Men's T20 World Cup tournaments

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

Details of Men's T20 World Cup tournaments
# Year Dates Host(s) Venues Teams Matches Attendance Ref.
1 2007 11 – 24 September 2007Cricket South Africa3 in South Africa1227N/a[6]
2 2009 5–21 June 2009England and Wales Cricket Board3 in England[7]
3 2010 30 April – 16 May 2010Cricket West Indies3 in the West Indies[8]
4 2012 18 September – 7 October 2012Sri Lanka Cricket3 in Sri Lanka[9]
5 2014 16 March – 6 April 2014Bangladesh Cricket Board3 in Bangladesh1635[10]
6 2016 8 March – 3 April 2016Board of Control for Cricket in India7 in India[11]
7 2021 17 October – 14 November 2021Board of Control for Cricket in India3 in the United Arab Emirates
1 in Oman		45378,895[12][13]
8 2022 16 October – 13 November 2022Cricket Australia7 in Australia751,775[14][15]
9 2024 1 – 29 June 2024Cricket West Indies
USA Cricket		6 in the West Indies
3 in the United States		2055190,000+[a][b][17][16]
10 2026 7 February – 8 March 2026Board of Control for Cricket in India
Sri Lanka Cricket		5 in India
3 in Sri Lanka		1.2 million+[b][18][19]
11 2028 TBACricket Australia
New Zealand Cricket		TBA[20]
  1. ↑ Over 190,000 in US alone.[16]
  2. 1 2 Exact attendance figures are unknown.

Final results

Details of Men's T20 World Cup finals
Year Final Ref.
Date & Venue Winner Victory margin Runner-up
2007 24 September 2007
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg		 India
157/5 (20 overs)		5 runs Pakistan
152 (19.4 overs)		[21]
2009 21 June 2009
Lord's, London		 Pakistan
139/2 (18.4 overs)		8 wickets Sri Lanka
138/6 (20 overs)		[22]
2010 16 May 2010
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown		 England
148/3 (17 overs)		7 wickets Australia
147/6 (20 overs)		[23]
2012 7 October 2012
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo		 West Indies
137/6 (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 Zealand
172/4 (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 Africa
169/8 (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.
Debutant teams in each Men's T20 World Cup tournament
YearDebutant teamsTotal
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 TBATBA
Total25

Team performances

A map showing nations that have competed in T20 World Cup tournaments as of the 2026 tournament.

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
  •  R2   Second round (Super 8/10/12)
  •  R1   Preliminary round (group stage)
  •  Q   Qualified
  •  ×   Withdrew
  •  ××   Ineligible (suspended)
  •  *   Hosts

† denotes current Test playing nations / ICC full members.

Team performances in each Men's T20 World Cup tournament
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
Location(s)
Team
South Africa England Cricket West Indies Sri Lanka Bangladesh India United Arab Emirates
Oman		 Australia Cricket West Indies
United States		 India
Sri Lanka		 Australia
New Zealand
 Afghanistan† N/aN/aR1R1R1R2R2R2SFR1Q 8
 Australia† SFR1RUSFR2R2WR2*R2R1Q* 10
 Bangladesh† R2R1R1R1R2*R2R2R2R2×Q 9
 Canada N/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aR1R1 2
 England† R2R2*WR2R2RUSFWSFSFQ 10
 Hong Kong N/aN/aN/aN/aR1R1N/aN/aN/aN/a 2
 India† WR2R2R2RUSF*R2*SFW WQ 10
 Ireland† N/aR2R1R1R1R1R1R2R1R1Q 9
 Italy N/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aR1 1
 Kenya R1N/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/a 1
 Namibia N/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aR2R1R1R1 4
   Nepal N/aN/aN/aN/aR1N/aN/aN/aR1R1 3
 Netherlands N/aR1N/aN/aR2R1R1R2R1R1 7
 New Zealand† SFR2R2R2R2SFRUSFR1RUQ* 10
 Oman N/aN/aN/aN/aN/aR1R1N/aR1R1 4
 Pakistan† RUWSFSFR2R2SFRUR1R2Q 10
 Papua New Guinea N/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aR1N/aR1N/a 2
 Scotland R1R1N/aN/aN/aR1R2R1R1R1 7
 South Africa† R2*SFR2R2SFR2R2R2RUSFQ 10
 Sri Lanka† R2RUSFRU*WR2R2R2R1R2*Q 10
 United Arab Emirates N/aN/aN/aN/aR1N/aN/aR1N/aR1 3
 Uganda N/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aR1N/a 1
 United States N/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aR2*R1 2
 West Indies† R1SFR2*WSFWR2R1R2*R2Q 10
 Zimbabwe† R1×R1R1R1R1××R2N/aR2Q 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.

Overall team performances in Men's T20 World Cup tournaments
Team[a] Apps Mat Won Win % Best performance
 India† 10614373.33Champions (2007, 2024, 2026)
 England† 10603458.62Champions (2010, 2022)
 West Indies† 10532957.69Champions (2012, 2016)
 Australia† 10513262.74Champions (2021)
 Pakistan† 10583459.64Champions (2009)
 Sri Lanka† 10613559.01Champions (2014)
 New Zealand† 10553055.55Runners-up (2021, 2026)
 South Africa† 10573869.64Runners-up (2024)
 Afghanistan† 8341441.17Semi-finals (2024)
 Bangladesh† 9451227.27Super 8s (2007, 2024)
 Zimbabwe† 7261144.00Super 8s (2026)
 Ireland† 931828.57Super 8s (2009)
 United States 210340.00Super 8s (2024)
 Netherlands 7311136.66Super 10s (2014)
 Scotland 726833.33Super 12s (2021)
 Namibia 419426.31
 Oman 414215.38First round (2016, 2021, 2024, 2026)
   Nepal 310330.00First round (2014, 2024, 2026)
 United Arab Emirates 310220.00First round (2014, 2022, 2026)
 Hong Kong 26116.66First round (2014, 2016)
 Canada 27114.28First round (2024, 2026)
 Papua New Guinea 2700.00First round (2021, 2024)
 Uganda 14125.00First round (2024)
 Italy 14125.00First round (2026)
 Kenya 1200.00First round (2007)
As of 2026 Men's T20 World Cup
Source: Cricinfo[2][3]
  1. ↑ Teams are ordered by their best performance, then winning percentage, then (if equal) by alphabetical order.

References

  1. ↑ "History of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. 14 May 2024. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. 1 2
  3. 1 2 3 4
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  7. 1 2 2009 World Twenty20 at Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  8. 1 2 2010 World Twenty20 at Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  9. 1 2 2012 World Twenty20 at Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  10. 1 2 2014 World Twenty20 at Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  11. 1 2 2016 World Twenty20 at Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  12. 1 2 2021 Men's T20 World Cup at Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Tickets on sale for every match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021". 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  14. 1 2 2022 Men's T20 World Cup at Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup 2022". Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024. The tournament set new records for T20 tournament attendance (751,775) and individual attendance at a T20 match (90,293).
  16. 1 2 Shafiq, Saman. "US shows 'unprecedented interest' in cricket as 190,000 attend T20 World Cup matches". USA Today. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  17. 1 2 2024 Men's T20 World Cup at Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  18. 1 2 2026 Men's T20 World Cup at Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "A game for the world: cricket's growth horizons". International Cricket Council. 23 March 2026. Archived from the original on 25 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026. With nearly 1.3 million in-stadia fans attending the tournament [...]
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