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[7] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Super 10 (Group 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India 2016
- Squad and kit
![]() 2016 kit |
- Results
| Event | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2016 | L by 8 runs |
W by 3 wickets |
W by 21 runs |
L by 6 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | Super 10 | |||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[9] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Super 10 (Group 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oman & UAE 2021
- Squad and kit
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- Results
| Event | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2021 | W by 5 wickets |
W by 7 wickets |
L by 8 wickets |
W by 8 wickets |
W by 8 wickets |
2 | W by 5 wickets |
W by 8 wickets |
Winners | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[14] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Super 12 (Group 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia 2022
- Squad and kit
![]() 2022 kit |
- Results
| Event | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2022 | L by 89 runs |
W by 7 wickets |
Match abandoned |
W by 42 runs |
W by 4 runs |
3 | Did not advance | Super 12 | ||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[16] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Super 12 (Group 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States & West Indies 2024
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2024 | W by 39 runs |
W by 36 runs |
W by 9 wickets |
W by 5 wickets |
1 | W by 28 runs |
L by 21 runs |
L by 24 runs |
3 | Did not advance | Super 8 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[18] | ||||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India & Sri Lanka 2026
- Squad and kit
Reserve players:
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- Results
| Group stage (Group B) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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W by 67 runs |
L by 23 runs |
L by 8 wickets |
W by 9 wickets |
3 | Did not qualify | Group stage | ||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[23] | ||||||||||||
- Scorecards
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See also
Notes
- Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.
