# Men's T20 World Cup tournaments

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly the ICC World Twenty20, is a biennial world cup for cricket in 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 World Twenty20 to Men's T20 World Cup.
As of the 2024 tournament, twenty-four nations have played in the T20 World Cup. Nine teams have competed in every tournament, six of which have won the title. West Indies, England and India have won the title twice each, while Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia have won the title once each. Sri Lanka, England, Pakistan and India have each made three final appearances, while Pakistan have also made six semi-final appearances. The best result by a non-Test playing nation is the Super 8 appearance by the United States in 2024, while the worst result by a Test playing nation is the Super 12 appearance by Zimbabwe in 2022.
No teams have yet won the tournament as hosts; the best performance by a host nation is runners-up by Sri Lanka in 2012. No title winners have yet defended their title in the following edition; the best performance by a defending champion is the semi-final appearances by Pakistan, West Indies and England in 2010, 2014 and 2024 respectively. 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 Ireland and Afghanistan who made their debuts in the 2009 and 2010 editions respectively. Kenya and Scotland were the only non-Test playing nations to be featured in the inaugural edition.

## Legend

* W Champions
* RU Runners-up
* SF Semi-finalist
* R2 Super round (Super 8/10/12)
* R1 Preliminary round (group stage)
* Q Qualified
* × Withdrew
* ×× Ineligible (suspended)
* * Hosts
* Test playing nations / ICC full members are indicated by a dagger symbol (†) next to it.
* The Final results table is an exception for this legend.

## Final results

Details of Men's T20 World Cup finals :
| Year | Final | Final | Final | Final | Ref. |
| Year | Date & Venue | Winner | Victory margin | Runner-up | Ref. |
| 2007 | 24 September 2007 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | India 157/5 (20 overs) | 5 runs | Pakistan 152 (19.4 overs) | |
| 2009 | 21 June 2009 Lord's, London | Pakistan 139/2 (18.4 overs) | 8 wickets | Sri Lanka 138/6 (20 overs) | |
| 2010 | 16 May 2010 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | England 148/3 (17 overs) | 7 wickets | Australia 147/6 (20 overs) | |
| 2012 | 7 October 2012 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | West Indies 137/6 (20 overs) | 36 runs | Sri Lanka 101 (18.4 overs) | |
| 2014 | 6 April 2014 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Sri Lanka 134/4 (17.5 overs) | 6 wickets | India 130/4 (20 overs) | |
| 2016 | 3 April 2016 Eden Gardens, Kolkata | West Indies 161/6 (19.4 overs) | 4 wickets | England 155/9 (20 overs) | |
| 2021 | 14 November 2021 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | Australia 173/2 (18.5 overs) | 8 wickets | New Zealand 172/4 (20 overs) | |
| 2022 | 13 November 2022 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England 138/5 (19 overs) | 5 wickets | Pakistan 137/8 (20 overs) | |
| 2024 | 29 June 2024 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | India 176/7 (20 overs) | 7 runs | South Africa 169/8 (20 overs) | |

## Debutant teams by tournament

Debutant teams in each Men's T20 World Cup tournament :
| Year | Debutant teams | Debutant teams | Debutant teams | Total |
| 2007 | Australia† | Bangladesh† | England† | 12 |
| 2007 | India† | Kenya | New Zealand† | 12 |
| 2007 | Pakistan† | Scotland | Sri Lanka† | 12 |
| 2007 | South Africa† | West Indies† | Zimbabwe† | 12 |
| 2009 | Ireland† | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 |
| 2010 | Afghanistan† | Afghanistan† | Afghanistan† | 1 |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 | Hong Kong | United Arab Emirates | Nepal | 3 |
| 2016 | Oman | Oman | Oman | 1 |
| 2021 | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | 2 |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 | Canada | Uganda | United States | 3 |
| Total | | | | 24 |

## Team performances by tournament

An overview of the teams' performances in every T20 World Cup is given below.
Team performances in each Men's T20 World Cup tournament :
| Edition (No. of teams) | 2007 (12) | 2009 (12) | 2010 (12) | 2012 (12) | 2014 (16) | 2016 (16) | 2021 (16) | 2022 (16) | 2024 (20) | 2026 (20) | Apps |
| Location(s) Team | | | | | | | | | | | Apps |
| Afghanistan† | — | — | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | SF | Q | 7 |
| Australia† | SF | R1 | RU | SF | R2 | R2 | W | R2* | R2 | Q | 9 |
| Bangladesh† | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2* | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | Q | 9 |
| Canada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R1 | | 1 |
| England† | R2 | R2* | W | R2 | R2 | RU | SF | W | SF | Q | 9 |
| Hong Kong | — | — | — | — | R1 | R1 | — | — | — | | 2 |
| India† | W | R2 | R2 | R2 | RU | SF* | R2* | SF | W | Q* | 9 |
| Ireland† | — | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | Q | 8 |
| Kenya | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 1 |
| Namibia | — | — | — | — | — | — | R2 | R1 | R1 | | 3 |
| Nepal | — | — | — | — | R1 | — | — | — | R1 | | 2 |
| Netherlands | — | R1 | — | — | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | | 6 |
| New Zealand† | SF | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | SF | RU | SF | R1 | Q | 9 |
| Oman | — | — | — | — | — | R1 | R1 | — | R1 | | 3 |
| Pakistan† | RU | W | SF | SF | R2 | R2 | SF | RU | R1 | Q | 9 |
| Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | — | — | — | R1 | — | R1 | | 2 |
| Scotland | R1 | R1 | — | — | — | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | | 6 |
| South Africa† | R2* | SF | R2 | R2 | SF | R2 | R2 | R2 | RU | Q | 9 |
| Sri Lanka† | R2 | RU | SF | RU* | W | R2 | R2 | R2 | R1 | Q* | 9 |
| United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | — | R1 | — | — | R1 | — | | 2 |
| Uganda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R1 | | 1 |
| United States | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R2* | Q | 1 |
| West Indies† | R1 | SF | R2* | W | SF | W | R2 | R1 | R2* | Q | 9 |
| Zimbabwe† | R1 | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | ×× | R2 | — | | 6 |
| Ref. | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Overall team performances

The table below provides a summary of the performances of teams over past T20 World Cups, as of the end of the 2024 tournament. Teams are ordered by their best performance, then winning percentage, then (if equal) by alphabetical order.
Overall team performances in Men's T20 World Cup tournaments :
| Team | Apps | Mat | Won | Win % | Best performance |
| India† | 9 | 52 | 35 | 67.30 | Champions (2007, 2024) |
| England† | 9 | 52 | 28 | 53.84 | Champions (2010, 2022) |
| West Indies† | 9 | 46 | 24 | 52.17 | Champions (2012, 2016) |
| Australia† | 9 | 47 | 30 | 63.82 | Champions (2021) |
| Sri Lanka† | 9 | 54 | 32 | 59.25 | Champions (2014) |
| Pakistan† | 9 | 51 | 30 | 58.82 | Champions (2009) |
| South Africa† | 9 | 49 | 32 | 65.30 | Runners-up (2024) |
| New Zealand† | 9 | 46 | 25 | 54.34 | Runners-up (2021) |
| Afghanistan† | 7 | 30 | 12 | 40.00 | Semi-finals (2024) |
| Bangladesh† | 9 | 45 | 12 | 26.66 | Super 8s (2007, 2024) |
| Ireland† | 8 | 28 | 7 | 25.00 | Super 8s (2009) |
| United States | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16.66 | Super 8s (2024) |
| Netherlands | 6 | 27 | 10 | 37.03 | Super 10s (2014) |
| Zimbabwe† | 6 | 20 | 8 | 40.00 | Super 12s (2022) |
| Scotland | 6 | 22 | 7 | 31.81 | Super 12s (2021) |
| Namibia | 3 | 15 | 4 | 26.66 | Super 12s (2021) |
| Oman | 3 | 10 | 2 | 20.00 | First round (2016, 2021, 2024) |
| Nepal | 2 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 | First round (2014, 2024) |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16.66 | First round (2014, 2016) |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16.66 | First round (2014, 2022) |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | First round (2021, 2024) |
| Canada | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.33 | First round (2024) |
| Uganda | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 | First round (2024) |
| Kenya | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | First round (2007) |
| As of 2024 Men's T20 World Cup Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||