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{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| name                     = ICC World Twenty20
| image                    = 2014 ICC World Twenty20 logo.svg
| imagesize                = 150px
| caption                  = The logo of 2014 ICC World Twenty20
| administrator            = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format           = [[Twenty20 International]]
| tournament format        = [[Round-robin tournament|Round robin]], followed by [[Super 8 (cricket round)|Super 8]], and conclusion with the Semi Final and Final
| first                    = [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]
| current                  = [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]]
| participants             = 12
| champions                = {{cr|West Indies}} (1st title)
| count                    = 1
| most successful          = {{hidden begin |title=4 teams |titlestyle=font-weight:normal;padding-right:30px;height:auto |border=none;padding:0 }}
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* {{cr|India}}
* {{cr|Pakistan}}
* {{cr|England}}
* {{cr|West Indies}}
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| most runs                = {{Flag icon|Sri Lanka}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (992) <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] Cricinfo</ref>
| most wickets             = {{Flag icon|Sri Lanka}} [[Lasith Malinga]] (38) <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] Cricinfo</ref>
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* [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]
* [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]
* [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]
* [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]
* [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]
* ''[[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]''
* ''[[2020 ICC World Twenty20|2020]]''
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The '''ICC World Twenty20''' (also referred to as the '''ICC World T20''' or the '''World Twenty20''')<!-- The term "World Cup" is only recognised by the ICC for the ODI format and should not be used for T20; refer to ICC's official page http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net --> is the international championship of [[Twenty20 cricket]]. Organised by [[cricket]]'s governing body, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC), the tournament consists of 12 teams, comprising all ten [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members|ICC full members]] and two other ICC members chosen through the [[ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]]. The event is generally held every two years, and all matches are accorded [[Twenty20 International]] status. The 2014 event will be a host to 16 nations. See the full list below.

The inaugural event, the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]], was staged in South Africa. Pakistan were originally selected to host it. It ran from 11–24 September 2007. The tournament was won by [[India national cricket team|India]], who became the first World T20 Champions after defeating [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] by 5 runs in the final at the [[Wanderers Stadium]] in [[Johannesburg]]. The second event, the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20]] took place in England from 5–21 June 2009. This tournament was won by the previous runners-up [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] who defeated [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by 8 wickets in the final at [[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]], London.<ref name="bringing the monster back home">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/407459.html|title=Bringing the monster back home|last=Miller|first=Andrew|date=4 June 2009|work=CricInfo|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=5 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="Lasith Malinga Scores a Hattrick">{{Cite web|url=http://t20cricket2012.blogspot.com/2012/07/lasith-malinga-hat-trick-vs-australia.html|title=Malinga Hattrick|last=Ahmed|first=Waqas|date=4 June 2012|work=T20Cric|publisher=Waqas|accessdate=5 June 2012}}</ref> The third tournament, the [[2010 ICC World Twenty20]] was held from 30 April–16 May 2010 and hosted by the [[West Indies]]. The winners were [[England national cricket team|England]] who defeated [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] by 7 wickets in the final at [[Kensington Oval]], Barbados. This was the first ever ICC tournament won by [[England national cricket team|England]]. The fourth tournament, the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20]], was held from 18 September to 7 October 2012 and was hosted by [[Sri Lanka]]. The winners were [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]] who defeated [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by 36 runs, their first appearance in a World [[cricket]] final since 1983 and their first victory since 1979.<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}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main|History of the ICC World Twenty20}}

===Background===
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>Newman, Paul; [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-1025831/Meet-man-invented-Twenty20-cricket--man-missing-millions.html Meet the man who invented Twenty20 cricket – the man missing out on millions]; [[Daily Mail]]; 11 June 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009</ref>

;Regional tournaments
[[Image:2007t20.jpg|thumb|280px|ICC World T20 2007 BAN vs RSA]]
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] 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] ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008</ref> The first Twenty20 match held at [[Lord's Cricket Ground|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=http://www.guardian.co.uk/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 |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>

Soon after with the adoption of Twenty20 matches by other cricket boards, the popularity of the format grew with unexpected crowd attendance, new regional 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 billionaire [[Allen Stanford]], who gave at least US$28,000,000 funding money. 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}}</ref> A spin off tournmant, 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 |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</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 |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</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 |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7895505.stm |title=US tycoon charged over $8bn fraud |publisher=BBC News |date=17 February 2009 |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>

;Twenty20 Internationals
{{Main|Twenty20 International}}

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.

===Inaugural tournaments===
[[File:T20 final 2009.jpg|thumb|[[Lasith Malinga]] bowling from the Nursery End 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 an [[ICC 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. Two Associate teams had played in the first tournament, selected through the [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One]], a 50-over competition. 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 |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</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 World Twenty20 tournament took place in an Asian country. [[Pakistan]] was the only team to reach the last four in the first four editions of the tournament.

====2007====
Winner '''India'''

This was the first World Twenty20, where 12 teams participated, divided into four groups of three, then two groups of four in quarter-finals; top two into semi-finals. Besides the 10 full members, Kenya and Scotland were the other two teams participating in this tournament that was played on three different grounds, [[Wanderers]], [[Kingsmead]] and [[Newlands]].
The tournament was a huge success. It had everything required for top quality entertainment, including the world's best players and packed out stadiums. The tournament got underway with a stunning display of power hitting from [[Chris Gayle]] against South Africa. He clouted 117 off 57 balls, including 10 sixes. [[Shaun Pollock]], Makhaya Ntini- nobody was spared. If this wasn't enough, [[Yuvraj Singh]] achieved cricketing nirvana by hitting England's Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over, during a barnstorming and unlikely 12-ball fifty. It wasn't entirely all batsmen-led action however, as [[Brett Lee]] claimed the first hat-trick in Twenty20 internationals, for Australia against Bangladesh. The breathless tournament culminated in a final that thrilled from start to finish, as India and Pakistan  battled it out for the trophy. The match went down to a final-over thriller, with Pakistan needing six from the last four balls. But India eventually triumphed as Misbah-ul-Haq's attempted scoop off Joginder Singh landed in the hands of [[Sreesanth]] at short fine-leg.
[[Mathew Hayden]] was the top run getter with 265 runs and [[Umar Gul]] took the most wickets, 13. [[Craig McMillan]] hit 13 sixes in the tournament, highest by any player.

====2009====
Winner '''Pakistan'''

Format in this tourament was same as the first one: four groups of three, then two groups of four in quarter-finals; top two into semi-finals.
This competition was played in London, [[Lord's]] and [[Oval]], and [[Trentbridge|Nottingham]]. Out of the 10 full members, Zimbabwe withdrew its participation. Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland qualified for the tournament. It was full of surprise victories, as favourites fell at the hands of underdogs. The hosts, England, set the ball rolling in the first match of the tournament as they were embarrassed by Netherlands in a final-ball thriller. Australia were dominated by West Indies, largely thanks to a thunderous innings by Chris Gayle, as he hit 88 off 50 balls, including some of the largest sixes seen in England. Australia were then defeated by Sri Lanka, who bowled tightly and batted with dominance, including quick-fire half centuries from [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] and [[Kumar Sangakkara]]. Ireland beat Bangladesh in the Group Stage to qualify for the Super Eight. 
Previous champions, India, lost all its matches of the Super Eight Stage. South Africa hadn't lost a group stage match going in to the semi-finals against Pakistan, but Shahid Afridi produced a match winning performance with both bat and ball. He blasted his way to 51 and bagged two wickets for 16 runs to secure victory. The final at Lord's was a repeat of a group stage match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan; the latter lost the previous encounter. Pakistan managed to remove Dilshan, the Player of the Series for his 317 runs, without scoring, which had a big impact on the Sri Lanka innings. Sangakkara put up a fight scoring an unbeaten 64, but a target of 138 wasn't going to be easy to defend. Afridi proved this to be correct, hitting an unbeaten 54, which helped Pakistan win the trophy with 8 balls to spare.
[[Umar Gul]] was the top wicket taker with 13 wickets, a repeat performance of 2007 edition. [[Yuvraj Singh]] hit the most sixes in the tournament.

====2010====
Winner '''England'''

The West Indies hosted the third World Twenty20 a little over eight months after the previous tournament. The format in this tournament too same as in the previous two. The 12 teams consisted of the ten full members and two associates. 
England proved the surprise package, winning their first major limited-overs trophy with a comprehensive victory over Australia in the final. The Australians had provided amazing fireworks in the semi-final when Pakistan appeared on course for a second final only for Michael Hussey to smash 26 from five deliveries (in a 24-ball 60 not out) to win the game with a ball to spare. The significant strugglers were India and South Africa; one disturbed by the short ball, the other unable to pace a run chase. In this edition too, India lost all the three matches of the Super-8 stage. To the frustration of the commercial gurus in the game, India's elimination before the semi-finals again meant lost revenue. The two Associates - Ireland and Afghanistan - far from disgraced themselves.
[[Mahela Jayawardene]] scored 302 runs, maximum in this edition of World T20. [[Dirk Nannes]], the Dutch bowler who later qualified for Australian selection was the highest wicket taker with 14 wickets. [[Cameron White]] with 12 sixes topped the number of sixes chart.

====2012====
Winner '''West-Indies'''

It was the first time the World Twenty20 tournament took place in an Asian country. The [[2012 ICC World Twenty20]] was hosted by Sri Lanka: Hambantota, Pallekele and [[Premadasa Stadium|Premadasa]] Stadium. It was played by the same 12 teams that played in the 2010 tournament, [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] and [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] besides the ten full members. For the first time, a host nation managed to get on to the knock-out stage of the of the ICC World Twenty20. Tournament was won by the West-Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka by 36 runs. It was by the virtue of power packed 78 by [[Marlon Samuels]] followed by some tight bowling by the slow bowlers. Ironically West Indies qualified for the Super-8 stage without winning even a single match in the initial round. Pakistan and Australia were the losing semi-finalist, with Pakistan making into last four on all the occasions and Australia missing only in [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]. India won both the matches of the first round becoming the only team not to lose even a single first round match in the first four editions of the ICC World Twenty20. 
[[Shane Watson]] topped the run charts with 249 runs. [[Chris Gayle]] struck 16 sixes, maximum by any player. Ajantha Mendis topped wickets chart with 16 wickets, including an all-time best performance of 6 for 8 against [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]]

===Expansion to 16 teams===
The [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]] edition was to be expanded into a 16 team format however this was reverted back to 12.<ref>{{cite web|title=ICC approves Test championship|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/481373.html|publisher=Espncricinfo|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</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 T20I Championship]] 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]]|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bcb-promises-stellar-t20-wc/|title=BCB promises stellar T20 WC|date=7 April 2013|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref> Three new teams ([[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]], [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] and [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]]) made their debut in this tournament.

==Format==

===Qualification===
{{See also|ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier}}
All [[Test cricket|Test]]-playing nations achieve automatic qualification to the tournament, with the remaining places filled by other ICC members through a qualification tournament. Qualification for the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]] came from the results of the first cycle of the [[World Cricket League]], a 50-over league for non-Test playing nations. The two finalists of the [[ICC World Cricket League Division One|Division One]] tournament ([[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] and [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]]) qualified for the inaugural tournament alongside the Test-playing nations. For subsequent tournaments, qualification has been achieved through the [[ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|World Twenty20 Qualifier]], with [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] (2010 and 2012), [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] (2009, 2010, and 2012), [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] (2009), and Scotland (2009) each having qualified through this process.

===Final tournament===
Within each group (both Group Stage & Super Eight Stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria:<ref>[http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/icc_world_twenty20_playing_conditions_final.pdf Final WorldTwenty20 Playing conditions], ICC World Twenty20, retrieved 12 September 2007</ref>
# Higher number of points
# If equal, higher number of wins
# If still equal, higher [[net run rate]]
# If still equal, lower [[strike rate#Bowling strike rate|bowling strike rate]]
# 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, the match is won by the team that has scored the most [[boundaries (cricket)|sixes]] in their innings. This is applicable in all stages of the tournament, having been implemented during the 2009 tournament. 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], 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. The next tournament will be hosted by [[Bangladesh]] in 2014.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/465631.html Bangladesh to host World Twenty20 2014] Cricinfo, retrieved 1 July 2010</ref> The ICC decided that South Africa and England should host the first two tournaments as they were the earliest adopters of the format.<ref name="ENGSAHOST">{{Cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/245789.html#Sambit|work=Cricinfo|title= ICC events|accessdate=2006}}</ref> [[India]] will host the 2016 tournament.<ref name="india" >{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofPakistan.indiatimes.com/2011-03-18/top-stories/29144710_1_icc-future-tour-programme-cricket-fans | work=The Times of India | title=For next five years, all T20 action in subcontinent | date=18 March 2011}}</ref>

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=15%|Host Nation(s)
!rowspan=2 width=15%|Final Venue
!colspan=3|Final
|-
!width=18%|Winner
!width=22%|Result
!width=22%|Runner Up

|-style="background:#def"
|2007<br />''[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|[[Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]
|{{cr|India}}<br /><small>157/5 (20 overs)</small>
|'''[[2007 ICC World Twenty20#Final|India won by 5 runs]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/current/match/287879.html Scorecard]
|{{cr|Pakistan}}<br /><small>152 all out (19.4 overs)</small>
|-
|2009<br />''[[2009 ICC World Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{Flag|England}}
|[[Lord's]], [[London]]
|{{cr|Pakistan}}<br /><small>139/2 (18.4 overs)</small>
|'''[[2009 ICC World Twenty20#Final|Pakistan won by 8 wickets]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wt202009/engine/current/match/356017.html Scorecard]
|{{cr|Sri Lanka}}<br /><small>138/6 (20 overs)</small>

|-style="background:#def"
|2010<br />''[[2010 ICC World Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{Flag|West Indies}}
|[[Kensington Oval]], [[Barbados]]
|{{cr|England}}<br /><small>148/3 (17 overs)</small>
|'''[[2010 ICC World Twenty20#Final|England won by 7 wickets]]'''<br>[http://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/engine/current/match/412703.html Scorecard]
|{{cr|Australia}}<br /><small>147/6 (20 overs)</small>
|-
|2012<br />''[[2012 ICC World Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
|[[R Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
|{{cr|West Indies}}<br /><small>137/6 (20 overs)</small>
|'''[[2012 ICC World Twenty20#Final|West Indies won by 36 runs]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/current/match/533298.html Scorecard]
|{{cr|Sri Lanka}}<br /><small>101 all out (18.4 overs)</small>
|-style="background:#def"
|2014<br />''[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|[[Shere Bangla National Stadium]],<br/>[[Dhaka]]
|
|
|
|-
|2016<br />''[[2016 ICC World Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{Flag|India}}
|TBD
|
|
|
|-style="background:#def"
|2020<br />''[[2020 ICC World Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|TBD
|
|
|
|}

==Summary of all teams in all tournaments==
'''Source''': ''Cricinfo'' <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}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"|Team
!colspan=3|Appearances
!rowspan="2" style="width:300px;"|Best result (''<nowiki>*</nowiki> = hosts'')
!colspan="6"|Statistics
|-
!width=75|Total
!width=75|First
!width=75|Latest
!width=30|Played
!width=30|Won
!width=30|Lost
!width=30|Tie
!width=30|NR
!width=30|Win%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Afghanistan}}
|3||[[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| {{sort|6|Round 1}} ([[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]])||7||1||6||0||0||14.28
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Australia}}
|5||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| bgcolor=silver|{{sort|2|Runners-up}} ([[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]])||25||14||11||0||0||56.00
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Bangladesh}}
|5||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| {{sort|5|Round 2}} ([[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]])||18||3||15||0||0||16.66
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|England}}
|5||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1.3|Champions}} ([[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]])||26||11||14||0||1||44.00
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Hong Kong}}
|1||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| {{sort|6|Round 1}} ([[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]])||3||1||2||0||0||33.33
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|India}}
|5||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1.1|Champions}} ([[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]])||27||17||8||1(1)||1||67.30
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Ireland}}
|4||[[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| {{sort|5|Round 2}} ([[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]])||12||3||7||0||2||30.00
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Kenya}}
|1||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]|| {{sort|6|Round 1}} ([[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]])||2||0||2||0||0||0.00
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Nepal}}
|1||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| {{sort|6|Round 1}} ([[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]])||3||2||1||0||0||66.66
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Netherlands}}
|2||[[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| {{sort|5|Round 2}} ([[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]])||9||4||5||0||0||44.44
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|New Zealand}}
|5||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| bgcolor=#9acdff|{{sort|4|Fourth place}} ([[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]])||25||11||12||2(0)||0||48.00
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Pakistan}}
|5||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1.2|Champions}} ([[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]])||30||18||11||1(0)||0||61.66
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Scotland}}
|2||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]|| {{sort|6|Round 1}} ([[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]])||4||0||3||0||1||0.00
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|South Africa}}
|5||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| bgcolor=#cc9966|{{sort|3|Third place}} ([[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]] ,[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]])||26||16||10||0||0||61.53
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Sri Lanka}}
|5||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| bgcolor=silver|{{sort|2|Runners-up}} ([[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]], [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]*)||30||20||9||1(1)||0||68.33
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|United Arab Emirates}}
|1||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| {{sort|6|Round 1}} ([[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]])||3||0||3||0||0||0.00
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|West Indies}}
|5||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1.4|Champions}} ([[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]])||25||12||11||1(1)||1||52.08
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Zimbabwe}}
|4||[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||[[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| {{sort|6|Round 1}} ([[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]])||9||3||6||0||0||33.33
|-
|}

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

==Team results by tournament==
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams in the ICC World Twenty20.

;Legend
*<span style="background:gold">1st</span> &mdash; Champions
*<span style="background:silver">2nd</span> &mdash; Runners-up
*<span style="background:#cc9966;">3rd</span> &mdash; Third place
*<span style="background:#9acdff;">4th</span> &mdash; Fourth place
*R2 &mdash; Round 2 (Super 8s, Super 10s)
*R1 &mdash; Round 1
*q &mdash; Qualified for upcoming tournament
*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;••&nbsp;</span> &mdash; Qualified but withdrew
*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;•&nbsp;</span> &mdash; Did not qualify
*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;×&nbsp;</span> &mdash; Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
*<span style="border:3px solid red">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> &mdash; Hosts

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"
|-
! Team
![[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]<br> (12)
![[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]<br> (12)
![[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]<br> (12)
![[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]<br> (12)
![[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]<br> (16)
!Total
|-
| id=AFG"" align=left| {{cr|AFG}}
|×||×|| R1<br><small>12th</small> || R1<br><small>11th</small> || R1<br><small>14th</small> || '''3'''
|-
| id=AUS"" align=left| {{cr|AUS}}
|bgcolor="#cc9966"| 3rd || R1<br><small>11th</small> ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| 3rd ||  R2<br><small>8th</small> || '''5'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|BAN}}
| R2<br><small>8th</small> || R1<br><small>10th</small> || R1<br><small>10th</small> || R1<br><small>10th</small> ||style="border: 3px solid red"| R2<br><small>10th</small> || '''5'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|ENG}}
| R2<br><small>7th</small> ||style="border: 3px solid red"| R2<br><small>6th</small> ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || R2<br><small>6th</small> || R2<br><small>7th</small> || '''5'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|Hong Kong}}
|×||×||×||•||R1<br><small>15th</small> || '''1'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|IND}}
|bgcolor=gold| 1st || R2<br><small>7th</small> || R2<br><small>8th</small> || R2<br><small>5th</small> ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || '''5'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|IRE}}
|•|| R2<br><small>8th</small> || R1<br><small>9th</small> || R1<br><small>9th</small> || R1<br><small>13th</small> || '''4'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|KEN}}
| R1<br><small>12th</small> ||•||•||•||•|| '''1'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|NEP}}
|×||×||×||•|| R1<br><small>12th</small> || '''1'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|NED}}
|•|| R1<br><small>9th</small> ||•||•||R2<br><small>9th</small> || '''2'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|NZL}}
|bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th || R2<br><small>5th</small> || R2<br><small>5th</small> || R2<br><small>7th</small> || R2<br><small>6th</small> || '''5'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|PAK}}
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th ||bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th ||R2<br><small>5th</small> ||  '''5'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|SCO}}
| R1<br><small>10th</small> || R1<br><small>12th</small> ||•||•||•|| '''2'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|SAF}}
|style="border: 3px solid red"| R2<br><small>5th</small> ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| 3rd || R2<br><small>6th</small> || R2<br><small>8th</small> ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| 3rd || '''5'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|SRI}}
| R2<br><small>6th</small> ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| 3rd ||bgcolor=silver style="border: 3px solid red"| 2nd || || '''5'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|UAE}}
|×||×||•||•|| R1<br><small>16th</small> || '''1'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|WIN}}
| R1<br><small>11th</small> ||bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th ||style="border: 3px solid red"| R2<br><small>7th</small> ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th || '''5'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{cr|ZIM}}
| R1<br><small>9th</small> ||••|| R1<br><small>11th</small> || R1<br><small>12th</small> || R1<br><small>11th</small> || '''4'''
|}

==Debut of teams==
Team appearing for the first time, in alphabetical order per year.

{| class="wikitable" width=100% sortable" style="text-align:"
|-
! Year
! Debutants
! Total
|-
| [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]
| {{Cr|Australia}}, {{Cr|Bangladesh}}, {{Cr|England}}, {{Cr|India}}, {{Cr|Kenya}}, {{Cr|New Zealand}}, {{Cr|Pakistan}}, {{Cr|Scotland}}, {{Cr|South Africa}}, {{Cr|Sri Lanka}}, {{Cr|West Indies}}, {{Cr|Zimbabwe}}
| 12
|-
| [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]
| {{Cr|Ireland}}, {{Cr|Netherlands}}
| 2
|-
| [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]
| {{Cr|Afghanistan}}
| 1
|-
| [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]
| 
| 0
|-
| [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]
| {{Cr|Hong Kong}}, {{Cr|Nepal}}, {{Cr|United Arab Emirates}}
| 3
|-
| Total
| 
| 18
|}

==Other results==
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===Results of host nations===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Host Nation
! Finish
|-
| [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]
| {{cr|South Africa}}
| Round 2‡
|-
| [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]
| {{cr|England}}
| Round 2‡
|-
| [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]
| {{cr|West Indies}}
| Round 2
|-
| [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]
| {{cr|Sri Lanka}}
| bgcolor=Silver| '''Runners-up'''†
|-
| [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]
| {{cr|Bangladesh}}
|  Round 2
|-
|}
*† denotes the best result in the team's history
*‡ - the best result at the time of the competition (improved later).
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===Results of defending champions===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Defending champions
! Finish
|-
| [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]
| {{cr|India}}
| Round 2
|-
| [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]
| {{cr|Pakistan}}
| bgcolor=#9acdff| '''Fourth Place'''
|-
| [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]
| {{cr|England}}
| Round 2
|-
| [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]
| {{cr|West Indies}}
| bgcolor=#9acdff| '''Fourth Place'''
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==Statistics and records==
{{Main|ICC World Twenty20 statistics and Records}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Cricket}}
* [http://www.iccworldtwenty20.com/  Official Twenty20 ICC World Cup 2012 Website]

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