The ICC World Twenty20 or ICC World T20 also referred to as theT20 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 teams in which all the ten ICC Full Members are automatically qualified and the remaining two spots will be contested through ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The event is held every two years.

The inaugural event, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, was staged inSouth Africa from 11–24 September 2007. The tournament was won byIndia, who became the first World T20 Champions after defeatingPakistan by 5 runs in the final at Johannesburg. The second event, the2009 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] [2] The third tournament, the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 was held from 30 April–16 May 2010 and hosted by the West Indies. The winners were Englandwho defeated Australia by 7 wickets in the final at Kensington Oval,Barbados. This was the first ever ICC tournament won by England.