The inaugural season of T20 World Cup was held in the year 2007. Now the ninth edition of this tournament is going to be hosted by the West Indies and United States in June 2024. So far, six teams have achieved the honor of becoming T20 World Cup winners. But there are only two teams which have won this title twice. These teams are the West Indies and England. The Windies team won the title in 2012 and 2016 under the captaincy of Darren Sammy. England scripted this feat in 2010 and 2022. Interestingly, when both teams became champions for the second time, they defeated India in the semi-finals. Team India was the first winner of the T20 World Cup.
West Indies are the first team to win the T20 World Cup title twice. They did this feat in 2012 and 2016. Sammy is the only captain who has won this title twice. Under his leadership, the West Indies team defeated host Sri Lanka in the 2012 final. In the final, West Indies, playing first, scored 137 runs for six wickets. In response, the Sri Lankan team was all out for 101 runs. In this way, West Indies won the T20 World Cup title for the first time.
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West Indies become first team to win T20 World Cup twice
Four years later, in 2016, when India hosted the T20 World Cup for the first time, West Indies team once again became the winner. They defeated India in the semi-finals and booked their ticket for the final. The final was played in Kolkata in which England had the match in their hands at one point. But Carlos Brathwaite made West Indies the world champion for the second time by hitting four consecutive sixes in the last over against Ben Stokes. The West Indies team won that match by four wickets.
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England claim T20 glory in 2010 and 2022
England first won the T20 World Cup in 2010. In the final of the tournament that was hosted by West Indies, the Three-Lions defeated Australia by seven wickets. Aussies scored 147 for six wickets. In response, the English team chased the target by losing just three wickets in 17 overs. Paul Collingwood was the leading the team back then. England won the T20 World Cup title again after 12 years. This time, under the captaincy of Jos Buttler, the English team defeated Pakistan by five wickets. The Pakistan team, captained by Babar Azam, scored 137 for eight wickets. England managed to chase it down by the 19th over itself. England had earlier defeated India by 10 wickets in the semi-finals.
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