Australia at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup explained

The Australia national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The team has qualified for all the editions of the tournament and they won their first title in 2021. While they have been the runners-up in 2010, they had also reached the semifinals of the tournament in 2007 and 2012. In nine editions, the team has 30 wins in 48 matches.

T20 World Cup record

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	Champions
	Runners-up
	Semi-finals
	Host

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	Semi-finals	3/12	6	3	3	0	0	0
	Group Stage	11/12	2	0	2	0	0	0
		2/12	7	6	1	0	0	0
	Semi-finals	3/12	6	4	2	0	0	0
	Super 10	8/16	4	1	3	0	0	0
		6/16	4	2	2	0	0	0
- style="background:gold;"		Champions	1/16	7	6	1	0	0	0
	Super 12	5/16	5	3	0	1	0	1
	Super 8	6/20	7	5	2	0	0	0
	Qualified
Total	1 title	9/9	48	30	17	0	0	1	—

Teamwise record

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	Ab	Win %	First played
	2	1	1	0	0	0	50.00	2022
	6	6	0	0	0	0	100	2007
	5	2	2	0	0	1	50.00	2007
	6	2	4	0	0	0	33.33	2007
	2	2	0	0	0	0	100	2012
	1	1	0	0	0	0	100	2024
	3	1	2	0	0	0	33.33	2016
	1	1	0	0	0	0	100	2024
	7	4	3	0	0	0	57.14	2007
	2	2	0	0	0	0	100	2012
	5	4	1	0	0	0	80.00	2007
	6	3	3	0	0	0	50.00	2009
	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	2007
Total	48	30	17	0	0	1	63.83	-
Source:^[1] Last Updated: 24 June 2024

Tournament results

South Africa 2007

See main article: 2007 ICC World Twenty20.

Squad

• Ricky Ponting (c)
• Adam Gilchrist (vc, wk)
• Nathan Bracken
• Stuart Clark
• Michael Clarke
• Brad Haddin
• Matthew Hayden
• Brad Hodge
• Michael Hussey
• Mitchell Johnson
• Brett Lee
• Andrew Symonds
• Shane Watson

Results

Event	Group stage			Super 8s				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
2007	L by 5 wickets	W by 8 wickets	1	W by 9 wickets	L by 6 wickets	W by 10 wickets	2	L by 15 runs	Did not advance	Semifinals
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[2]

England 2009

See main article: 2009 ICC World Twenty20.

Squad

• Ricky Ponting (c)
• Nathan Bracken
• Michael Clarke
• Brad Haddin (wk)
• Nathan Hauritz
• Ben Hilfenhaus
• James Hopes
• David Hussey
• Michael Hussey
• Mitchell Johnson
• Brett Lee
• Peter Siddle
• David Warner
• Shane Watson
• Cameron White

Results

Event	Group stage			Super 8s		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
2009	L by 7 wickets	L by 6 wickets	3	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[3]

West Indies 2010

See main article: 2010 ICC World Twenty20.

Squad

• Michael Clarke (c)
• Daniel Christian
• Brad Haddin (wk)
• Nathan Hauritz
• David Hussey
• Michael Hussey
• Mitchell Johnson
• Brett Lee
• Dirk Nannes
• Tim Paine (wk)
• Steve Smith
• Shaun Tait
• David Warner
• Shane Watson
• Cameron White

Results

Event	Group stage			Super 8s				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
2010	W by 34 runs	W by 27 runs	1	W by 49 runs	W by 81 runs	W by 6 wickets	1	W by 3 wickets	L by 7 wickets	Runners-up
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[4]

Sri Lanka 2012

See main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20.

Squad

• George Bailey (c)
• Shane Watson (vc)
• Daniel Christian
• Pat Cummins
• Xavier Doherty
• Ben Hilfenhaus
• Brad Hogg
• David Hussey
• Michael Hussey
• Glenn Maxwell
• Clinton McKay
• Mitchell Starc
• Matthew Wade (wk)
• David Warner
• Cameron White

Results

Event	Group stage			Super 8s				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
2012	W by 7 wickets	W by 17 runs	1	W by 9 wickets	W by 8 wickets	L by 32 runs	1	L by 74 runs	Did not advance	Semifinals
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[5]

Bangladesh 2014

See main article: 2014 ICC World Twenty20.

Squad

• George Bailey (c)
• Doug Bollinger
• Daniel Christian
• Nathan Coulter-Nile
• James Faulkner
• Aaron Finch
• Brad Haddin (wk)
• Brad Hodge
• Brad Hogg
• Glenn Maxwell
• James Muirhead
• Mitchell Starc
• David Warner
• Shane Watson
• Cameron White

Results

Event	Super 10					Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
2014	L by 16 runs	L by 6 wickets	L by 73 runs	W by 7 wickets	4	Did not advance		Super 10
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[6]

India 2016

See main article: 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

Squad

• Steve Smith (c)
• David Warner (vc)
• Shane Watson
• Ashton Agar
• Nathan Coulter-Nile
• James Faulkner
• Aaron Finch
• John Hastings
• Josh Hazlewood
• Usman Khawaja
• Mitchell Marsh
• Glenn Maxwell
• Peter Nevill (wk)
• Andrew Tye
• Adam Zampa

Results

Event	Super 10					Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
2016	L by 8 runs	W by 3 wickets	W by 21 runs	L by 6 wickets	3	Did not advance		Super 10
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[7]

Oman & UAE 2021

See main article: 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Squad

• Aaron Finch (c)
• Pat Cummins (vc)
• Ashton Agar
• Josh Hazlewood
• Josh Inglis (wk)
• Mitchell Marsh
• Glenn Maxwell
• Kane Richardson
• Steve Smith
• Mitchell Starc
• Marcus Stoinis
• Mitchell Swepson
• Matthew Wade (wk)
• David Warner
• Adam Zampa

Results

Event	Super 12						Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
2021	W by 5 wickets	W by 7 wickets	L by 8 wickets	W by 8 wickets	W by 8 wickets	2	W by 5 wickets	W by 8 wickets	Winners
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[8]

Australia 2022

See main article: 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Squad

• Aaron Finch (c)
• Pat Cummins (vc)
• Ashton Agar
• Tim David
• Cameron Green
• Josh Hazlewood
• Mitchell Marsh
• Glenn Maxwell
• Kane Richardson
• Steve Smith
• Mitchell Starc
• Marcus Stoinis
• Matthew Wade (wk)
• David Warner
• Adam Zampa

Results

Event	Super 12						Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
2022	L by 89 runs	W by 7 wickets	Match abandoned	W by 42 runs	W by 4 runs	3	Did not advance		Super 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[9]

United States & West Indies 2024

See main article: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Squad

• Mitchell Marsh (c)
• Ashton Agar
• Pat Cummins
• Tim David
• Nathan Ellis
• Cameron Green
• Josh Hazlewood
• Travis Head
• Josh Inglis (wk)
• Glenn Maxwell
• Mitchell Starc
• Marcus Stoinis
• Matthew Wade (wk)
• David Warner
• Adam Zampa

Results

Event	Group stage (Group B)					Super 8 (Group 1)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
2024	W by 39 runs	W by 36 runs	W by 9 wickets	W by 5 wickets	1	W by 28 runs	L by 21 runs	L by 24 runs	3	Did not advance		Super 8
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[10]

See also

• Australia at the Cricket World Cup
• ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Notes

1. Web site: Aggregate/overall records Twenty20 Internationals Cricinfo Statsguru ESPNcricinfo.com. Cricinfo. 1 June 2024.
2. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2007/08 Records Team Match Results - Australia. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
3. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2009 Records Team Match Results - Australia. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
4. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2010 Records Team Match Results - Australia. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
5. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2012/13 Records Team Match Results - Australia. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
6. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2013/14 Records Team Match Results - Australia. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
7. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records Team Match Results - Australia. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
8. Web site: Records ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2021/22 Records Team Match Results - Australia. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
9. Web site: Records ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2022/23 Records Team Match Results - Australia. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
10. Web site: Records ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 Records Team Match Results - Australia. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.