This year will feature the ninth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Beginning in 2007, eight editions of the grandest T20 competition have been played so far.
T20 World Cup 2024 will be hosted by the United States and the West Indies. This edition of the World Cup will be the biggest out of all as a record number of 20 teams will be taking part in it.
The last edition of the grandest T20 competition took place back in 2022. Team England lifted the trophy by successfully defeating Pakistan with 5 wickets in the final.
T20 World Cup winners list
The ICC organizes the T20 World Cup every two years. The first edition of the tournament was played in 2007 in South Africa and was won by India.
Here’s a list of the former T20 World Cup winners;
| YEAR | WINNING TEAM | HOST COUNTRY |
| 2007 | INDIA | SOUTH AFRICA |
| 2009 | PAKISTAN | ENGLAND |
| 2010 | ENGLAND | WEST INDIES |
| 2012 | WEST INDIES | SRI LANKA |
| 2014 | SRI LANKA | BANGLADESH |
| 2016 | WEST INDIES | INDIA |
| 2021 | AUSTRALIA | UAE/OMAN |
| 2022 | ENGLAND | AUSTRALIA |
So, will the history repeat itself this year or will an underdog defy the odds?
T20 World Cup winners list, top-run scorer, player of the series
At the conclusion of every T20 World Cup, apart from the winner and runner-up titles, there are many other awards which are equally important as them. These accolades include player of the series, top run-scorer, and highest wicket-taker.
Below is a compilation of all these awards with respect to the year the tournament was played in.
| YEAR | RUNNER-UP | PLAYER OF THE SERIES | TOP RUN-SCORER | HIGHEST WICKET TAKER |
| 2007 | PAKISTAN | SHAHID AFRIDI | MATTHEW HAYDEN | UMAR GUL |
| 2009 | SRI LANKA | TILLAKARATNE DILSHAN | TILLAKARATNE DILSHAN | UMAR GUL |
| 2010 | AUSTRALIA | KEVIN PIETERSEN | MAHELA JAYAWARDENE | DIRK NANNES |
| 2012 | SRI LANKA | SHANE WATSON | SHANE WATSON | AJANTHA MENDIS |
| 2014 | INDIA | VIRAT KOHLI | VIRAT KOHLI | AHSAN MALIK AND IMRAN TAHIR |
| 2016 | ENGLAND | VIRAT KOHLI | TAMIM IQBAL | MOHAMMAD NABI |
| 2021 | NEW ZEALAND | MITCHELL MARSH | BABAR AZAM | WANINDU HASARANGA |
| 2022 | PAKISTAN | SAM CURRAN | VIRAT KOHLI | WANINDU HASARANGA |
ICC MEN’S T20 World Cup winners list: Country-wise
Only England and West Indies are the two countries who have lifted the World Cup trophy twice. Pakistan, India, Australia, and Sri Lanka got lucky one time only, whereas South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, USA, Canada, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, Namibia, Scotland, Netherlands, Oman, Ireland, and Bangladesh are yet to create history by scoring their first T20 World Cup victory.
| YEAR | COUNTRY | NUMBER OF WINS |
| 2007 | INDIA | 1 |
| 2009 | PAKISTAN | 1 |
| 2010 & 2022 | ENGLAND | 2 |
| 2012 & 2016 | WEST INDIES | 2 |
| 2014 | SRI LANKA | 1 |
| 2021 | AUSTRALIA | 1 |
How many T20 World Cups has Pakistan won?
Pakistan won the T20 World Cup in 2009 after securing the runner-up spot in 2007. This was the second edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Pakistan lifted the World Cup trophy after defeating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets with 8 balls to spare.
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