The ICC World Twenty20 or the ICC World T20 also referred to as the T20 World Cup is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament consists of 12 all-male teams and is contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers. The event is held every two years.
The inaugural event, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa from 11–24 September 2007. The tournament was won by India, who become the first World T20 Champions after defeating Pakistan by 5 runs in the final at Johannesburg. The second event, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 took place in England from 5–21 June 2009. This tournament was won by the previous runners-up Pakistan who defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the final at Lord's, London.[1]
The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 will be held in the West Indies from 30 April to 16 May 2010.
Twenty20 World Cup records[4]
Batting
Most runs Tillakaratne Dilshan 382 (12 matches) (2007-2009)
Most runs in a tournament Tillakaratne Dilshan 317 (7 matches) (2009)[5]
Highest individual score Chris Gayle v South Africa 117 (57 balls) (2007)
Most fifties Gautam Gambhir & Matthew Hayden 4 (12 matches & 6 matches) (2007-2009)
Highest strike rate
(Minimum 125 balls faced) Yuvraj Singh 172.00 (11 matches) (2007-2009)
Highest average
(Minimum of 5 innings) Matthew Hayden 88.33 (6 matches) (2007)[5]
Highest partnership Chris Gayle & Devon Smith v South Africa 145 (81 balls) (first wicket) (2007)
Most fours Tillakaratne Dilshan 48 (12 matches) (2007-2009)
Most fours in a tournament Tillakaratne Dilshan 46 (7 matches) (2009)[5]
Most fours in a match Herschelle Gibbs v West Indies 14 (2007)
Most sixes Yuvraj Singh 21 (11 matches) (2007-2009)
Most sixes in a tournament Craig McMillan 13 (5 matches) (2007)
Most sixes in a match Chris Gayle v South Africa 10 (2007)[5]
Bowling
Best bowling figures Umar Gul v New Zealand 5/6 (3 overs) (2009)[5]
Most wickets Umar Gul 26 (14 matches) (2007-2009)
Most wickets in a tournament Umar Gul 13 (7 matches) (2007 & 2009)
Most four wicket haul Umar Gul & Shahid Afridi 2 (14 matches each) (2007-2009)
Most economical
(Minimum 20 overs bowled) Ajantha Mendis[6] 5.50 (26 overs) (7 matches) (2007-2009)
Most expensive
(Minimum 20 overs bowled) Dwayne Bravo[6] 10.11 (25.4 overs) (8 matches) (2007-2009)
Fielding
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper) Kamran Akmal 14 (14 matches) (2007-2009)
Most catches (fielder) AB De Villiers 11 (11 matches) (2007-2009)
Most run outs Brendon McCullum 4 (11 matches) (2007-2009)
Team
Lowest score Kenya v New Zealand 73/10 (2007)
Largest victory margin (runs) Sri Lanka v Kenya 172 (2007)
Largest victory margin (wickets) Australia v Sri Lanka 10 (2007)
Longest winning streak Sri Lanka 6 (2009)
