ICC Men's Cricket World Cup - statistics & facts

In the sport of cricket, few subjects are as divisive as the Twenty20 format. Its detractors see it as a rushed and one-dimensional affair, lacking in the finer strategic elements of test and even one-day cricket. Others see T20 cricket as the natural evolution of a sport that wishes to entertain, grow, and inspire new generations of players from inside and outside cricket’s traditional heartlands. Regardless of the debate surrounding the format, when the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to create a Men’s T20 World Cup in 2007, it became clear that T20 cricket was here to stay. Since then, the format has moved from strength to strength, and the World Cup has become both a major event in the cricketing calendar and a lucrative source of income for the ICC; the 2022 Men's T20 World Cup alone generated over 350 million U.S. dollars in revenue for the governing body. In the wider context of the ICC’s income from cricket events, earnings from the 2022 competition represented over 85 percent of the governing body’s event-related revenue for the year.

Where is the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup being held?

In a bid to grow the game in the Americas, the ICC awarded the host nation status for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup to the United States, Guyana, and the West Indies. This move was somewhat of a gamble for the ICC, considering that non-American sports often struggle to compete with U.S. sporting staples such as baseball, basketball, and American football. However, in a survey taken in the lead-up to the tournament, it was found that one-fifth of U.S. adults were either somewhat or very interested in watching the competition. This showed at least some promising signs that the U.S. public was open to giving cricket a try. Meanwhile, the logistics of the competition have posed other problems. One particular challenge was the need for stadiums and pitches suitable to the fine-tuned requirements of professional cricket. Duly, a purpose-built stadium was built in Nassau County, New York, with a capacity of 34 thousand, making it the second-largest stadium at that year’s tournament. Another challenge concerned the unequal amount of travel required between teams in the first round of the competition, with Bangladesh having to travel nearly 10 thousand kilometers for their first four games.

Who has won the most Men's T20 World Cup titles?

In 2022, the England men’s team won its second Men's T20 World Cup, equaling the West Indies as the team with the most Men's T20 World Cup titles. The 2022 final proved to be a moment of redemption for England, especially for Ben Stokes, whose innings of 52 not out formed the backbone of his team’s successful run chase. Six years previously, Stokes had bowled the last over of the final against the eventual winners, the West Indies, suffering the undesirable feat of being hit for four consecutive sixes by Carlos Brathwaite. Coming into the 2024 tournament, Indian batting legend Virat Kohli will be looking to help his country on its way to a second World Cup title, as well as extend his lead as the all-time leading run-scorer at the Men's T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan will also look to further add to his all-time Men's T20 World Cup wicket-taking record, with the all-rounder reaching 47 wickets in nine World Cup campaigns between 2007 and 2022. While Shakib and Kohli enter the 2024 World Cup as veterans and legends of the game, the ICC will be hoping that new superstars will emerge and help build a lasting legacy in pastures new and old.
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Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 13, 2024

Key insights

Teams with the most Men's T20 World Cup titles
England & West Indies
Global TV audience of 2022 T20 World Cup
1.28 billion
ICC spending on 2022 T20 World Cup
84.59m U.S. dollars
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