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Most ICC T20 World Cups Won - A look at who has been the most successful in the ICC T20 World Cups

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Last updated: 07 Oct 2024
Brad Newcomb 07 Oct 2024
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  • ICC T20 World Cup: Top T20 international cricket event held biennially.
  • India won the first tournament in 2007; England won their first in 2010.
  • Current format: 20 teams, group stages, Super 8s, semi-finals, and a final.
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Marcus Young of England bowls during the Over-70s Cricket World Cup match between England Seniors and Australia (Getty Images)

The ICC T20 World Cup represents the pinnacle of twenty-over cricket on the international stage, showcasing the finest cricketers in exhilarating matches to determine who becomes champion of the world every two years. 

Twenty-over cricket had grown in popularity domestically for four years around the globe after becoming more accessible to fans before the first ICC World Twenty20 World Cup took place.

India won the inaugural tournament in South Africa in 2007 after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by five runs in the final. 

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Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka plays a shot during the third and final one-day international (Getty Images)

England secured the first-ever ICC World Championship title in any format of cricket after defeating Australia by seven wickets in the 2010 final in the West Indies. 

In 2012, the competition was to expand a 16-team format; however, only in the 2014 edition of the World Twenty20 was it implemented, which included all ten full members of the ICC and six associates who had to qualify for the event. 

In 2018, the tournament was renamed the ICC T20 World Cup for the 2020 edition in Australia; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. 

After seven semi-final failures at ICC World Cup events, South Africa reached their first-ever final against India at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup in the West Indies, losing by seven runs after an inspired spell of bowling by Player of the Tournament, Jasprit Bumrah. 

In its current format, all 20 participating teams are divided into four groups of five, with each team playing their rivals within each group once. 

During the group stages, two points are awarded for a win and one point for a no result.

The top two teams from each group progress to the Super 8s stage of the tournament, who are split into two groups of four and play three matches against the other sides within their group to determine the semi-finalists.

The winner of each group will face the runner-up of the opposing group in the semi-finals, with the winners of each match progressing to the final. 

In case the scores are level after 20 overs, the match will be decided by a super over. Each team will face six balls, with the highest score securing the victory.

Notable records achieved by individuals at all ICC T20 World Cups since its inception:

Most runs scored - 1,292 - Viral Kohli (India)
Most wickets - 50 - Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
Most dismissals by a wicket-keeper -  32 - MS Dhoni (India)
Most catches by a fielder - 25 - David Warner (Australia)

Fastest 50 - Yuvraj Singh (India) off 12 balls against England in 2007

Fastest 100 -Chris Gayle (West Indies) off 47 balls against England in 2016

Below is the list of the most successful nations to have won the T20 World Cup from 2007 to 2024.

Teams
No. of Titles
England2
India2
West Indies2
Australia1
Pakistan1
Sri Lanka1



Some nations that have yet to win the T20 World Cup include:
  • Bangladesh
  • New Zealand
  • South Africa

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