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The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup is going to start from February 7. A total of 20 teams are participating in it. This tournament is in the headlines amid Bangladesh’s exit and Pakistan’s drama. Pakistan has refused to play the group match against India to be held in Colombo on February 15. Pakistan is probably afraid of another defeat against India in the World Cup, which is why it chose the path of boycotting the match. The Indian team had won the T20 World Cup title in 2024 and this time will emerge as the defending champion. Team India is one of the best teams of the World Cup in T20. It has defeated Pakistan 15 times out of 16 in both ODI and T20 World Cups and the Indian team has lost only once. India is among the three teams which have won the T20 World Cup twice each. Apart from Team India, England and West Indies are in this list. Not only this, India also has the record of scoring 200 or more most times in T20. Let us analyze these eight possible parameters to know the strongest team of T20 and know one by one which team is the strongest in every statistic…
1. Most number of T20 World Cup titles
In the nine editions played so far, three teams have won the title twice each. These include West Indies, England and India. Team India is also the current defending champion. India won the second title by defeating South Africa in the 2024 T20 World Cup final. So far, six different teams have won the T20 World Cup title. Among these, West Indies is the only team which has never lost the final of the T20 World Cup. Whereas India and England have faced defeat in the final once each. On the other hand, the teams of Pakistan and Sri Lanka have lost the finals twice each. In this way, in terms of final defeats, West Indies, India and England are jointly at first place, while Pakistan and Sri Lanka are at second place.
2. Highest score of 200+ in T20
Ideally, cricket is considered to be a game of balance between bat and ball, but T20 cricket has become a modern format where the dominance of the batsmen is clearly visible. Hitting sixes continuously and scoring big scores has now become the identity of any strong team. Team India is at the forefront on this parameter in T20 cricket also. India has scored 200 or more runs 46 times so far. Not only this, the Indian team has also scored more than 250 runs four times, which shows the strength of its aggressive batting. No other team in the world has been able to score more than 200 runs even 30 times. New Zealand and South Africa, who are second in this list, have crossed the 200+ mark 28-28 times. Whereas the teams of West Indies and England have been successful in scoring more than 250 runs only twice each.
3. Most successful 200+ run chases in T20
In cricket, scoring a big score in the first innings is often considered easy because there is no scoreboard pressure at that time, but chasing a big target in the second innings is extremely challenging. Even on this scale, Team India seems to be at the forefront. A target of more than 200 runs was set against India 16 times. In these matches, the Men in Blue scored 200+ runs 10 times and managed to win a record eight of these matches. This figure shows the Indian team’s ability to perform brilliantly under pressure. After India, Australia’s name comes in this list, which has successfully chased 200+ target seven times. Whereas South Africa has successfully achieved the target of more than 200 runs six times.
4. Team with highest win percentage in T20 World Cup
In the nine T20 World Cups played so far, almost all the top-eight teams have played 45 to 55 matches. If we compare the performance of all these teams, Team India has had the best winning percentage. India won 35 out of 52 matches, making its win percentage around 67 percent. In this matter, India is ahead of all the teams. Apart from Team India, South Africa and Australia are the only teams which have been successful in maintaining their winning percentage above 63 percent in the T20 World Cup. If seen on this scale, India’s performance has been the strongest in the history of the T20 World Cup and Team India is at the top in terms of winning percentage.
5. Teams with the best win percentage in T20
Like the World Cup, Team India has maintained its dominance in T20 International cricket also. All the top teams in the world have played more than 200 T20 matches so far, but India is the only team whose win percentage is above 60 percent. The Men in Blue have won 67 percent of the 268 T20 International matches, which shows their consistency and strength in this format. Talking about other teams, Pakistan is at second place in this list, while Australia is at third place. In this way, overall, India’s dominance is clearly visible in T20 International cricket also.
6. Highest win percentage on foreign soil in T20
In cricket, winning on foreign soil is often considered the biggest challenge, but in this matter too, Team India seems to be at the forefront. India is not only at number one position in this list, but the team has set a record by winning 66 percent of the 165 matches played on foreign soil. This figure clearly shows the consistency and strength of India. At the same time, the second and third placed teams of Pakistan and South Africa have been able to win only 55-55 percent of the matches in their foreign tours. It is clear from this comparison that even in foreign conditions, the dominance of the Indian team has been stronger than that of other teams.
7. Highest win percentage on home ground in T20
It is generally believed that winning matches on home ground is easier than on foreign tours, but in the new era of T20 cricket, it has now become difficult to say so. This time the World Cup is to be held in India and Sri Lanka, and in such a situation the importance of domestic performance increases even more. Team India’s record on home ground has been the best. India won 70 out of 103 matches, making its win percentage around 68 percent. In this matter, Pakistan is definitely very close to India, but still there is a difference of about 0.10 percent between the two teams. Even though the difference is minor, the statistics clearly show that even on home ground, Pakistan is lagging behind Team India.
8. Which team scored the most individual centuries in T20?
T20 cricket has now completely become a batsman’s game. Scoring a century in this format is no longer as difficult as before, and in almost every second or third match some batsman is seen scoring a century. Despite this, Team India’s batsmen are at the forefront in this department too. Till now, Indian batsmen have scored 25 centuries in T20 international cricket. In this matter, Australia and New Zealand are jointly in second place, whose batsmen have scored 13-13 centuries. However, if we talk about T20 World Cup, the picture looks a little different. In World Cup history, the batsmen of England and New Zealand have scored the maximum number of two centuries each. Whereas players from India and South Africa have scored only one century each.
Is India the best team in T20?
Team India remains on top in seven out of the above eight parameters of T20 cricket. There is no doubt that England and West Indies have challenged them to win the World Cup. However, if this time Team India wins the T20 World Cup tournament, it will also reach the top in the eighth standard. With this, India will also get the official status of being the strongest T20 team in the world in every department.
