Icc Twenty-20 World Cup History
Thursday, May 20, 2010
ICC twenty-20 WORLD CUPThe ICC World Twenty20 or the ICC World T20 also referred to as the T20 World Cupis 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 and is contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers. The event is held every two years.
The inaugural event, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa from 11–24 September 2007. The tournament was won by India, who become the first World T20 Champions after defeating Pakistan by 5 runs in the final at Johannesburg. The second event, the 2009 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.The third Twenty20 World Tournament was held from 30 April–16 May 2010 and hosted by the West Indies. The winners were England who defeated Australia by 7 wickets. This was the first ever ICC tournament won byEngland.
ICC twenty-20 WORLD CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS| Year | Host Country | Winner | Final Results |
| 2007 | South Africa |  India | India beat Pakistan by 5 runs |
| 2009 | England |  Pakistan | Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets |
| 2010 | West Indies |  England | England beat Australia by 7 wickets |
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