T20 world cup is an international cricket tournament that is held every two years. It is a 20-over-a-side, team format with two innings per match. The tournaments were introduced in 2003 and are organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to ensure that all Test playing nations play each other frequently enough to maintain the balance of power between them.
It is usually contested among teams representing ICC members as well as associate members of the ICC.
How did the T20 world cup start?
ICC started the T20 world cup to ensure that all Test playing nations play each other frequently enough to maintain the balance of power between them. The introduction of the Twenty20 format was seen as a way of making the more popular cricketing nations, such as Australia and England more competitive against the cricketing minnows by giving any team that played against them a better chance of victory. The first tournament was held in 2007. It was contested in South Africa and won by India, which defeated Pakistan by five runs in the final.
It is planned to continue this tournament considering its success and popularity from people around the world and also it will enhance our international cricket.
ICC getting benefits from world cup
ICC made the T20 world cup a very successful tournament. For example, in 2007 world cup the T20 world cup got a lot of media coverage and therefore ICC was able to make some good money by taking advertisements on TV channels.
ICC is getting lots of benefits by making this T20 tournament a success and they are also planning to make it more successful. So the people in our country are also getting benefitted by watching T20 Cricket on Television which includes people from Pakistan, India and other countries too.
ICC organizing world cup
ICC then plans to organize another T20 world cup in two years time and as per their records. There is a great demand for advertisement and sponsorship by big companies for t20 cricket tournaments.
Previous Champions of the tournament
Year |
Host |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Margin |
| 2007 | South Africa | India | Pakistan | 5 runs |
| 2009 | England | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 8 wickets |
| 2010 | West Indies | England | Australia | 7 wickets |
| 2012 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 36 runs |
| 2014 | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | India | 6 wickets |
| 2016 | India | West Indies | England | 4 wickets |
| 2021 | UAE, Oman | Australia | New Zealand | 8 wickets |
Format of world cup
The T20 world cup is played with 20 overs a side and two innings per match. There are usually two groups of four teams, with each team playing five matches at home and five matches away. A team wins the world cup by winning all their matches, or drawing all their matches, or losing one match.
Records of T20 World cup
T20 World Cup records
Batting
| Highest runs | Mahela Jayawardene | 1,016 (2007–2014) |
| Best average (min. 10 inns.) | Virat Kohli | 76.81 (2012–2021) |
| Highest single innings score | Brendon McCullum v Bangladesh | 123 (2012) |
| Biggest partnership | Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakara
(2nd wicket) v West Indies |
166 (2010) |
| Highest runs in a tournament | Virat Kohli | 319 (2014) |
| Most hundreds | Chris Gayle | 2 (2007–2021) |
Bowling
| Highest wickets | Shakib Al Hasan | 41 (2007–2021) |
| Best bowling average (min. 250 balls bowled) | Samuel Badree | 13.58 (2012–2016) |
| Highest strike rate (min. 250 balls bowled) | Ajantha Mendis | 13.4 (2009–2014) |
| Best economy rate (min. 250 balls bowled) | Sunil Narine | 5.17 (2012–2014) |
| Best bowling figures | Ajantha Mendis v Zimbabwe | 6/8 (2012) |
| Highest wickets in a single tournament | Wanindu Hasaranga | 16 (2021) |
Fielding
| Most dismissals (wicket-keeper) | MS Dhoni | 32 (2007–2016) |
| Most catches (fielder) | AB De Villiers | 23 (2007–2016) |
Team
| Highest team total | Sri Lanka (v Kenya) | 260/6 (2007) |
| Lowest team total | Netherlands (v Sri Lanka) | 39 (2014) |
| Highest win % (min. 5 matches played) | Sri Lanka | 63.95% (played 43, won 27) (2007–2021) |
| Largest victory (by runs) | Sri Lanka (v Kenya) | 172 (2007) |
| Highest match aggregate | England v South Africa | 459-12 (2016) |
| Lowest match aggregate | Netherlands v Sri Lanka | 79-11 (2014) |
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