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| image            = ICC Men's T20 World Cup Trophy.webp

| caption          = '''T20 World Cup Trophy'''

| tournament format = Preliminary round<br />Super 10/12<br />Play-offs

| first            = [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]

| next              = [[2021 ICC T20 World Cup|2021]]

| last               = [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]

| participants      = 16<br>20 (2024 onwards)<ref>{{cite web |title=ICC announces expansion of global events|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2164062 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref>

| champions        = {{cr|West Indies}} (2nd title)

| most successful  = {{cr|West Indies}} (2 titles)

| most runs   = {{Flag icon|Sri Lanka}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (1016)<ref name="stats3000.cricinfo.com">[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=89;type=trophy Records – ICC World Twenty20 – Most Runs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101123945/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=89;type=trophy |date=1 January 2016 }} Cricinfo</ref>

| most wickets = {{Flag icon|Pakistan}} [[Shahid Afridi]] (39)<ref name="stats5000000.cricinfo.com">[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=89;type=trophy Records – ICC World Twenty20 – Most Wickets in a career] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101123959/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=89;type=trophy |date=1 January 2016 }} Cricinfo</ref>

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*''2024''

*''2026''

*''2028''

*''2030''

The '''ICC Men's T20 World Cup''' (earlier known as '''ICC World Twenty20''')<ref>{{cite web |title=World T20 renamed as T20 World Cup |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/917529 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]] |access-date=23 November 2018 |date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123200931/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/917529 |archive-date=23 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> is the international championship of [[Twenty20 International|Twenty20 International cricket]]. Organised by [[cricket]]'s governing body, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC), the tournament currently consists of 16 teams, comprising the top ten teams from the rankings at the given deadline and six other teams chosen through the [[ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier|T20 World Cup Qualifier]]. All matches are played as [[Twenty20 International]]s.

The event has generally been held every two years. However, the next edition of the tournament was scheduled to take place [[2020 ICC World Twenty20|in 2020 in Australia, but due to COVID-19, the tournament has been postponed to 2021]], with the host changed to [[Indian national cricket team|India]], five years after the conclusion of the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016 edition]]. However, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], the matches were relocated to the United Arab Emirates and Oman.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-17|title=T20 World Cup: It's India vs Pakistan in Dubai on October 24|url=https://www.thelivemirror.com/t20-world-cup-india-vs-pakistan-october-24/|access-date=2021-08-17|website=The Live Mirror|language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2016, the ICC put forward the idea of having a tournament in 2018, with South Africa being the possible host.<ref name="2018SA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1019437.html |title=ICC hopeful of World T20 return in 2018 |access-date=26 May 2016|work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804182242/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1019437.html |archive-date=4 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> But at the conclusion of the [[2017 ICC Champions Trophy]], the ICC dropped the idea of 2018 edition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Champions Trophy to take place in 2021, No World T20 in 2018|work=Hindustan Times|author1=Mukesh Bhatt|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/no-icc-world-t20-in-2018-india-to-host-next-champions-trophy-in-2021/story-myhab0aP2U4ZM4n0pyVuZM.html|date=18 June 2017|access-date=19 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619124441/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/no-icc-world-t20-in-2018-india-to-host-next-champions-trophy-in-2021/story-myhab0aP2U4ZM4n0pyVuZM.html|archive-date=19 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Six tournaments have so far been played, and only the West Indies, who currently hold the title, has won the tournament on multiple occasions. The inaugural [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 World Twenty20]], was staged in South Africa, and won by [[India national cricket team|India]], who defeated [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in the final at the [[Wanderers Stadium]] in [[Johannesburg]]. The [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009 tournament]] took place in England, and was won by the previous runner-up, Pakistan, who defeated [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in the final at [[Lord's]]. The [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|third tournament]] was held in 2010, hosted by the countries making up the [[West Indies cricket team]]. [[England national cricket team|England]] defeated [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] in the final in [[Barbados]], which was played at [[Kensington Oval]], winning their first international tournament. The fourth tournament, the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012 World Twenty20]], was held in Asia for the first time, with all matches played in [[Sri Lanka]]. The West Indies won the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka in the final, winning its first international tournament since the [[2004 ICC Champions Trophy|2004 Champions Trophy]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/match-report/samuels-special-spur-epic-west-indies-win/29853| title= Samuels special the spur for epic West Indies win| publisher = Wisden India | date=7 October 2012| access-date=7 October 2012| archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210193232/http://www.wisdenindia.com/match-report/samuels-special-spur-epic-west-indies-win/29853| archive-date=10 December 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref> The fifth tournament, the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]], was hosted by [[Bangladesh]], and was won by Sri Lanka defeating India, Sri Lanka being the first team to play in three finals. West Indies are the current T20 World Cup holders, beating [[England national cricket team|England]] in the 2016 final, winning their second title.

When the [[Benson & Hedges Cup]] ended in 2002, the [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] needed another one day competition to fill its place. Cricketing authorities were looking to boost the game's popularity with the younger generation in response to dwindling crowds and reduced sponsorship. It was intended to deliver fast-paced, exciting cricket accessible to thousands of fans who were put off by the longer versions of the game. Stuart Robertson, the marketing manager of the ECB, proposed a 20 over per innings game to county chairmen in 2001 and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting the new format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6985087.stm |title=The roots of Twenty20 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>

;Domestic tournaments

[[Image:2007t20.jpg|thumb|280px|Bangladesh V South Africa at the 2007 tournament]]

The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the [[Twenty20 Cup]].<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/13JUN2003/ Matches played 13 June 2003]  {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610070441/http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/13JUN2003/ |date=10 June 2008 }} ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008</ref> The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey Lions]] defeating the [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire Bears]] by 9 wickets in the final to claim the title.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/KNOCK-OUTS/SURREY_WARWICKS_TWENTY-20-FINAL_19JUL2003.html Twenty20 Cup, 2003, Final – Surrey v Warwickshire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725173413/http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/KNOCK-OUTS/SURREY_WARWICKS_TWENTY-20-FINAL_19JUL2003.html |date=25 July 2008 }} ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008</ref> The first Twenty20 match held at [[Lord's]], on 15 July 2004 between [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] and [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]], attracted a crowd of 27,509, the largest attendance for any [[county cricket]] game at the ground other than a one-day final since 1953.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/may/25/usman-afzaal-surrey-middlesex-twenty20 |title=Usman Afzaal gives Surrey winning start but absent fans fuel concerns |first=Paul |last=Weaver |newspaper=The Guardian |date=25 May 2009 |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317021026/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/may/25/usman-afzaal-surrey-middlesex-twenty20 |archive-date=17 March 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Soon after with the adoption of Twenty20 matches by other cricket boards, the popularity of the format grew with unexpected crowd attendance, new domestic tournaments such as Pakistan's [[Faysal Bank T20 Cup]] and [[Stanford 20/20]] tournament, and the financial incentive in the format.

The West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the [[Stanford 20/20]] tournament. The event was financially backed by convicted fraudster [[Allen Stanford]], who gave at least US$28,000,000 funding money, the fruit of his massive Ponzi scheme. It was intended that the tournament would be an annual event. [[Guyanese cricket team|Guyana]] won the inaugural event, defeating [[Trinidad and Tobago cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] by 5 wickets, securing US$1,000,000 in prize money.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/stanford/content/story/256391.html|title=Guyana crowned Stanford 20/20 champions|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=14 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20060208T230000-0500_98302_OBS_DATES_FOR_STANFORD_TWENTY___ANNOUNCED.asp|title=Dates for Stanford Twenty20 announced|work=The Jamaica Observer|date=9 February 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205185816/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20060208T230000-0500_98302_OBS_DATES_FOR_STANFORD_TWENTY___ANNOUNCED.asp|archive-date=5 December 2008}}</ref> A spin-off tournament, the [[Stanford Super Series]], was held in October 2008 between [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]], the respective winners of the English and Caribbean Twenty20 competitions, and a [[Stanford Superstars]] team formed from West Indies domestic players; Trinidad and Tobago won the competition, securing US$280,000 prize money.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/content/story/372261.html|title=Udal leads Middlesex for Stanford |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=3 October 2008 |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621114630/http://www.espncricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/content/story/372261.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/content/story/375624.html |title=Ramdin leads T&T to big-money glory |first=Andrew |last=McGlashan |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=27 October 2008 |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420113135/http://www.espncricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/content/story/375624.html |archive-date=20 April 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 November, the Stanford Superstars played England in what was expected to be the first of five fixtures in as many years with the winner claiming a US$20,000,000 in each match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/content/story/376602.html |title=Gayle leads Superstars to millions |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |first=Andrew |last=McGlashan |date=1 November 2008 |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622235419/http://www.espncricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/content/story/376602.html |archive-date=22 June 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7895505.stm |title=US tycoon charged over $8bn fraud |work=BBC News |date=17 February 2009 |access-date=17 May 2012}}</ref>

;Twenty20 Internationals

On 17 February 2005 [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] defeated [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] in the first men's full international Twenty20 match, played at [[Eden Park]] in [[Auckland]]. The game was played in a light-hearted manner – both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the [[Beige Brigade]]. Some of the players also sported moustaches/beards and hair styles popular in the 1980s taking part in a competition amongst themselves for ''best retro look'', at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously – [[Glenn McGrath]] jokingly replayed the [[Trevor Chappell]] [[1981 underarm bowling incident|underarm incident]] from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and [[Billy Bowden]] showed him a mock [[Red card (sports)|red card]] (red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.

[[File:T20 final 2009.jpg|thumb|[[Lasith Malinga]] bowling to Shahid Afridi in the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]] Final at [[Lord's]].]]

It was first decided that every two years an ICC World Twenty20 tournament is to take place, except in the event of a [[Cricket World Cup]] being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the year before. The first tournament was in [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 in South Africa]] where [[India cricket team|India]] defeated [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287879/india-vs-pakistan-final-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=India hold their nerve to win thriller|first=Dileep|last=Premachandran|date=24 September 2007|access-date=3 July 2019|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703032605/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287879/india-vs-pakistan-final-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] and [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] had to qualify via the [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One]] which was a 50-over competition that took place in [[Nairobi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/worldcricketleague/content/story/278951.html|title=Kenya crush Canada to book final place|location=Nairobi|date=5 February 2007|access-date=3 July 2019|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703032609/http://www.espncricinfo.com/worldcricketleague/content/story/278951.html|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2007 it was decided to hold a qualifying tournament with a 20-over format to better prepare the teams. With six participants, two would qualify for the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009 World Twenty20]] and would each receive $250,000 in prize money.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/325356.html |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier to be held in Ireland |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=13 December 2007 |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621114635/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/325356.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|second tournament]] was won by [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] who beat [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by 8 wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The [[2010 ICC World Twenty20]] tournament was held in West Indies in May 2010, where [[England cricket team|England]] defeated [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] by 7 wickets. The [[2012 ICC World Twenty20]] was won by the West-Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka at the finals. For the first time, a host nation competed in the final of the ICC World Twenty20. There were 12 participants for the title including [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] and [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] as [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]]. It was the first time the T20 World Cup tournament took place in an Asian country.

The [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]] edition was to be expanded into a 16 team format however this was reverted to 12.<ref>{{cite web|title=ICC approves Test championship|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/481373.html|publisher=Espncricinfo|access-date=22 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621114622/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/481373.html|archive-date=21 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]] tournament, held in [[Bangladesh]] was the first to feature 16 teams including all ten [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members|full members]] and six [[List of International Cricket Council members#Associate Members|associate members]] who qualified through the [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]]. However the top eight full member teams in the [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings|ICC Men's T20I Team rankings]] on 8 October 2012 were given a place in the [[#Super 10|Super 10]] stage. The remaining eight teams competed in the [[#Group stage|group stage]], from which two teams advance to the Super 10 stage.<ref name=ICC>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2013/media-releases/75604/west-indies-to-start-world-t20-title-defence-against-india|title=West Indies to start World T20 title defence against India|date=27 October 2013|publisher=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]|access-date=27 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185415/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2013/media-releases/75604/west-indies-to-start-world-t20-title-defence-against-india|archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bcb-promises-stellar-t20-wc/|title=BCB promises stellar T20 WC|date=7 April 2013|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|access-date=9 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192904/http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bcb-promises-stellar-t20-wc/|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Three new teams (Nepal, Hong Kong and UAE) made their debut in this tournament.

The four T20 World Cup tournaments in 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030 will be expanded to include 20 teams, ICC’s official press release said.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC announces World Cup schedule; 14 teams in 2027 And 2031|url=https://sixsports.in/icc-announces-world-cup-schedule-14-teams-in-2027-and-2031/|access-date=2 June 2021|website=Six Sports|language=en}}</ref>

{{main|Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cricket}}

In July 2020, the ICC announced that both the 2020 and 2021 editions had each been postponed by one year due to the pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1733391 |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 postponed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref> Therefore, the 2020 tournament (originally to be hosted by Australia) was moved to [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|November 2021]], and the 2021 tournament (originally to be hosted by India) was moved to [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|October 2022]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1733341 |title=Men's T20 World Cup postponement FAQs |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref> Australia and India retained the rights to host the tournaments, albeit in reverse order, with India hosting in 2021 and Australia in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 August 2020|title=Men's T20WC 2021 in India, 2022 in Australia; Women's CWC postponed|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1749997}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC announces World Cup schedule; 14 teams in 2027 And 2031|url=https://sixsports.in/icc-announces-world-cup-schedule-14-teams-in-2027-and-2031/|access-date=2 June 2021|website=Six Sports|language=en}}</ref> ICC has officially declared the T20 WC 2021 fixtures which is starting from October 17 and November 14 in Oman and UAE.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 fixtures revealed|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2210270|access-date=2021-08-17|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en}}</ref>

# If still equal, result of head to head meeting.

In case of a [[Tie (draw)|tie]] (that is, both teams scoring the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a [[Super Over]] would decide the winner. In the case of a tie occurring again in the Super Over, subsequent super overs would be played until there is a winner. Earlier, the match would won by the team that had scored the most boundaries in their innings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27844486/no-more-boundary-countback-icc-changes-super-regulations |title=Archived copy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=4 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015130845/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27844486/no-more-boundary-countback-icc-changes-super-regulations |archive-date=15 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2007 tournament, a [[bowl-out]] was used to decide the loser of tied matches.<ref>[http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/playing-conditions.html Playing conditions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720113337/http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/playing-conditions.html |date=20 July 2008 }}, ICC World Twenty20, retrieved 12 September 2008</ref>

==Hosts==

The International Cricket Council's executive committee votes for the hosts of the tournament after examining bids from the nations which have expressed an interest in holding the event. After South Africa in 2007, England, [[West Indies]] and [[Sri Lanka]] hosted the tournament in 2009, 2010 and 2012 respectively. [[Bangladesh]] hosted the tournament in 2014.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/465631.html Bangladesh to host World Twenty20 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705143709/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/465631.html |date=5 July 2010 }} Cricinfo, retrieved 1 July 2010</ref> [[India]] hosted the last edition of the tournament in 2016.

 

In December 2015, Tim Anderson, the ICC's head of global development, suggested that a future tournament be hosted by the United States. He believed that hosting the event could help spur growth of the game in the country, where it is relatively obscure and faces competition by other sports such as [[baseball]].<ref name=ndtv-t20usa>{{cite web|title=International Cricket Council Targets World Twenty20 on United States Soil: Report|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/252894-international-cricket-council-targets-world-twenty20-on-united-states-soil-report|website=NDTV Sports|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107125712/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/252894-international-cricket-council-targets-world-twenty20-on-united-states-soil-report|archive-date=7 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2020, the USA and West Indies expressed interest in co-hosting a T20 World Cup after 2023,<ref>{{Cite news|title=USA looks to 1994 for T20 World Cup bid|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/52885902|access-date=10 September 2020}}</ref> with Malaysia being another possible contender.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lavalette|first=Tristan|title=Malaysia Eyes Hosting A T20 Cricket World Cup In The 2023-31 Cycle|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tristanlavalette/2020/06/26/malaysia-eyes-hosting-a-t20-cricket-world-cup-in-the-2023-31-cycle/|access-date=10 September 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"

!rowspan=2 width=10%|Year

!width=18%|Winner

! width="24%" |Margin

 

|2007<br />''[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|Details]]''

|{{Flag|South Africa}}

|[[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]

|{{cr|IND}}<br /><small>157/5 (20 overs)</small>

|{{cr|PAK}}<br /><small>152 all out (19.4 overs)</small>

|'''[[2007 ICC World Twenty20#Final|5 runs]]'''<br/>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/current/match/287879.html Scorecard]

|[[Lord's|London]]

|'''[[2009 ICC World Twenty20#Final|8 wickets]]'''<br/>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wt202009/engine/current/match/356017.html Scorecard]

|-style="background:#def"

|{{Flag|West Indies}}

|[[Kensington Oval|Bridgetown]]

|{{cr|ENG}}<br /><small>148/3 (17 overs)</small>

|{{cr|AUS}}<br /><small>147/6 (20 overs)</small>

|'''[[2010 ICC World Twenty20#Final|7 wickets]]'''<br/>[http://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/engine/current/match/412703.html Scorecard]

|2012<br />''[[2012 ICC World Twenty20|Details]]''

|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}

|[[R Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]]

|{{Cr|SL}}<br /><small>101 all out (18.4 overs)</small>

|'''[[2012 ICC World Twenty20#Final|36 runs]]'''<br/>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/current/match/533298.html Scorecard]

|'''[[2014 ICC World Twenty20#Final|6 wickets]]'''<br/>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2014/engine/match/682965.html Scorecard]

|2016<br />''[[2016 ICC World Twenty20|Details]]''

|{{Flag|India}}

|[[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]]

|{{cr|WIN}}<br /><small>161/6 (19.4 overs)</small>

|'''[[2016 ICC World Twenty20#Final|4 wickets]]'''<br/>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/engine/match/951373.html Scorecard]

|-style="background:#def

|2021<br />''[[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|Details]]''

|{{Flag|UAE}}<br/>{{Flag|Oman}}

|[[Dubai International Stadium|Dubai]]

|

|2022<br />''[[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|Details]]''

|{{Flag|Australia}}

|

|

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==Performance of teams==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

!rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"|Team

!rowspan="2" style="width:300px;"|Best result

!colspan="6"|Statistics<ref name="resultsummary">{{cite web| url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=89;type=trophy | title=Records / ICC World T20 / Result Summary| publisher=ESPNCricinfo |date=16 March 2014 | access-date= 18 March 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140319015516/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=89;type=trophy | archive-date= 19 March 2014 | url-status= live }}</ref>

!width=75|Total

!width=75|First

!width=75|Latest

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|West Indies}}

| 6 || [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1.1|Champions}} ([[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]], [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]) || 31 || 17 || 12 || 1(1) || 1 || 58.33

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Sri Lanka}}

| 6 || [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1.2|Champions}} ([[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]])

|| 35 || 22 || 12 || 1(1) || 0 || 64.28

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|India}}

| 6 || [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1.2|Champions}} ([[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]])

||33||20|| 11 || 1(1) || 1 ||64.06

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Pakistan}}

| 6 || [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1.2|Champions}} ([[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]])

|| 34 || 19 || 14 || 1(0) || 0 || 57.35

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|England}}

| 6 || [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1.2|Champions}} ([[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]) || 32 || 15 || 16 || 0 || 1 || 48.38

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Australia}}

| 6 || [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || bgcolor=silver| {{sort|2.1|Runner-up}} ([[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]) ||29||16||13|| 0 || 0 || 55.17

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|South Africa}}

| 6 || [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || style="background:#cc9966;"| {{sort|3.1|Semi-final}} ([[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]], [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]) ||30||18||12|| 0 || 0 || 60.00

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|New Zealand}}

| 6 || [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || style="background:#cc9966;"| {{sort|3.1|Semi-final}} ([[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]], [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]) ||30||15|| 13 || 2(0) || 0 || 53.33

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Bangladesh}}

| 6 || [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || {{sort|4.1|Super 8s}} ([[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]) ||25|| 5 ||19|| 0 || 1 || 20.83

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Netherlands}}

| 3 || [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || {{sort|4.3|Super 10s}} ([[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]) || 12 || 5 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 45.45

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Afghanistan}}

| 4 || [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || {{sort|4.3|Super 10s}} ([[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]) ||14|| 5 ||9|| 0 || 0 ||35.71

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Ireland}}

| 5 || [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || {{sort|4.3|Super 8s}} ([[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]) || 15 || 3 || 9 || 0 || 3 || 25.00

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Zimbabwe}}

| 5 || [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || {{sort|5.1|First round}} ([[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]], [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]], [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]], [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]], [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]) || 12 || 5 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 41.66

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Scotland}}

| 3 || [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || {{sort|5.2|First round}} ([[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]], [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]], [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]) || 7 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 16.66

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Hong Kong}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Nepal}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Oman}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Kenya}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|United Arab Emirates}}

| 1 || [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]] || [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]] || {{sort|5.4|First round}} ([[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]) || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0.00

* The number in bracket indicates number of wins in tied matches by [[Super Over]]s and [[bowl out]]s, however these are considered half a win regardless of the result. The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.

* {{bg|gold|C}} — Champions

* {{bg|silver|RU}} — Runners-up

* {{bg|#cc9966|SF}} — Semi-finalist

* R2 — Round 2 (Super 8s, Super 10s)

* R1 — Round 1 (Group stage)

* {{border|width=1px|color=gray|&nbsp;••&nbsp;}} — Qualified but withdrew

* {{border|width=1px|color=gray|&nbsp;•&nbsp;}} — Did not qualify

* {{border|width=1px|color=gray|&nbsp;×&nbsp;}} — Did not enter / Withdrew

The team ranking in each tournament is according to ICC. For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

!{{flagicon|RSA}}<br/>[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]<br/> (12)

!{{flagicon|ENG}}<br/>[[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]<br/> (12)

!{{flagicon|WIN}}<br/>[[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]<br/> (12)

!{{flagicon|SRI}}<br/>[[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]<br/> (12)

!{{flagicon|BAN}}<br/>[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]<br/> (16)

!{{flagicon|IND}}<br/>[[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]<br/> (16)

!{{flagicon|UAE}}{{flagicon|Oman}}<br/>[[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2021]]<br/> (16)

!{{flagicon|AUS}}<br/>[[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2022]]<br/> (16)

!Total

| id=AFG"" align=left| {{cr|AFG}}

|×||×|| R1 || R1 || R1 || R2 || Q || Q ||'''6'''

| id=AUS"" align=left| {{cr|AUS}}

|bgcolor="#cc9966"| SF || R1 ||bgcolor=silver| RU ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| SF || R2 || R2 || Q || Q ||'''8'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|BAN}}

| R2 || R1 || R1 || R1 || R2 || R2 || Q || Q || '''8'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|ENG}}

| R2 || R2 ||bgcolor=gold| C || R2 || R2 || bgcolor=silver| RU || Q || Q || '''8'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|HK}}

|×||×||×||•||R1 || R1 ||•||  

|| '''2'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|IND}}

|bgcolor=gold| C || R2 || R2 || R2 ||bgcolor=silver| RU ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| SF || Q || Q

|| '''8'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|IRE}}

|•|| R2 || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || Q ||  || '''6'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|KEN}}

| R1 ||•||•||•||•||•||•|| ||'''1'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|NAM}}

|×||×||×||•||•||•|| Q || || '''1'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|NEP}}

|×||×||×||•|| R1 ||•|| • || || '''1'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|NED}}

|•|| R1 ||•||•||R2 || R1 || Q ||  

|| '''4'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|NZL}}

| id="" align=left| {{cr|OMA}}

|×||×||×||•||•||R1|| Q ||  || '''2'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|PAK}}

|bgcolor=silver| RU ||bgcolor=gold| C || bgcolor="#cc9966"| SF ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| SF ||R2 ||R2|| Q || Q ||  '''8'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|PNG}}

| id="" align=left| {{cr|SCO}}

| R1 || R1 ||•||•||•|| R1 || Q ||

| id="" align=left| {{cr|SAF}}

| R2 ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| SF || R2 || R2 ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| SF || R2 || Q || Q ||'''8'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|SRI}}

| R2 ||bgcolor=silver| RU ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| SF ||bgcolor=silver style| RU ||bgcolor=gold| C || R2 || Q ||  ||  '''7'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|UAE}}

|×||×||•||•|| R1||•||•||  || '''1'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|WIN}}

| R1 ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| SF || R2 ||bgcolor=gold| C || bgcolor="#cc9966"| SF ||bgcolor=gold| C || Q || Q || '''8'''

| id="" align=left| {{cr|ZIM}}

| R1 ||••|| R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || • ||  ||  '''5'''

==Debut of teams==

{| class="wikitable" width=55% sortable" style="text-align:"

| [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]

| {{cr|AUS}}, {{cr|BAN}}, {{cr|ENG}}, {{cr|IND}}, {{cr|KEN}}, {{cr|NZ}}, {{cr|PAK}}, {{cr|SCO}}, {{cr|SA}}, {{cr|SL}}, {{cr|WIN}} and {{cr|ZIM}}

| 12

| [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]

| {{cr|IRE}} and {{cr|NED}}

| [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]

| {{cr|AFG}}

| [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]

| {{cr|HK}}, {{cr|NEP}} and {{cr|UAE}}

| [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]

| {{cr|OMA}}

| [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2021]]

| {{cr|NAM}} and {{cr|PNG}}

| 2

| [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2022]]

| TBD

| TBD

| Total

|

==Statistics and records==

{{Main|List of ICC Men's T20 World Cup records}}

{{Reflist|30em}}

* [http://www.iccworldtwenty20.com/ Official Twenty20 ICC World Cup website]