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T20 World Cup.

Twenty-over cricket's world championship, first played in 2007. It expanded to 20 teams in 2024.

FIRST · 2007 RSANEXT · 2028 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND10 EDITIONS6 CHAMPIONSMEN
ODI WORLD CUPT20 WORLD CUPWOMEN'S WORLD CUP
EDITIONS COMPLETED
2007 → 2026
10
MOST TITLES
India · 3 titles
IND
NEXT EDITION
Australia & New Zealand · Oct 2028
2028
A batter and wicketkeeper on a cricket pitch, seen from above
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QUICK ANSWERS

T20 World Cup: the short version.

Who has won the most ICC Men's T20 World Cup titles?
India, with 3 titles (2007, 2024, 2026).
Who won the last ICC Men's T20 World Cup?
India won the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in India & Sri Lanka, beating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final.
When and where is the next ICC Men's T20 World Cup?
The next ICC Men's T20 World Cup is in Australia & New Zealand, starting Oct 2028.
How many times has the ICC Men's T20 World Cup been held?
10 times, from 2007 to 2026.
Which countries have won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup?
6 nations have won it: India (3), England (2), West Indies (2), Australia (1), Pakistan (1) and Sri Lanka (1).
01 · TIMELINE

Drag the scrubber. Travel 23 years.

Each node opens that edition's full report.

EDITION
2026
HOST
India & Sri Lanka
20 TEAMS
CHAMPION
India
RUNNER-UP · NEW ZEALAND
THE STORY
India made 255/5 in the final at Ahmedabad and became the first side to retain the T20 title.
FULL REPORT →
2007
2009
2010
2012
2014
2016
2021
2022
2024
2026
India
2028
2030
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03 · THE RECORD

Every edition.

Every host, champion, runner-up and final result. Tap a row for the full report.

YEARHOSTCHAMPIONRUNNER-UPFINALTOP SCORER / STANDOUT
2030England, Ireland & ScotlandUPCOMING———
2028Australia & New ZealandUPCOMING———
2026India & Sri LankaIndiaNew Zealandwon by 96 runs—
2024West Indies & United StatesIndiaSouth Africawon by 7 runsRahmanullah Gurbaz (281 runs)
2022AustraliaEnglandPakistanwon by 5 wicketsVirat Kohli (296 runs)
2021UAE & OmanAustraliaNew Zealandwon by 8 wicketsBabar Azam (303 runs)
2016IndiaWest IndiesEnglandwon by 4 wicketsTamim Iqbal (295 runs)
2014BangladeshSri LankaIndiawon by 6 wicketsVirat Kohli (319 runs)
2012Sri LankaWest IndiesSri Lankawon by 36 runsShane Watson (249 runs)
2010West IndiesEnglandAustraliawon by 7 wicketsMahela Jayawardene (302 runs)
2009EnglandPakistanSri Lankawon by 8 wicketsTillakaratne Dilshan (317 runs)
2007South AfricaIndiaPakistanwon by 5 runsMatthew Hayden (265 runs)
04 · STATS

The numbers, drawn.

Pick a metric. Titles are counted by the name the team competed under.

TEAMS PER EDITION
12
'07
12
'09
12
'10
12
'12
16
'14
16
'16
16
'21
16
'22
20
'24
20
'26
CHAMPIONS · COUNT
IND
3
ENG
2
WI
2
AUS
1
PAK
1
SRI
1
05 · MOMENTS & LEGENDS

The ones we still argue about.

'99
CRICKET · 1999
The Edgbaston tie
Australia and South Africa finished level in the semi-final. Australia went through on their higher Super Six finish.
'19
CRICKET · 2019
The Lord's final
Scores tied after 50 overs, tied again after the Super Over. England won on boundaries.
01.
Sachin Tendulkar
1992 – 2011
Six World Cups and 2,278 runs, the most by anyone.
02.
Glenn McGrath
1996 – 2007
Three titles and 71 wickets.
03.
Ricky Ponting
1996 – 2011
Three titles, two of them as captain.
04.
Clive Lloyd
1975 · 1979
Captained the West Indies to the first two titles.
06 · TRIVIA

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Facts we'd bet on at the pub. Test yourself.

07 · WHAT'S NEXT

Future editions.

CRICKET711 DAYS
Cricket T20 World Cup 2028
Australia & New Zealand
OCT 2028
CRICKET1319 DAYS
Cricket T20 World Cup 2030
England, Ireland & Scotland
JUN 2030