T20 World Cup Winners List from 2007 to 2024 with Captains

The ICC T20 World Cup is a major ICC event that occurs every two years, attracting teams from around the globe to participate in this prestigious tournament. We have witnessed exceptional leadership from the legends of the game who guided their teams to victory in the ICC T20 World Cup.

Here, we’ll take a look at the most successful captains in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup, alongside the list of winners from 2007 to 2024. For instance, Darren Sammy is the most successful captain in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup.

T20 World Cup Winner List from 2007 to 2024:-

England and West Indies are the only teams to win the T20 World Cup 2 times.

1. T20 World Cup Winner in the Year 2007 – India

India were the inaugural champions of the T20 World Cup, defeating arch-rival Pakistan by 5 runs. The match was marked by a superb innings from Gautam Gambhir and a memorable last over by Joginder Sharma. Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi was named the Player of the Tournament in the inaugural edition.

2. T20 World Cup Winner in the Year 2009 – Pakistan

In the very next edition of the T20 World Cup, Pakistan again made it to the finals, this time winning it by 8 wickets against Sri Lanka. Shahzaib Hasan’s quick-fire 19-ball 38 helped Pakistan chase down the target comfortably. Tillakaratne Dilshan from Sri Lanka was announced as the Player of the Tournament. He scored 317 runs in just 7 matches with a strike rate of 52.83.

3. T20 World Cup Winner in the Year 2010 – England

England lifted their first title in the year 2010, defeating Australia by 7 wickets. Craig Kieswetter’s staggering 63 off 49 balls made the target of 148 look small, and England chased down the total in just 17 overs. Kevin Pietersen was named the Player of the Tournament, scoring 248 runs in 6 innings with a commendable average of 62.00.

4. T20 World Cup Winner in the Year 2012 – West Indies

West Indies emerged triumphant against Sri Lanka in the final. Marlon Samuels’ unbeaten 78 off 56 balls and an impressive bowling performance secured their victory. Although Australian Shane Watson was prominent on the scorecards and award lists, he was recognized as the Player of the Tournament. However, Australia lost to West Indies in the Semi-Finals.

5. T20 World Cup Winner 2014 – Sri Lanka

In the final against India, Kumar Sangakkara’s calm and composed innings of 52 not out guided Sri Lanka to their maiden T20 World Cup title. Sri Lanka won the final match by 6 wickets. This victory was an emotional tribute to the retiring legends Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara. India’s star batter, Virat Kohli, was both the Player of the Tournament and the Top Scorer of the Tournament.

6. T20 World Cup Winner in the Year 2016 – West Indies

The final against England was defined by Carlos Brathwaite’s heroics. Needing 19 off the last over, Brathwaite smashed four consecutive sixes to secure West Indies’ second T20 World Cup title under Darren Sammy’s captaincy. West Indies won the match by 4 wickets. Virat Kohli once again impressed the cricketing world and received the Player of the Tournament award, becoming the first person to win consecutive Player of the Tournament awards in the T20 World Cup.

7. T20 World Cup Winner in the Year 2021 – Australia

Australia’s first T20 World Cup victory came against New Zealand. Mitchell Marsh’s exceptional all-round performance, including an unbeaten 77, guided Australia to a convincing 8-wicket win and secured their maiden title. Australian David Warner was selected as the Player of the Tournament.

8. T20 World Cup Winner in the Year 2022 – England

In 2022, England secured their second title defeating Pakistan in the finals by 5 wickets, with Sam Curran being the most valuable player of the match for his 3-fer in the first innings and Player of the Tournament with a total of 13 wickets in just 6 matches. Sam Curran becomes only the second all-rounder after Shahid Afridi to win this award.

Most Successful Captains in T20 World Cup

Darren Sammy is the top T20 World Cup captain so far, having won two titles in the years 2012 and 2016. No captain, other than Sammy, has won the title twice in their career. Mahendra Singh Dhoni from India was the first captain to lift this trophy in the year 2007. India’s arch-rival, Pakistan, became the second team to win the T20 World Cup in the very next edition in 2009 under Younis Khan’s captainship. Paul Collingwood, Lasith Malinga, Aaron Finch, and Jos Buttler are the other four winners of the T20 World Cup.

This is one way of finding the top T20 World Cup captains, where we take into consideration the most title wins by captains. However, let’s analyze this further by looking at the win percentage and most wins by captains in the T20 World Cup.

Top 10 Most Successful Captains With Highest Win Percentage in T20 World Cup

This table takes into consideration those captains who have led their side in more than 15 matches. The Captain with the most wins and the captain with the highest win percentage is marked in Bold.

As per the above table, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the most successful captain winning 20 matches in 33 matches he captained his side India and Kane Williamson from New Zealand has the highest win percentage in the T20 World Cup as a captain and has led their team in more than 15 matches.

Who is the Most Successful Captain in T20 World Cups?

When it comes to the number of titles, Darren Sammy is the most successful captain in the T20 World Cup, having won the trophy twice. However, when discussing the most wins by a captain in the T20 World Cup, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is arguably the top T20 World Cup captain with 20 wins in 33 matches and a 64.06% win rate on top of that. 

Now take a look at the winner’s list of the T20 World Cup from 2007 to 2023 along with the host country and the top players in each season.

Who is the most successful team in the T20 World Cup?

West Indies and England are the most successful teams, having won the most number of T20 World Cups with 2 titles each. West Indies secured victories in 2012 and 2016 under the captaincy of Darren Sammy, whereas England claimed the title in 2010 under Paul Collingwood’s captainship and in 2022 under Jos Buttler’s leadership.

We have talked about the Top T20 World Cup Captains according to the number of titles/trophies and the best captain in the T20 World Cups as per the number of wins and win percentage. We have also provided the T20 World Cup Winner List from 2007 to 2023.

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