Australia at the Men's T20 World Cup
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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| Runners-up | |
| Semi-finals | |
| Host |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab[a] | Captain |
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| 2007 | Semi-finals | 3/12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ricky Ponting |
| 2009 | Group Stage | 11/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ricky Ponting |
| 2010 | Runners-up | 2/12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michael Clarke |
| 2012 | Semi-finals | 3/12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Bailey |
| 2014 | Super 10 | 8/16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Bailey |
| 2016 | 6/16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steven Smith | |
| 2021 | Champions | 1/16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aaron Finch |
| 2022 | Super 12 | 5/16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aaron Finch |
| 2024 | Super 8 | 6/20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mitchell Marsh |
| 2026 | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 1 title | 9/9 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Teamwise record
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
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| Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2022 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2007 |
| England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | 2007 |
| India | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2007 |
| Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2012 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2016 |
| Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | 2007 |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | 2007 |
| West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2009 |
| Zimbabwe | 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
- Squad and kit
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- Results
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| 2007 | Zimbabwe L by 5 wickets |
England W by 8 wickets |
1 | Bangladesh W by 9 wickets |
Pakistan L by 6 wickets |
Sri Lanka W by 10 wickets |
2 | India L by 15 runs |
Did not advance | Semifinals |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[2] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B)
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Super 8 (Group F)
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England 2009
- Squad and kit
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2009 kit |
- Results
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| 2009 | West Indies L by 7 wickets |
Sri Lanka L by 6 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[4] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group C)
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West Indies 2010
- Squad and kit
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2010 kit |
- Results
| Event | Group stage | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| 2010 | Pakistan W by 34 runs |
Bangladesh W by 27 runs |
1 | India W by 49 runs |
Sri Lanka W by 81 runs |
West Indies W by 6 wickets |
1 | Pakistan W by 3 wickets |
England L by 7 wickets |
Runners-up |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[5] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A)
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Sri Lanka 2012
- Squad and kit
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2012 kit |
- Results
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| 2012 | Ireland W by 7 wickets |
West Indies W by 17 runs |
1 | India W by 9 wickets |
South Africa W by 8 wickets |
Pakistan L by 32 runs |
1 | West Indies L by 74 runs |
Did not advance | Semifinals |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[6] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B)
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Bangladesh 2014
- Squad and kit
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2014 kit |
- Results
| Event | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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| 2014 | Pakistan L by 16 runs |
West Indies L by 6 wickets |
India L by 73 runs |
Bangladesh W by 7 wickets |
4 | Did not advance | Super 10 | |||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[7] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Super 10 (Group 2)
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India 2016
- Squad and kit
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2016 kit |
- Results
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| 2016 | New Zealand L by 8 runs |
Bangladesh W by 3 wickets |
Pakistan W by 21 runs |
India L by 6 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | Super 10 | |||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[9] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Super 10 (Group 2)
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Oman & UAE 2021
- Squad and kit
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2021 kit |
Second kit |
- Results
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| 2021 | South Africa W by 5 wickets |
Sri Lanka W by 7 wickets |
England L by 8 wickets |
Bangladesh W by 8 wickets |
West Indies W by 8 wickets |
2 | Pakistan W by 5 wickets |
New Zealand W by 8 wickets |
Winners | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[14] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Super 12 (Group 1)
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Australia 2022
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2022 kit |
- Results
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| 2022 | New Zealand L by 89 runs |
Sri Lanka W by 7 wickets |
England Match abandoned |
Ireland W by 42 runs |
Afghanistan W by 4 runs |
3 | Did not advance | Super 12 | ||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[16] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Super 12 (Group 1)
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United States & West Indies 2024
- Squad and kit
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2024 kit |
- Results
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| 2024 | Oman W by 39 runs |
England W by 36 runs |
Namibia W by 9 wickets |
Scotland W by 5 wickets |
1 | Bangladesh W by 28 runs |
Afghanistan L by 21 runs |
India L by 24 runs |
3 | Did not advance | Super 8 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[18] | ||||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B)
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See also
Notes
- ^ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.
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