Men's T20 World Cup tournaments
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The ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly the ICC World Twenty20, is a biennial world cup for cricket in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was held in every odd year from 2007 to 2009, and since 2010, has been held in every even year with the exception of 2018 and 2020. In 2018, the tournament was rebranded from the World Twenty20 to the Men's T20 World Cup.[1]
As of the 2026 tournament, twenty-four nations have played in the T20 World Cup. Eight teams have competed in every tournament, six of which have won the title. India has won the title three times. England and the West Indies have won the title twice each, while Australia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have won the title once each.[2] India has made four final appearances, while England, India and Pakistan have each made six semi-final appearances.[3]
India is the only nation to have won the tournament as the hosts and defended their title in the following edition (both in 2026).[4] Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados is the only venue to have hosted more than one final (2010 and 2024).[5] All Test-playing nations made their debuts in the inaugural edition with the exception of Afghanistan and Ireland, who were still associate members at the time and made their debuts in the 2009 and 2010 editions respectively. Kenya and Scotland were the only associate member nations to be featured in the inaugural edition. A total of thirteen different associate teams have qualified for the competition since, with the current format ensuring that at least eight qualify for each tournament.[3]
List of tournaments
| # | Year | Dates | Host(s) | Venues | Teams | Matches | Attendance | Ref. |
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| 1 | 2007 | 11 – 24 September 2007 | Cricket South Africa | 3 in South Africa | 12 | 27 | N/a | [6] |
| 2 | 2009 | 5–21 June 2009 | England and Wales Cricket Board | 3 in England | [7] | |||
| 3 | 2010 | 30 April – 16 May 2010 | Cricket West Indies | 3 in the West Indies | [8] | |||
| 4 | 2012 | 18 September – 7 October 2012 | Sri Lanka Cricket | 3 in Sri Lanka | [9] | |||
| 5 | 2014 | 16 March – 6 April 2014 | Bangladesh Cricket Board | 3 in Bangladesh | 16 | 35 | [10] | |
| 6 | 2016 | 8 March – 3 April 2016 | Board of Control for Cricket in India | 7 in India | [11] | |||
| 7 | 2021 | 17 October – 14 November 2021 | Board of Control for Cricket in India | 3 in the United Arab Emirates 1 in Oman | 45 | 378,895 | [12][13] | |
| 8 | 2022 | 16 October – 13 November 2022 | Cricket Australia | 7 in Australia | 751,775 | [14][15] | ||
| 9 | 2024 | 1 – 29 June 2024 | Cricket West Indies USA Cricket | 6 in the West Indies 3 in the United States | 20 | 55 | 190,000+[a][b] | [17][16] |
| 10 | 2026 | 7 February – 8 March 2026 | Board of Control for Cricket in India Sri Lanka Cricket | 5 in India 3 in Sri Lanka | 1.2 million+[b] | [18][19] | ||
| 11 | 2028 | TBA | Cricket Australia New Zealand Cricket | TBA | [20] |
Final results
| Year | Final | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date & Venue | Winner | Victory margin | Runner-up | ||
| 2007 | 24 September 2007 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |  India157/5 (20 overs) | 5 runs |  Pakistan152 (19.4 overs) | [21] |
| 2009 | 21 June 2009 Lord's, London | Pakistan 139/2 (18.4 overs) | 8 wickets |  Sri Lanka138/6 (20 overs) | [22] |
| 2010 | 16 May 2010 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown |  England148/3 (17 overs) | 7 wickets |  Australia147/6 (20 overs) | [23] |
| 2012 | 7 October 2012 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |  West Indies137/6 (20 overs) | 36 runs | Sri Lanka 101 (18.4 overs) | [24] |
| 2014 | 6 April 2014 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Sri Lanka 134/4 (17.5 overs) | 6 wickets | India 130/4 (20 overs) | [25] |
| 2016 | 3 April 2016 Eden Gardens, Kolkata | West Indies 161/6 (19.4 overs) | 4 wickets | England 155/9 (20 overs) | [26] |
| 2021 | 14 November 2021 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | Australia 173/2 (18.5 overs) | 8 wickets |  New Zealand172/4 (20 overs) | [27] |
| 2022 | 13 November 2022 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England 138/5 (19 overs) | 5 wickets | Pakistan 137/8 (20 overs) | [28] |
| 2024 | 29 June 2024 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | India 176/7 (20 overs) | 7 runs |  South Africa169/8 (20 overs) | [29] |
| 2026 | 8 March 2026 Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | India 255/5 (20 overs) | 96 runs | New Zealand 159 (19 overs) | [30] |
Debutant teams by tournament
† denotes current Test playing nations / ICC full members.
- Note: Ireland and Afghanistan made their debuts before becoming full members.
| Year | Debutant teams | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Australia† |  Bangladesh† | England† | 12 |
| India† |  Kenya | New Zealand† | ||
| Pakistan† |  Scotland | Sri Lanka† | ||
| South Africa† | West Indies† |  Zimbabwe† | ||
| 2009 |  Ireland† |  Netherlands | 2 | |
| 2010 |  Afghanistan† | 1 | ||
| 2012 | N/a | 0 | ||
| 2014 |  Hong Kong |  Nepal |  United Arab Emirates | 3 |
| 2016 |  Oman | 1 | ||
| 2021 |  Namibia |  Papua New Guinea | 2 | |
| 2022 | N/a | 0 | ||
| 2024 |  Canada |  Uganda |  United States | 3 |
| 2026 |  Italy | 1 | ||
| 2028 | TBA | TBA | ||
| Total | 25 | |||
Team performances
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By tournament
An overview of the teams' performances in every T20 World Cup is given below.
- Legend
- W Champions
- RU Runners-up
- SF Semi-finalist
- Q Qualified
- × Withdrew
- ×× Ineligible (suspended)
- * Hosts
† denotes current Test playing nations / ICC full members.
Edition (No. of teams) |
2007 (12) |
2009 (12) |
2010 (12) |
2012 (12) |
2014 (16) |
2016 (16) |
2021 (16) |
2022 (16) |
2024 (20) |
2026 (20) |
2028 (20) |
Apps |
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| Afghanistan† |
N/a | N/a | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | SF | R1 | Q | 8 |
| Australia† |
SF | R1 | RU | SF | R2 | R2 | W | R2* | R2 | R1 | Q* | 10 |
| Bangladesh† |
R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2* | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | × | Q | 9 |
| Canada |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | R1 | R1 | 2 | |
| England† |
R2 | R2* | W | R2 | R2 | RU | SF | W | SF | SF | Q | 10 |
| Hong Kong |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | R1 | R1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 2 | |
| India† |
W | R2 | R2 | R2 | RU | SF* | R2* | SF | W | W | Q | 10 |
| Ireland† |
N/a | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | Q | 9 |
| Italy |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | R1 | 1 | |
| Kenya |
R1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 1 | |
| Namibia |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 4 | |
| Nepal |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | R1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | R1 | R1 | 3 | |
| Netherlands |
N/a | R1 | N/a | N/a | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | 7 | |
| New Zealand† |
SF | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | SF | RU | SF | R1 | RU | Q* | 10 |
| Oman |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | R1 | R1 | N/a | R1 | R1 | 4 | |
| Pakistan† |
RU | W | SF | SF | R2 | R2 | SF | RU | R1 | R2 | Q | 10 |
| Papua New Guinea |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | R1 | N/a | R1 | N/a | 2 | |
| Scotland |
R1 | R1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 7 | |
| South Africa† |
R2* | SF | R2 | R2 | SF | R2 | R2 | R2 | RU | SF | Q | 10 |
| Sri Lanka† |
R2 | RU | SF | RU* | W | R2 | R2 | R2 | R1 | R2* | Q | 10 |
| United Arab Emirates |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | R1 | N/a | N/a | R1 | N/a | R1 | 3 | |
| Uganda |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | R1 | N/a | 1 | |
| United States |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | R2* | R1 | 2 | |
| West Indies† |
R1 | SF | R2* | W | SF | W | R2 | R1 | R2* | R2 | Q | 10 |
| Zimbabwe† |
R1 | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | ×× | R2 | N/a | R2 | Q | 7 |
| Ref. | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [14] | [17] | [18] | [20] | [3] |
Overall
The table below provides a summary of the performances of teams over past T20 World Cups.
† denotes current Test playing nations / ICC full members.
| Team[a] | Apps | Mat | Won | Win % | Best performance | |||
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| India† |
10 | 61 | 43 | 73.33 | Champions (2007, 2024, 2026) | |||
| England† |
10 | 60 | 34 | 58.62 | Champions (2010, 2022) | |||
| West Indies† |
10 | 53 | 29 | 57.69 | Champions (2012, 2016) | |||
| Australia† |
10 | 51 | 32 | 62.74 | Champions (2021) | |||
| Pakistan† |
10 | 58 | 34 | 59.64 | Champions (2009) | |||
| Sri Lanka† |
10 | 61 | 35 | 59.01 | Champions (2014) | |||
| New Zealand† |
10 | 55 | 30 | 55.55 | Runners-up (2021, 2026) | |||
| South Africa† |
10 | 57 | 38 | 69.64 | Runners-up (2024) | |||
| Afghanistan† |
8 | 34 | 14 | 41.17 | Semi-finals (2024) | |||
| Bangladesh† |
9 | 45 | 12 | 27.27 | Super 8s (2007, 2024) | |||
| Zimbabwe† |
7 | 26 | 11 | 44.00 | Super 8s (2026) | |||
| Ireland† |
9 | 31 | 8 | 28.57 | Super 8s (2009) | |||
| United States |
2 | 10 | 3 | 40.00 | Super 8s (2024) | |||
| Netherlands |
7 | 31 | 11 | 36.66 | Super 10s (2014) | |||
| Scotland |
7 | 26 | 8 | 33.33 | Super 12s (2021) | |||
| Namibia |
4 | 19 | 4 | 26.31 | ||||
| Oman |
4 | 14 | 2 | 15.38 | First round (2016, 2021, 2024, 2026) | |||
| Nepal |
3 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 | First round (2014, 2024, 2026) | |||
| United Arab Emirates |
3 | 10 | 2 | 20.00 | First round (2014, 2022, 2026) | |||
| Hong Kong |
2 | 6 | 1 | 16.66 | First round (2014, 2016) | |||
| Canada |
2 | 7 | 1 | 14.28 | First round (2024, 2026) | |||
| Papua New Guinea |
2 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | First round (2021, 2024) | |||
| Uganda |
1 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 | First round (2024) | |||
| Italy |
1 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 | First round (2026) | |||
| Kenya |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | First round (2007) | |||
| As of 2026 Men's T20 World Cup Source: Cricinfo[2][3] | ||||||||
- Teams are ordered by their best performance, then winning percentage, then (if equal) by alphabetical order.