News: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, congratulated the Indian cricket team after it won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 title.
About T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026
- The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is an international cricket tournament played in the Twenty20 International format.
- Organized by: The tournament is organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
- Frequency: The tournament is held every two years.
- First edition: The first edition of the tournament was played in 2007 in South Africa.
- Latest edition: The 10th edition was held from 7 February to 8 March 2026.
- Co-hosted by: The 2026 tournament was co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
- Venues: Five venues in India and three in Sri Lanka.
- Participating teams: A total of twenty teams ( largest T20 World Cup in history) competed in 55 matches.
- Key facts
- Winner (2026): India national cricket team defeated New Zealand national cricket team by 96 runs in the final.
- India’s titles: India has won the T20 World Cup three times (2007, 2024, and 2026).
- Highest runs: Sahibzada Farhan scored 383 runs in the tournament season.
- Top wicket takers: Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy took 14 wickets each.
- Major awards:
- Player of the Match (Final): Jasprit Bumrah.
- Player of the Tournament: Sanju Samson, who scored 321 runs in five matches with an average of 80.25.
- India also became the first team to win back-to-back titles in 2024 and 2026.
