T20 World Cup Winning Captains List

Last Modified May 22, 2024 15:47 IST
NameNo. of TitlesTeamYear
Daren Sammy2West Indies2012, 2016
Mahendra Singh Dhoni1India2007
Younis Khan1Pakistan2009
Paul Collingwood1England2010
Lasith Malinga1Sri Lanka2014
Aaron Finch 1 Australia 2021
Jos Buttler1England2022
Most T20 World Cup winning Captain

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.

YearWinnersCaptain of the Winning Team
2022 England Jos Buttler
2021AustraliaAaron Finch
2016West IndiesDaren Sammy
2014Sri LankaLasith Malinga
2012West IndiesDaren Sammy
2010EnglandPaul Collingwood
2009PakistanYounis Khan
2007IndiaMS 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%.

PlayerMatchesTeamWonLostTiedNRWin %
MS Dhoni33India20111164.06
Daren Sammy18West Indies1151167.64
Paul Collingwood17England880150
Kane Williamson 17New Zealand 8 8 0 0 70.58
Graeme Smith16South Africa1150068.75
Kumar Sangakkara14Sri Lanka1040071.42
Babar Azam13Pakistan940069.23

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