England Cricket Team won 2010 ICC World Twenty20 championship which was their first major ICC trophy ever win in the history of cricket. They also appeared in the final of 2016 event but lost it against West Indies in India. Let’s have a look at the England’s performance, stats, facts, figures and history in t20 world cup.
Facts
1. England won third edition of ICC World Twenty20 in 2010 at West Indies.
2. Alex Hales is the only English cricketer who has scored century in 20-20 world cup. He made unbeaten 116 runs against Sri Lanka at Chittagong in 2014.
3. England’s Kevin Pietersen is the only Man of The Series awardee in ICC World T20 championship as he was 2010 tournament’s player of the series.
4. Stuart Broad is the only bowler in twenty20 world cup history who conceded 6 sixes in an over. In 2007 championship’s match against India, Yuvraj Singh hit six 6s in an over of Broad.
England performance year wise
Year | Result/Place |
2007 | Super 8 (7th Place) |
2009 | Super 8 (6th Place) |
2010 | Winner (1st Place) |
2012 | Super 8 (6th Place) |
2014 | Super 10 (7th Place) |
2016 | Runner-up (2nd Place) |
England in T20 World Cup 2016
England cricket team played South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in group matches. English team lost their first game of the tournament against West Indies but then beat all three team in super-10 round to qualify for semis. In the semi-final match, they beat New Zealand to enter in the final for second time in history. England lost final against West Indies.
Let’s have a look at the England’s complete results in wt20.
Date | Venue | Fixture | Result |
16 March | Mumbai | England vs West Indies | England lost by 6 wickets |
18 March | Mumbai | England vs South Africa | England won by 2 wickets |
23 March | Delhi | England vs Afghanistan | England won by 15 runs |
26 March | Delhi | England vs Sri Lanka | England won by 10 runs |
30 March | Delhi | SF: England vs New Zealand | England won by 7 wickets |
3 April | Kolkata | Final: England vs West Indies | England lost b 4 wickets |
Squad
England team for 2016 world twenty20 was led by Eoin Morgan. Joe Root was the most successful batsman for England as he scored 249 runs in 6 matches.
Let’s have a look at the England’s full squad for sixth wt20 edition.
Player | Role |
Eoin Morgan (Captain) | Batsman |
Alex Hales | Batsman |
Ben Stokes | All-rounder |
Jason Roy | Batsman |
Moeen Ali | All-rounder |
James Vince | Bowler |
Liam Plunkett | Bowler |
Adil Rashid | All-rounder |
David Willey | Bowler |
Chris Jordan | Bowler |
Liam Dawson | All-rounder |
Jos Buttler | Wicket-keeper |
Joe Root | Batsman |
Sam Billings | Batsman |
Reece Topley | Bowler |