# Australia at the Men's T20 World Cup

The Australia national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The team has qualified for all the editions of the tournament and they won their first title in 2021. While they have been the runners-up in 2010, they had also reached the semifinals of the tournament in 2007 and 2012. In nine editions, the team has 30 wins in 48 matches.

## T20 World Cup record

Key :
* Champions
* Runners-up
* Semi-finals
* Host
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Captain |
| 2007 | Semi-finals | 3/12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ricky Ponting |
| 2009 | Group Stage | 11/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ricky Ponting |
| 2010 | Runners-up | 2/12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michael Clarke |
| 2012 | Semi-finals | 3/12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Bailey |
| 2014 | Super 10 | 8/16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Bailey |
| 2016 | Super 10 | 6/16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steven Smith |
| 2021 | Champions | 1/16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aaron Finch |
| 2022 | Super 12 | 5/16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aaron Finch |
| 2024 | Super 8 | 6/20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mitchell Marsh |
| 2026 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 1 title | 9/9 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |

### Teamwise record

| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2022 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2007 |
| England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | 2007 |
| India | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2007 |
| Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2012 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2016 |
| Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | 2007 |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | 2007 |
| West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2009 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2007 |
| Total | 48 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.83 | - |
| Source: Last Updated: 24 June 2024 ||||||||

## Tournament results
### South Africa 2007
#### Squad

* Ricky Ponting (c)
* Adam Gilchrist (vc, wk)
* Nathan Bracken
* Stuart Clark
* Michael Clarke
* Brad Haddin
* Matthew Hayden
* Brad Hodge
* Michael Hussey
* Mitchell Johnson
* Brett Lee
* Andrew Symonds
* Shane Watson

#### Results

| Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Super 8s | Super 8s | Super 8s | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2007 | Zimbabwe L by 5 wickets | England W by 8 wickets | 1 | Bangladesh W by 9 wickets | Pakistan L by 6 wickets | Sri Lanka W by 10 wickets | 2 | India L by 15 runs | Did not advance | Semifinals |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||

### England 2009
#### Squad

* Ricky Ponting (c)
* Nathan Bracken
* Michael Clarke
* Brad Haddin (wk)
* Nathan Hauritz
* Ben Hilfenhaus
* James Hopes
* David Hussey
* Michael Hussey
* Mitchell Johnson
* Brett Lee
* Peter Siddle
* David Warner
* Shane Watson
* Cameron White

#### Results

| Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Super 8s | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2009 | West Indies L by 7 wickets | Sri Lanka L by 6 wickets | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||

### West Indies 2010
#### Squad

* Michael Clarke (c)
* Daniel Christian
* Brad Haddin (wk)
* Nathan Hauritz
* David Hussey
* Michael Hussey
* Mitchell Johnson
* Brett Lee
* Dirk Nannes
* Tim Paine (wk)
* Steve Smith
* Shaun Tait
* David Warner
* Shane Watson
* Cameron White

#### Results

| Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Super 8s | Super 8s | Super 8s | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2010 | Pakistan W by 34 runs | Bangladesh W by 27 runs | 1 | India W by 49 runs | Sri Lanka W by 81 runs | West Indies W by 6 wickets | 1 | Pakistan W by 3 wickets | England L by 7 wickets | Runners-up |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||

### Sri Lanka 2012
#### Squad

* George Bailey (c)
* Shane Watson (vc)
* Daniel Christian
* Pat Cummins
* Xavier Doherty
* Ben Hilfenhaus
* Brad Hogg
* David Hussey
* Michael Hussey
* Glenn Maxwell
* Clinton McKay
* Mitchell Starc
* Matthew Wade (wk)
* David Warner
* Cameron White

#### Results

| Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Super 8s | Super 8s | Super 8s | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2012 | Ireland W by 7 wickets | West Indies W by 17 runs | 1 | India W by 9 wickets | South Africa W by 8 wickets | Pakistan L by 32 runs | 1 | West Indies L by 74 runs | Did not advance | Semifinals |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||

### Bangladesh 2014
#### Squad

* George Bailey (c)
* Doug Bollinger
* Daniel Christian
* Nathan Coulter-Nile
* James Faulkner
* Aaron Finch
* Brad Haddin (wk)
* Brad Hodge
* Brad Hogg
* Glenn Maxwell
* James Muirhead
* Mitchell Starc
* David Warner
* Shane Watson
* Cameron White

#### Results

| Event | Super 10 | Super 10 | Super 10 | Super 10 | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2014 | Pakistan L by 16 runs | West Indies L by 6 wickets | India L by 73 runs | Bangladesh W by 7 wickets | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 10 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||

### India 2016
#### Squad

* Steve Smith (c)
* David Warner (vc)
* Shane Watson
* Ashton Agar
* Nathan Coulter-Nile
* James Faulkner
* Aaron Finch
* John Hastings
* Josh Hazlewood
* Usman Khawaja
* Mitchell Marsh
* Glenn Maxwell
* Peter Nevill (wk)
* Andrew Tye
* Adam Zampa

#### Results

| Event | Super 10 | Super 10 | Super 10 | Super 10 | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2016 | New Zealand L by 8 runs | Bangladesh W by 3 wickets | Pakistan W by 21 runs | India L by 6 wickets | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 10 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||

### Oman & UAE 2021
#### Squad

* Aaron Finch (c)
* Pat Cummins (vc)
* Ashton Agar
* Josh Hazlewood
* Josh Inglis (wk)
* Mitchell Marsh
* Glenn Maxwell
* Kane Richardson
* Steve Smith
* Mitchell Starc
* Marcus Stoinis
* Mitchell Swepson
* Matthew Wade (wk)
* David Warner
* Adam Zampa

#### Results

| Event | Super 12 | Super 12 | Super 12 | Super 12 | Super 12 | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2021 | South Africa W by 5 wickets | Sri Lanka W by 7 wickets | England L by 8 wickets | Bangladesh W by 8 wickets | West Indies W by 8 wickets | 2 | Pakistan W by 5 wickets | New Zealand W by 8 wickets | Winners |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### Australia 2022
#### Squad

* Aaron Finch (c)
* Pat Cummins (vc)
* Ashton Agar
* Tim David
* Cameron Green
* Josh Hazlewood
* Mitchell Marsh
* Glenn Maxwell
* Kane Richardson
* Steve Smith
* Mitchell Starc
* Marcus Stoinis
* Matthew Wade (wk)
* David Warner
* Adam Zampa
* 2022 kit

#### Results

| Event | Super 12 | Super 12 | Super 12 | Super 12 | Super 12 | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2022 | New Zealand L by 89 runs | Sri Lanka W by 7 wickets | England Match abandoned | Ireland W by 42 runs | Afghanistan W by 4 runs | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 12 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### United States & West Indies 2024
#### Squad

* Mitchell Marsh (c)
* Ashton Agar
* Pat Cummins
* Tim David
* Nathan Ellis
* Cameron Green
* Josh Hazlewood
* Travis Head
* Josh Inglis (wk)
* Glenn Maxwell
* Mitchell Starc
* Marcus Stoinis
* Matthew Wade (wk)
* David Warner
* Adam Zampa
* 2024 kit

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8 (Group 1) | Super 8 (Group 1) | Super 8 (Group 1) | Super 8 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2024 | Oman W by 39 runs | England W by 36 runs | Namibia W by 9 wickets | Scotland W by 5 wickets | 1 | Bangladesh W by 28 runs | Afghanistan L by 21 runs | India L by 24 runs | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 8 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||||