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ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Stats: The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is all set to start and will be played in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8. India will be heading into the tournament as the defending champions, having lifted their second title with a victory over South Africa in the final in 2024. A total of 20 teams will compete, and thrilling action is expected to be witnessed throughout the 55 games.

The tournament will be played across the eight venues in India (5) and Sri Lanka (3). The teams are drawn into four groups of five each, with the first fixture of the tournament scheduled to be played between Pakistan and the Netherlands. Notably, Pakistan will be playing all of their matches in Sri Lanka, but their participation in the tournament still remains uncertain after they announced that the Men in Blue will boycott their match against arch-rivals India on February 15.

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Scotland came up as an unexpected participant as they replaced Bangladesh in the tournament. A promising number of big names will be in action in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. However, the tournament will be played in the absence of stalwarts like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The duo retired from the shortest format after India's title win in the T20 World Cup 2026. Virat remains an incredible performer in the T20 World Cups, having produced some of the magical moments over the years.

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As the wait for the action in the T20 World Cup 2026 is not too far from getting over, let's take a look at some major stats in the history of the tournament.

Players with most runs in T20 World Cup history

Virat Kohli (IND): 1292 runs in 35 matches

Rohit Sharma (IND): 1220 runs in 47 matches

Mahela Jayawardene (SL): 1016 runs in 31 matches

Jos Buttler (ENG): 1013 runs in 35 matches

David Warner (AUS): 984 runs in 41 matches


Players with most wickets in T20 World Cup history

Shakib Al Hasan (BAN): 50 wickets in 43 matches

Shahid Afridi (PAK): 39 wickets in 34 matches

Lasith Malinga (SL): 38 wickets in 31 matches

Wanindu Hasaranga (SL): 37 wickets in 19 matches

Rashid Khan (AFG): 37 wickets in 23 matches


Players with most fifties in T20 World Cup history

Virat Kohli (IND): 15 fifties in 35 matches

Rohit Sharma (IND): 12 fifties in 47 matches

Chris Gayle (WI): 9 fifties in 33 matches

David Warner (AUS): 8 fifties in 41 matches

Mahela Jayawardene (SL): 7 fifties in 31 matches


Players with most sixes in T20 World Cup history

Chris Gayle (WI): 63 sixes in 33 matches

Rohit Sharma (IND): 50 sixes in 47 matches

Jos Buttler (ENG): 43 sixes in 35 matches

David Warner (AUS): 40 sixes in 41 matches

Virat Kohli (IND): 35 sixes in 35 matches


Players with most matches in T20 World Cup history

Rohit Sharma (IND): 47 matches

Shakib Al Hasan (BAN): 43 matches

David Warner (AUS): 41 matches

Mahmudullah (BAN): 37 matches

Jos Buttler (ENG): 35 matches


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