Statstical analysis of all editions of the World T20
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The 6th edition of World T20 came to an end after West Indies won the title for the 2nd time after defeating England in the dramatic final at the Eden Gardens. The 2016 edition hosted by India saw a list of records being created. Though this is the latest, the T20 World Cup has always been the most exciting T20 tournament. Players have used the biggest stage to write history and here we look at the statistics and records created across all the 6 editions of the World T20 so far.
Statistics and records across all editions of the World T20:
Season wise batting numbers: (Individuals)
| Edition | Inns | Runs | Best | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s |
| 2007 | 434 | 7396 | 117 | 21.25 | 124.03 | 1 | 32 | 42 | 659 | 265 |
| 2009 | 436 | 7201 | 96* | 21.36 | 119.47 | 0 | 31 | 39 | 667 | 166 |
| 2010 | 439 | 6967 | 101 | 20.13 | 117.3 | 2 | 28 | 39 | 504 | 278 |
| 2012 | 404 | 7014 | 123 | 22.26 | 119.34 | 1 | 33 | 29 | 645 | 223 |
| 2014 | 543 | 9125 | 116* | 21.47 | 117.93 | 2 | 37 | 57 | 853 | 300 |
| 2016 | 542 | 9169 | 103* | 21.77 | 121.76 | 2 | 32 | 46 | 831 | 314 |
The 2016 edition saw the most number of sixes being hit in a World T20 with 314 maximums. Batting strike rate of 121.76 is the 2nd highest in a single season. 9169 runs were scored by individuals in this season, which is also the most in an edition.
Season wise bowling numbers: (Individuals)
| Edition | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Wickets | BBI | Avg | Eco | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
| 2007 | 303 | 986.1 | 15 | 307 | 7/4 | 25.11 | 7.81 | 19.2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 | 323 | 999.4 | 5 | 314 | 6/5 | 23.71 | 7.45 | 19.1 | 8 | 1 |
| 2010 | 315 | 983.3 | 11 | 318 | 18/4 | 22.83 | 7.38 | 18.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 323 | 975.2 | 21 | 292 | 8/6 | 24.85 | 7.44 | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | 425 | 1284.4 | 13 | 386 | 3/5 | 24.47 | 7.35 | 19.9 | 7 | 2 |
| 2016 | 403 | 1250.4 | 9 | 377 | 22/5 | 25.11 | 7.57 | 19.9 | 7 | 2 |
The recently concluded 2016 edition has the worst average between wickets with 25.11.
Season wise numbers: (Teams)
| Edition | Teams | Mat | Tied | NR | Runs | Balls Bowled | Wickets | Avg | Run Rate | Highest | Lowest |
| 2007 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 7881 | 5917 | 348 | 22.64 | 7.99 | 260 | 73 |
| 2009 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7625 | 5998 | 337 | 22.62 | 7.62 | 211 | 81 |
| 2010 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 7413 | 5901 | 346 | 21.42 | 7.53 | 197 | 68 |
| 2012 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 7448 | 5852 | 315 | 23.64 | 7.63 | 205 | 80 |
| 2014 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 9684 | 7708 | 425 | 22.78 | 7.53 | 196 | 39 |
| 2016 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 9732 | 7504 | 421 | 23.11 | 7.78 | 230 | 70 |
2016 turned out to be the highest scoring season. (Runs in this includes extras.)
Season wise breakup of extras:
| Edition | Extras | Byes | Leg byes | Wides | No-Balls | Penalty | % of Extras in Total runs |
| 2007 | 485 | 18 | 151 | 269 | 46 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2009 | 424 | 19 | 158 | 217 | 30 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2010 | 446 | 29 | 121 | 259 | 37 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 434 | 42 | 147 | 220 | 25 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2014 | 559 | 68 | 163 | 282 | 41 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 2016 | 563 | 64 | 200 | 269 | 30 | 0 | 5.7 |
This edition of the World T20 had the highest number of leg byes by quite a margin and also the highest number of extras in an edition. However, the % of extras in total runs scored in the edition was joint 2nd lowest.
Season wise breakup of dismissal modes:
| Edition | Caught | Bowled | LBW | Runout | Stumped | Hitwicket |
| 2007 | 199 | 72 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 1 |
| 2009 | 203 | 74 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 0 |
| 2010 | 240 | 50 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 176 | 72 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 254 | 85 | 26 | 39 | 21 | 0 |
| 2016 | 239 | 87 | 25 | 44 | 26 | 0 |
87 batsmen got bowled in this edition, the most in a single edition of World T20. 44 batsmen got run out and 26 got stumped, which is also the highest in an edition of WT20.
Season wise highest run getters:
| Player | Country | Edition | Mat | Inns | Nos | Runs | Best | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s |
| Matthew Hayden | Australia | 2007 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 265 | 73* | 88.33 | 144.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 2009 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 317 | 96* | 52.83 | 144.74 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 3 |
| MahelaJayawardene | Sri Lanka | 2010 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 302 | 100 | 60.4 | 159.78 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 |
| Shane Watson | Australia | 2012 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 249 | 72 | 49.8 | 150 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 15 |
| ViratKohli | India | 2014 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 319 | 77 | 106.33 | 129.14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
| Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | 2016 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 295 | 103* | 73.75 | 142.51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 14 |
Season wise highest wicket takers:
| Player | Country | Edition | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Wickets | BBI | Avg | Eco | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
| Umar Gul | Pakistan | 2007 | 7 | 7 | 27.4 | 0 | 13 | 25/4 | 11.92 | 5.6 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Umar Gul | Pakistan | 2009 | 7 | 7 | 24.3 | 0 | 13 | 6-May | 12.15 | 6.44 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dirk Nannes | Australia | 2010 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 18/4 | 13.07 | 7.03 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 |
| AjanthaMendis | Sri Lanka | 2012 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 8-Jun | 9.8 | 6.12 | 9.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Ahsan Malik | Netherlands | 2014 | 7 | 7 | 24.5 | 0 | 12 | 19/5 | 13.83 | 6.68 | 12.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 2016 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 20/4 | 13.66 | 6.07 | 13.5 | 1 | 0 |
Season wise successful wicket keepers:
| Player | Country | Edition | Mat | Inns | Dismissals | Catches | Stumpings | Avg | Most dismissals in a game |
| AC Gilchrist | Australia | 2007 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1.5 | 4 (4ct, 0st) |
| KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 2009 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1.285 | 3 (2ct, 1st) |
| Kamran Akmal | Pakistan | 2010 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 (0ct, 3st) |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 2012 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1.8 | 4 (4ct, 0st) |
| Q de Kock | South Africa | 2014 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1.6 | 3 (2ct, 1st) |
| MS Dhoni | India | 2016 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 3 (2ct, 1st) |
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