India Wins the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

• 09 Mar 2026

Source: PIB 

The India national cricket team won the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2026, defeating New Zealand national cricket team by 96 runs in the final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. This is India’s largest victory margin in T20 World Cup history.  

• Jasprit Bumrah was named Player of the Match, and Sanju Samson won Player of the Tournament. 
• Historic Milestones: India's national cricket team became the first team to win three ICC Men's T20 World Cup titles (2007, 2024, 2026), the first to successfully defend the trophy, and the first to win the tournament on home soil.  
• Men’s T20 World Cup: The Men’s T20 World Cup, organised by the ICC, is an international cricket championship first held in 2007 and generally conducted every two years. 
  • The prize pool for ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is USD 13.5 million, with the winners receiving USD 3 million dollars. 
• India-ICC World Rankings:  ICC Team Rankings rank men’s teams in Test, One-Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I) formats, and women’s teams in ODI and T20I cricket, using a rating system developed by David Kendix. 
  • Ratings are calculated by dividing total points by matches/series played, and the rankings are updated annually around 1st May.  
  • As of March 2026, the Indian Men's Cricket Team holds the No. 1 rank in both T20Is and ODIs, and is ranked No. 4 in Test cricket. 
    • The Indian Women's Cricket Team currently ranks No. 3 globally in both the T20I and ODI formats. 
• Regulation of Cricket:  
  • International Cricket Council (ICC): The global governing body of cricket, representing 108 member countries, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and responsible for regulating international cricket. 
    • The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2028 will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. 
  • Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI): Established in 1928 and headquartered in Mumbai, BCCI is the governing body for cricket in India. It also became a Full Member of the ICC in 1928, enabling India to play international cricket. 

Read more:  National Sports Policy 2025