World No. 1 T20I team India will be the favorite to win the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 title. Under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, the Men in Blue have won 7 out of their last nine T20I matches played in India, and with their batters and bowlers in red-hot form, it will be a shocking result if India fails to successfully defend their T20 World Cup title in front of home fans. India won the 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup under Rohit Sharma’s leadership by winning all eight matches, and in 2026, Surya’s men will have a chance to go one step ahead and win the tournament by winning all nine matches.
In the previous nine editions of the T20 World Cup, no team has successfully managed to defend their title, and also no host nation has ever
managed to become champion. But Surya’s men are primed to be the first this year.
Ahead of the start of their title defence in Mumbai on February 7 against the United States of America, here’s a look at India’s record and their top performers and record holders in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup:
Result summary: 36 wins, 15 defeats, and 1 draw in 52 matches.
Best performance: Champions in 2007 and 2024.
Worst performance: Group stage exit in 2021.
Highest total: 218/4 in 20 overs against England in Durban on September 19, 2007.
Lowest total: 79/10 in 18.1 overs against New Zealand in Nagpur on March 15, 2016.
Biggest win (by runs): India crush England by 90 runs at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 23, 2012.
Biggest win (by wickets): India defeat Namibia by 9 wickets (133-run target) in Dubai on November 8, 2021.
Biggest win (balls remaining): India beat Scotland by 8 wickets (86-run target, 81 balls remaining) in Dubai on November 5, 2021.
Smallest win (by runs): India defeat Bangladesh by 1 run (147-run target) in Bengaluru on March 23, 2016.
Smallest win (by wickets): India beat Pakistan by 4 wickets in Melbourne on October 23, 2022.
Smallest win (balls remaining): India beat Pakistan by 4 wickets on the last ball in Melbourne on October 23, 2022.
Most runs: Virat Kohli (1292 runs in 35 matches).
Highest score: 101 runs from 60 balls by Suresh Raina against South Africa in Gros Islet on May 2, 2010.
Highest average: 58.72 by Virat Kohli.
Highest strike rate: 158.94 by Suryakumar Yadav (480 runs in 18 matches).
Most 100s: 1 century by Suresh Raina.
Most 50s: 15 half-centuries by Virat Kohli.
Most ducks: 3 zeroes for Ashish Nehra.
Most sixes: 50 maximums in 47 matches by Rohit Sharma.
Most sixes in an innings: 8 sixes by Rohit Sharma during his 92-run knock from 41 balls against Australia in Gros Islet on June 24, 2024.
Most runs in one edition: 319 runs in six matches of the 2014 T20 World Cup by Virat Kohli.
Most wickets: Ravichandran Ashwin (32 wickets in 24 matches).
Best bowling figures: 4/9 in four overs by Arshdeep Singh against the USA in New York on June 12, 2024.
Most wickets in one edition: 17 wickets in eight matches of the 2024 T20 World Cup by Arshdeep Singh.
Most dismissals: 32 (21 catches and 11 stumpings) by MS Dhoni in 33 matches.
Most catches: 21 catches in 47 matches by Rohit Sharma.
Highest partnership: 140 runs for the 1st wicket between Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on November 3, 2021.
Most matches: 47 matches by Rohit Sharma.
Most matches as captain: 33 matches by MS Dhoni.
Most wins as captain: 21 wins for MS Dhoni.
Most wins as captain in one edition: 8 wins for India under Rohit Sharma’s leadership in 2024 T20 World Cup.
