| Name | No. of Titles | Team | Year |
| Daren Sammy | 2 | West Indies | 2012, 2016 |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 1 | India | 2007 |
| Younis Khan | 1 | Pakistan | 2009 |
| Paul Collingwood | 1 | England | 2010 |
| Lasith Malinga | 1 | Sri Lanka | 2014 |
| Aaron Finch | 1 | Australia | 2021 |
| Jos Buttler | 1 | England | 2022 |
Daren Sammy is the only captain to have won multiple ICC T20 World Cup trophies. India’s MS Dhoni (2007), England’s Paul Collingwood (2010), Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga (2014), Pakistan’s Younis Khan (2009), Australia’s Aaron Finch (2021), and England's Jos Buttler (2022) have won the prestigious trophy once.
ICC T20 World Cup Winning Captains over the Years
Seven different captains have managed to lead their country to glory in the past eight editions of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with West Indies’ Darren Sammy the only one to do it on two different occasions.
Given below is an IPL winning captain's list, who have led their teams to victory.
| Year | Winners | Captain of the Winning Team |
| 2022 | England | Jos Buttler |
| 2021 | Australia | Aaron Finch |
| 2016 | West Indies | Daren Sammy |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | Lasith Malinga |
| 2012 | West Indies | Daren Sammy |
| 2010 | England | Paul Collingwood |
| 2009 | Pakistan | Younis Khan |
| 2007 | India | MS Dhoni |
Most Successful Captains : Win %
Below is a list of all the ICC T20 World Cup captains, who have led their nations in a minimum of five matches, ranked on the basis of the win percentages. Mahendra Singh Dhoni tops this list with the most wins as captain in ICC T20 World Cup - 20 and a win% of 64.06%.
| Player | Matches | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
| MS Dhoni | 33 | India | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 64.06 |
| Daren Sammy | 18 | West Indies | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 67.64 |
| Paul Collingwood | 17 | England | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Kane Williamson | 17 | New Zealand | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 70.58 |
| Graeme Smith | 16 | South Africa | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 14 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Babar Azam | 13 | Pakistan | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69.23 |
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