The recently concluded seventh edition of the T20 World Cup produced the sixth different winner of the tournament.
India 2007
India became the first winner of the Twenty20 World Cup by winning the tournament that was held in South Africa. The format couldn’t have asked for a better beginning in World Cups as arch-rivals India and Pakistan squared off in the inaugural final. India, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, emerged victorious by the slimmest of margins.
Pakistan 2009
After failing at the final hurdle in 2007, Pakistan lifted the trophy in the next edition that was held in England. Shahid Afridi (centre) was Pakistan’s hero in the final against Sri Lanka, scoring an unbeaten half-century in their successful chase.
England 2010
England ended their drought in major ICC events by becoming the third different winner of the T20 World Cup in an event held in West Indies. England were up against their Ashes rival Australia in the final. Instead of letting the pressure get to them, however, they aced the chase, winning their first major ICC trophy in style.
West Indies 2012, 2016
West Indies, who became the fourth winner of the global show-piece event of T20 internationals, are the only repeat winners of the T20 World Cup so far. They won the World Cups by defending a total against hosts Sri Lanka in the final in 2012 and chasing down a target in dramatic fashion against England in the final held in India in 2016. Incidentally, Marlon Samuels (right above and with the trophy below) was the top scorer for West Indies in both these finals.
Sri Lanka 2014
After having come agonisingly close and losing in finals in 2009 and 2012, Sri Lanka were third time lucky. In the final against India in a tournament held in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka cruised to victory to become the fifth different winner in the fifth edition of the event.
Australia 2021
6 More than five years after the previous edition, T20 World Cup had its sixth different winner in the seventh edition. Australia, the most successful team in ODI World Cups, lifted the trophy by defeating New Zealand in the final of an event that took place in United Arab Emirates and Oman.
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