history of t20world cup cricket-previous twenty20 world cup

Three T20 world cup have been held in last four years. The first world cup was held in 2007 in South Africa, next one was England in 2009 and last one was West indies in 2010.


T20 World cup 2007

♦ Host Country: South Africa
♦ Participated Teams: Australia, Bangladesh, England, Kenya, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Srilanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe. (Total 12 teams).
♦ Semi Finalist Teams: New Zealand Vs Pakistan, India Vs Australia
♦ Finalist teams: India Vs Pakistan
♦ Champion: India
♦ Top 5 Wicket Taker:
1. Umar Gul- 13 (Pak)
2. Stuart Clark- 12 (Aus)
3. R.P. Singh- 12 (Ind)
4. Shahid Afridi- 12 (Pak)
5. Daniel Vettori- 11 (NZ)
♦ Top 5 Run scorer:
1. Matthew Hayden- 265 (Aus)
2. Gautam Gambhir- 227 (Ind)
3. Misbah-ul-Haq- 218 (Pak)
4. Shoaib Malik- 195 (Pak)
5. Kevin Pietersen- 178 (Eng)

T20 World cup 2009

♦ Host Country: England
♦ Participated Teams: Australia, Bangladesh, England,India, Ireland, New Zealand, Netherlands, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Srilanka, West Indies.(Total 12 teams).
♦ Semi Finalist Teams: Pakistan Vs South Africa, Srilanka Vs West indies
♦ Finalist teams:Pakistan Vs Srilanka
♦ Champion: Pakistan
♦ Top 5 Wicket Taker:
1. Umar Gul- 13 (Pak)
2. Ajantha Mendis- 12 (Sri)
3. Saeed Ajmal- 12 (Pak)
4. Lasith Malinga- 12 (Sri)
5. Shahid Afridi- 11 (Pak)
♦ Top 5 Run scorer:
1. Tillakaratne Dilshan- 317 (Sri)
2. Jacques Kallis- 238 (SA)
3. Chris Gayle- 193 (WI)
4. Kamran Akmal- 188 (Pak)
5. AB de Villiers- 186 (SA)

T20 World cup 2010

♦ Host Country: West Indies
♦ Participated Teams:Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England,India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Srilanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe.(Total 12 teams).
♦ Semi Finalist Teams: Pakistan Vs Australia, Srilanka Vs England
♦ Finalist teams:England Vs Australia
♦ Champion: England
♦ Top 5 Wicket Taker:
1. Dirk Nannes- 14 (Aus)
2. Charl Langeveldt- 11 (SA)
3. Steve Smith- 11 (Aus)
4. Saeed Ajmal- 11 (Pak)
5. Graeme Swann- 10 (Eng)
♦ Top 5 Run scorer:
1. Mahela Jayawardene- 302 (Sri)
2. Kevin Pietersen- 248 (Eng)
3. Salman Butt- 223 (Pak)
4. Craig Kieswetter- 222 (Eng)
5. Suresh Raina- 219 (Ind)



T20 World cup 2012

Will be held in Srilanka in 2012. Here is the Complete Fixture and Schedule.