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.
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. India has made four final appearances, while England, India and Pakistan have each made six semi-final appearances.
India is the only nation to have won the tournament as the hosts and defended their title in the following edition (both in 2026). Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados is the only venue to have hosted more than one final (2010 and 2024). 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.
List of tournaments
+ Details of Men's T20 World Cup tournaments # Year Dates Host(s) Venues Teams Matches Attendance 1 2007 11 – 24 September 2007 Cricket South Africa 3 in South Africa 12 27 rowspan="6" 2 2009 5–21 June 2009 England and Wales Cricket Board 3 in England 3 2010 30 April – 16 May 2010 Cricket West Indies 3 in the West Indies 4 2012 18 September – 7 October 2012 Sri Lanka Cricket 3 in Sri Lanka 5 2014 16 March – 6 April 2014 Bangladesh Cricket Board 3 in Bangladesh 16 35 6 2016 8 March – 3 April 2016 7 in India 7 2021 17 October – 14 November 2021 Board of Control for Cricket in India 1 in Oman 45 378,895 8 2022 Cricket Australia 7 in Australia 751,775 9 2024 1 – 29 June 2024 Cricket West IndiesUSA Cricket 6 in the West Indies3 in the United States 20 55 190,000+ 10 2026 7 February – 8 March 2026 Board of Control for Cricket in IndiaSri Lanka Cricket 5 in India3 in Sri Lanka 1.2 million+ 11 2028 Cricket AustraliaNew Zealand Cricket
Final results
+ Details of Men's T20 World Cup finals Year Final Date & Venue Winner Victory margin Runner-up 2007 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 157/5 (20 overs) 5 runs 152 (19.4 overs) 2009 Lord's, London 139/2 (18.4 overs) 8 wickets 138/6 (20 overs) 2010 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 148/3 (17 overs) 7 wickets 147/6 (20 overs) 2012 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 137/6 (20 overs) 36 runs 101 (18.4 overs) 2014 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 134/4 (17.5 overs) 6 wickets 130/4 (20 overs) 2016 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 161/6 (19.4 overs) 4 wickets 155/9 (20 overs) 2021 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 173/2 (18.5 overs) 8 wickets 172/4 (20 overs) 2022 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 138/5 (19 overs) 5 wickets 137/8 (20 overs) 2024 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 176/7 (20 overs) 7 runs 169/8 (20 overs) 2026 Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 255/5 (20 overs) 96 runs 159 (19 overs)
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 Year Debutant teams Total 2007 2009 2010 2012 colspan="3" 2014 2016 2021 2022 colspan="3" 2024 2026 2028 colspan="3" Total 25
Team performances
By tournament An overview of the teams' performances in every T20 World Cup is given below. Legend
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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 Won Win % Best performance 10 61 43 73.33 Champions (2007, 2024, 2026) 10 60 34 58.62 Champions (2010, 2022) 10 53 29 57.69 Champions (2012, 2016) 10 51 32 62.74 Champions (2021) 10 58 34 59.64 Champions (2009) 10 61 35 59.01 Champions (2014) 10 55 30 55.55 Runners-up (2021, 2026) 10 57 38 69.64 Runners-up (2024) 8 34 14 41.17 Semi-finals (2024) 9 45 12 27.27 Super 8s (2007, 2024) 7 26 11 44.00 Super 8s (2026) 9 31 8 28.57 Super 8s (2009) 2 10 3 40.00 Super 8s (2024) 7 31 11 36.66 Super 10s (2014) 7 26 8 33.33 Super 12s (2021) 4 19 4 26.31 4 14 2 15.38 First round (2016, 2021, 2024, 2026) 3 10 3 30.00 First round (2014, 2024, 2026) 3 10 2 20.00 First round (2014, 2022, 2026) 2 6 1 16.66 First round (2014, 2016) 2 7 1 14.28 First round (2024, 2026) 2 7 0 0.00 First round (2021, 2024) 1 4 1 25.00 First round (2024) 1 4 1 25.00 First round (2026) 1 2 0 0.00 First round (2007) As of 2026 Men's T20 World CupSource: Cricinfo
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