List of T20 World Cup winners
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has been extremely exciting since its inception in 2007. The eighth edition of the ICC World Cup took place in Australia last year from October 16 to November 13 at the Cardinia Park Stadium in Geelong. Australia hosted the tournament, and the final match took place on 13 November 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In a close final, England defeated Pakistan to become T20 World Cup champions. Let’s take a look at all the winners from 2007 to 2022.
ICC World Cup 2024
The 9th edition of the ICC World Cup will begin on 04 June 2024 and will run till 30 June 2024. West Indies and the United States have the honor of hosting this prestigious cricket tournament. The program will be available to the world soon. Cricket lovers can expect an exciting competition during this period with performances from top teams from around the world. The highlights of the upcoming edition of the ICC World Cup are tabulated below.
| Particulars | details |
| Organizing Body | ICC (International Cricket Council) |
| Format of the game | t20 |
| Edition | 9th edition |
| No. of Teams | 20 |
| No. of matches | 55 |
| Host Of The Tournament | West Indies and US |
| Schedule of the T20 World Cup 2024 | 04 June to 30 June 2024 |
List of T20 World Cup winners from 2007-2022
The T20 World Cup was won by India in 2007. Australia won the 2021 T20 World Cup last year and this year the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 is being played in Australia from 16 October to 13 November 2022. See list of T20 World Cup winners since 2007. By 2022 as mentioned below.
| T20 World Cup Winners List | |
|---|---|
| Year | winner |
| 2007 | India |
| 2009 | Pakistan |
| 2010 | England |
| 2012 | West Indies |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka |
| 2016 | West Indies |
| 2021 | Australia |
| 2022 | England |
List of T20 World Cup winners: Year wise
Let’s take a look at the list of T20 World Cup winners.
| Year | winner | Runners Up | Player of the Series | Top Run Scorer | Highest Wicket Taker | Venue |
| 2022 | England | Pakistan | Sam Curran | Virat Kohli | Wanindu Hasaranga | Australia |
| 2021 | Australia | new zealand | , | Babar Azam | Wanindu Hasaranga | Oman & UAE |
| 2016 | West Indies | England | Virat Kohli | Tamim Iqbal | Mohammad Nabi | India |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | India | Virat Kohli | Virat Kohli | Ahsan Malik and Imran Tahir | Bangladesh |
| 2012 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Shane Watson | Shane Watson | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka |
| 2010 | England | Australia | Kevin Pietersen | Mahela Jayawardene | Dirk Nannes | West Indies |
| 2009 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Omar Gul | England |
| 2007 | India | Pakistan | Shahid Afridi | Matthew Hayden | Omar Gul | South Africa |
T20 World Cup 2022 Winner: England
In Australia’s hosting of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2022, England defeated Pakistan by five wickets. This time the famous T20 World Cup 2022 trophy is in the hands of three lions. Back in 2020, ICC announced that there would be back-to-back T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022. Australia won the T20 World Cup in 2021, which was held in the United Arab Emirates. Due to the effects of the global pandemic, the ICC announced that the official host of the 2021 T20 World Cup will instead host the competition in 2022. In the end, Australia successfully hosted the T20 World Cup in 2022, but they were unable to successfully defend themselves. The T20 World Cup trophy will also be returned to England.
T20 World Cup 2021 Winner: Australia
The final match of T20 World Cup 2021 was played between Australia and New Zealand. Team Australia won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 by defeating New Zealand by 8 wickets. Australia’s Mitchell Marsh became the player of the match in the final match of T20 World Cup 2021. In this World Cup, a total of 12 teams are participating in the main event (Super 12) which were divided into two groups.,
T20 World Cup 2016 Winner: West Indies
West Indies cricket team won the T20 World Cup 2016 by defeating England in the final. With this achievement, West Indies became the first team to win the T20 World Cup twice. Virat Kohli became the player of the series and Tamim Iqbal became the highest run scorer in this World Cup.
T20 World Cup 2014 Winner: Sri Lanka
The final match of T20 World Cup 2014 was played between Sri Lanka and India. In the final match, Sri Lanka defeated India by 6 wickets. Virat Kohli of the Indian team became the highest run scorer and player of the series in the ICC T20 World Cup 2014 series.
T20 World Cup 2012 Winner: West Indies
West Indies won its first T20 World Cup in 2012 by defeating Sri Lanka in the final match. West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by 36 runs in the final. At the T20 World Cup in 2012, Australia’s Shane Watson was named the player of the series as well as the leading run-scorer, while Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis was named the leading wicket-taker.
T20 World Cup 2010 Winner: England
England cricket team won the T20 World Cup 2010 by defeating Australia in the final. England defeated Australia by 7 wickets in the final. The England team lost its first game to the West Indies team, but they won all their consecutive games and also won the World Cup title. England’s Kevin Pietersen was named Player of the Series in the 2010 T20 World Cup.
T20 World Cup 2009 Winner: Pakistan
In 2009, Pakistan won its first T20 World Cup. In the final, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan was the player of the series and the leading run-scorer of the tournament.
T20 World Cup 2007 Winner: India
India was the first team to win the T20 World Cup under the leadership of MS Dhoni. India won the first T20 World Cup in 2007 by defeating Pakistan in the final match. India lost only one game during the tournament against New Zealand in the Super 8. Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi was chosen Player of the Series in this tournament.
List of T20 World Cup winning captains
Darren Sammy tops the list of most successful captains in the history of T20 World Cup. Let’s take a look at the list of T20 World Cup winning captains.
| Name | No. of titles | team | Year |
| Darren Sammy | 2 | West Indies | 2012, 2016 |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 1 | India | 2007 |
| Younis Khan | 1 | Pakistan | 2009 |
| Paul Collingwood | 1 | England | 2010 |
| Lasith Malinga | 1 | Sri Lanka | 2014 |
| Aaron Finch | 1 | Australia | 2021 |
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