India vs Pakistan, shocks, records, stars: History of the ICC T20 World Cup
Al JazeeraA look at the biggest shocks, brightest stars and moments that mattered the most in the T20 World Cup’s 17-year history. 2009 Host: England Final: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Winner: Pakistan – by eight wickets Teams: 12 Player of the tournament: Tillakaratne Dilshan England’s home T20 World Cup got off to the worst possible start when they lost to the so-called minnows, the Netherlands, at Lord’s. 2012 Host: Sri Lanka Final: Sri Lanka vs West Indies Winner: West Indies – by 36 runs Teams: 12 Player of the tournament: Shane Watson When the T20 World Cup finally arrived in South Asia, India – once again – fell short, despite beating arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets in the Super 8s. 2016 Host: India Final: England vs West Indies Winner: West Indies – by four wickets Teams: 16 Player of the tournament: Virat Kohli India hosted the T20 World Cup for the first time and with a squad packed with IPL stars, they were the outright favourites. The swashbuckling end left Stokes in tears and prompted West Indies legend Ian Bishop to scream on television: “Carlos Brathwaite, remember the name!” 2021 Host: United Arab Emirates and Oman Final: Australia vs New Zealand Winner: Australia – by eight wickets Teams: 16 Player of the tournament: David Warner The first ICC World Cup in the post-pandemic era was moved to the Gulf region due to COVID-19-related restrictions in the original host nation, India.