ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Winners List
The first Men’s T20 International Cricket match was played between Australia and New Zealand on February 17, 2005, at Eden Park in Auckland. Australia emerged victorious in the match. The ICC conducted the first Men’s T20 World Cup in 2007. Let’s have a detailed look at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup winners list from 2007 to 2022.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Winners List (2007 to 2022)
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2007 | India |
| 2009 | Pakistan |
| 2010 | England |
| 2012 | West Indies |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka |
| 2016 | West Indies |
| 2021 | Australia |
| 2022 | England |
The last ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was held in 2022 and was hosted by Australia. The tournament took place from October 16, 2022, to November 13, 2022. The finalists, Pakistan and England, faced each other at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia. England emerged victorious, securing the T20 Championship for 2022. The ICC has announced the schedule for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
For additional information on T20 World Cup winners from 2007 to 2022, please refer to the list below.
| Year | Winners | Runners Up | Player of the Tournament | Player of the Final Match | Top Run Scorer | Leading Wicket Taker | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | England | Pakistan | Sam Curran | Sam Curran | Virat Kohli | Waninu Hasarnga | Australia |
| 2021 | Australia | New Zealand | David Warner | Mitchell Marsh | Babar Azam | Wanindu Hasaranga | UAE & OMAN |
| 2016 | West Indies | England | Virat Kohli | Marlon Samuels | Tamim Iqbal | Mohammad Nabi | India |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | India | Virat Kohli | Kumar Sangakkara | Virat Kohli | Ahsan Malik & Imran Tahir | Bangladesh |
| 2012 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Shane Watsonn | Marlon Samuels (WI) | Shane Watson | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka |
| 2010 | England | Australia | Kevin Pietersen | Craig Kieswetter | Mahela Jayawardene | Dirk Nannes | West Indies |
| 2009 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Umar Gul | Shahid Afridi | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Umar Gul | England |
| 2007 | India | Pakistan | Shahid Afridi | Irfan Pathan | Matthew Hayden | Umar Gul | South Africa |
T20 World Cup Winners List- Country-wise
If we talk about the country-wise winners of the T20 World Cup, India was the team that won the 1st T20 World Cup in 2007. West Indies and England are the teams that have won the title twice. West Indies became the first team to win 2 T20 World Cups in 2012 and 2016. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Australia have each won the Men’s T20 World Cup once.
Let’s take a look at the following table for further details:
| Country Name | No. of times Winner | Year |
|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 2 | 2012, 2016 |
| India | 1 | 2007 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 2009 |
| England | 2 | 2010, 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 2014 |
| Australia | 1 | 2021 |
T20 World Cup 2022 Winner – England
England became the new T20 champion after defeating Pakistan in the final match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, which was played at the MCG in Australia on November 13, 2022. Pakistan secured their spot in the final by beating New Zealand in the 1st Semi-Final, which took place in Sydney on November 09, 2022. England reached the final after a convincing win in the 2nd Semi-Final against India, where they won by 10 wickets on November 10, 2022, at Adelaide.
T20 World Cup 2021 Winner – Australia
Australia and New Zealand were the finalists of the T20 World Cup 2021. Team Australia won the final match by 8 wickets on November 14, 2021, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE, and became the T20 champion for the first time in history. Australian batter Mitchell Marsh was awarded the Man of the Match in the final. A total of 12 teams took part in the T20 World Cup 2021, which were divided into 2 groups.
T20 World Cup 2016 Winner – West Indies
In the thrilling final match of the T20 World Cup 2016, West Indies defeated England by 4 wickets. Following this victory, West Indies became the first team to win the T20 World Cup twice. Earlier, in 2012, West Indies won its first T20 World Cup after beating Sri Lanka. Throughout the tournament, West Indies only lost one match against Afghanistan. In this World Cup, West Indian Marlon Samuels was named the man of the match in the final, and Virat Kohli was awarded the Player of the Tournament.
T20 World Cup 2014 Winner – Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka became the Champion for the first time after defeating India by 6 wickets in the ICC T20 World Cup 2014 final on April 6, 2014, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was the 2nd time India played T20 World Cup final. In this World Cup, Kumar Sangakkara was the man of the match in the final, and Virat Kohli was the Man of the Tournament.
T20 World Cup 2012 Winner – West Indies
In the ICC T20 World Cup 2012, West Indies defeated the host, Sri Lanka, by 36 runs. It was the first time West Indies had won the T20 World Cup title. The final match was played on October 7, 2012, at R. Premadasa Stadium in Sri Lanka. In this World Cup, Marlon Samuels was the man of the match in the final, and Shane Watson was the man of the tournament.
T20 World Cup 2010 Winner- England
England was the champion of the T20 World Cup in 2010. It marked England’s first T20 World Cup victory and also the first for a non-Asian team. The final took place between England and Australia at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies, on May 16, 2010, and England emerged victorious by 7 wickets. In this World Cup, Craig Kieswetter from the winning team was named the man of the match in the final, while Kevin Pietersen was awarded the title man of the series.
T20 World Cup 2009 Winners – Pakistan
Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the T20 World Cup 2010 final match on June 21, 2009, at Lord’s Stadium in London, England. Pakistan won this title after 2 years, as in the 2007 T20 World Cup, they lost the final to India. In this World Cup, Shahid Afridi was the man of the match in the final, and Sri Lankan batter Tillakaratne Dilshan was the man of the tournament.
T20 World Cup 2007 Winner – India
This was the first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, and India won the title after defeating Pakistan in a dramatic showdown by only 5 runs. South Africa hosted the event, and the final match was played on September 24, 2007, in Johannesburg. In this tournament, Irfan Pathan from the winning team was the man of the match, and Shahid Afridi from the runner-up team was the man of the series.
