ICC World Twenty20: How India performed in previous editions
ICC World Twenty20: How India performed in previous editions
1/5
Indians were the firm favorites to win the 2014 edition of the tournament. MS Dhoni and co played superb cricket right through but faltered at the final hurdle. Virat Kohli was in supreme form, playing a flawless knock against South African in the semi-final India lost just one match in the tournament, which unfortunately was the big final. 13th Match, Group 2: India v Pakistan at Dhaka - Mar 21, 2014 (India won by 7 wickets) 17th Match, Group 2: India v West Indies at Dhaka - Mar 23, 2014 (India won by 7 wickets) 24th Match, Group 2: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka - Mar 28, 2014 (India won by 8 wickets) 28th Match, Group 2: Australia v India at Dhaka - Mar 30, 2014 (India won by 73 runs) 2nd Semi-Final: India v South Africa at Dhaka - Apr 4, 2014 (India won by 6 wickets) Final: India v Sri Lanka at Dhaka - Apr 6, 2014 (Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets) Sri Lankans won the event on home soil, giving a fitting farewell to Kumar Sangakkara and Mahel Jayawardene who were playing their last T20 game for the country.
2/5
In 2010, the Indian team produced clinical performances in Group A, beating Afghanistan by 23 runs and England by 90. In the next phase, MS Dhoni's side was drawn in Group 2 with South Africa, Australia and Pakistan. Despite winning two of their three games, the Men in Blue crashed out of the tournament due to a weaker net run rate. 3rd Match, Group A: Afghanistan v India at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 19, 2012 (India won by 23 runs) 10th Match, Group A: England v India at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 23, 2012 (India won by 90 runs) 16th Match, Group 2: Australia v India at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 28, 2012 (Australia won by 9) 20th Match, Group 2: India v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 30, 2012 (India won by 8 wickets) 24th Match, Group 2: India v South Africa at Colombo (RPS) - Oct 2, 2012 (India won by 1 run) Surprise package of the tounament West Indies beat the home side Sri Lanka in the final to win their first major tournament since 1979.
3/5
The Indians got their campaign off to a solid start with a win over Afghanistan and then followed it up by stunning the South Afrians by 14 wickets. Despite losing to Australia in their last Group game, MS Dhoni and co made it to the next phase. Both West Indies and Sri Lanka outclassed India ins Group F, ending their run in tournament. 3rd Match, Group C: Afghanistan v India at Gros Islet - May 1, 2010 (India won by 7 wickets) 5th Match, Group C: India v South Africa at Gros Islet - May 2, 2010 (India won by 14 runs) 15th Match, Group F: Australia v India at Bridgetown - May 7, 2010 (Australia won by 49 runs) 19th Match, Group F: West Indies v India at Bridgetown - May 9, 2010 (West Indies won by 14 runs) 23rd Match, Group F: India v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet - May 11, 2010 (Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets) England went on to win their first ever major ICC event beating Australia in the final.
4/5
After the high of winning the inaugural WorldT20, MS Dhoni's side failed to defend their crown in England in 2009. Despite getting off to a good start in the tournament with wins over Bangladesh and Ireland, the Men in Blue went on to lose three consecutive games against West Indies, England and South Africa to crash out the coveted event. 4th Match, Group A: Bangladesh v India at Nottingham - Jun 6, 2009 (India won by 25 runs) 12th Match, Group A: India v Ireland at Nottingham - Jun 10, 2009 (India won by 8 wickets) 16th Match, Group E: India v West Indies at Lord's - Jun 12, 2009 (West Indies won by 7 wickets) 20th Match, Group E: England v India at Lord's - Jun 14, 2009 (England won by 3 runs) 24th Match, Group E: India v South Africa at Nottingham - Jun 16, 2009 (South Africa won by 12 runs) Pakistan won the tournament beating Sri Lanka in the final.
5/5
