For the proportional ladies' competition, see ICC Women's World Twenty20. For the ICC Twenty20 positioning plan, see ICC T20I Championship.
ICC World Twenty20
Administrator International Cricket Council
Format Twenty20 International
To begin with tournament 2007
Next tournament 2018
Competition format Preliminary round
Super 10
Play-offs
Number of teams 16
Current champion West Indies (second title)
Most successful West Indies (2 titles)
Most runs Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene (1016)
Most wickets Pakistan Shahid Afridi (39)
Competitions
2007 2009 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
The ICC World Twenty20 (additionally alluded to as the World T20, and informally as the T20 World Cup) is the global title of Twenty20 cricket. Sorted out by cricket's representing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the competition presently comprises of 16 groups, containing every one of the ten ICC full individuals and six other partner or offshoot individuals picked through the World Twenty20 Qualifier. All matches played are agreed Twenty20 International status.
The occasion has for the most part been held at regular intervals. Initially there would have been a four-year hole from the finish of the 2016 competition to the following booked rivalry in Australia. In any case, in May 2016, the ICC set forward having a competition in 2018, with South Africa being the conceivable host.[3] The ICC are scheudled to settle on a choice on the 2018 competition in October 2016.[4]
Six competitions have so far been played, and just the West Indies, who as of now hold the title, has won the competition on numerous events. The inaugural occasion, the 2007 World Twenty20, was arranged in South Africa, and won by India, who vanquished Pakistan in the last at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The 2009 competition occurred in England, and was won by the past runner-up, Pakistan, who vanquished Sri Lanka in the last at Lord's. The third competition was held in 2010, facilitated by the nations making up the West Indies cricket group. Britain crushed Australia in the last in Barbados, which was played at Kensington Oval. The fourth competition, the 2012 World Twenty20, was held in Asia interestingly, with all matches played in Sri Lanka. The West Indies won the competition by vanquishing Sri Lanka in the last, winning its first universal competition since the 2004 Champions Trophy.[5] The fifth competition, the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, was facilitated by Bangladesh, and was won by Sri Lanka, who turned into the primary group to play in three finals. West Indies are the present World T20I holders, beating England in the 2016 last, winning their second title.
