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The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20, a Twenty20 International cricket tournament that was held in India from 8 March to 3 April 2016, and was the first edition to be hosted by India.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup (formerly the ICC World Twenty20) is a biennial T20I cricket tournament, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was held in every odd year from 2007 to 2009, and since 2010 it has been held in every even year with the exception of 2018 and 2020.
Autographed bats of teams that participated in the 2016 T20 World Cup at Blades of Glory Museum, Pune, India. The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the sixth ICC World Twenty20, and the first to be hosted by India. Sri Lanka were the defending champions, having won the 2014 edition. The following squads were chosen for the tournament.
The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final was played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 3 April 2016 to determine the winners of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 between England and the West Indies. [2] The West Indies won the match by 4 wickets, thus becoming the first team to win the ICC World Twenty20 twice. [ 3 ]
They are the joint most successful team along with England and India, having won two titles in 2012 and 2016. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The team has appeared in every edition of the tournament, and also have been hosts of the 2010 and 2024 editions. [ 3 ]
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup has been hosted by the ICC in the T20I format since 2007. There have been nine editions of the tournament and India has participated in every edition. India have won it twice in 2007 and 2024 while also finishing as runners-up in 2014. [3]
The Australia national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The team has qualified for all the editions of the tournament and they won their first title in 2021.
They have finished as the runners up of the tournament once in 2021, and also have been semi-finalists in three editions (2007, 2016 and 2022). They have an overall win–loss record of 25–19 from 47 matches. New Zealand is scheduled to host their first ever T20 World Cup in 2028, as co-hosts alongside Australia.