Pick your T20 World Cup team of the tournament

Pick your T20 World Cup team of the tournament

After 54 matches, just one remains at the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.

New Zealand will face India in Sunday’s final, and it got us thinking, who would make your team of the tournament?

We’ve got three different votes to help you pick your openers, remaining batters/all-rounders and bowlers.

We haven’t done a specific wicketkeeper vote because of the different slot they may fill in a white-ball team, but please ensure you vote for someone to fill that role and we’ll include the most-voted in the final XI.

Opening batters

Pick two of the players in the vote below to be your openers.

Aiden Markram (South Africa): Innings: eight, runs: 286, average: 47.66, strike-rate: 165.31, wickets: one

Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan): Innings: six, runs: 383, average: 76.60, strike-rate: 160.25

Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe): Innings: six, runs: 292, average: 146.00, strike-rate: 134.56

Ryan Rickleton (South Africa): Innings: eight, runs: 228, average: 32.57, strike-rate: 170.14

Shai Hope (West Indies): Innings: seven, runs: 217, average: 36.16, strike-rate: 130.72, dismissals: three

Tim Seifert (New Zealand): Innings: seven, runs: 274, average: 45.66, strike-rate: 161.17, dismissals: six

Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka): Innings: seven, runs: 211, average: 35.16, strike-rate: 147.55

Finn Allen (New Zealand): Innings: seven, runs: 289, average: 57.80, strike-rate: 203.52

What information do we collect from this quiz?

Middle order/all-rounders

Select five of the players in the vote below to fulfil slots three to seven in your team.

Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies): Innings: seven, runs: 248, average: 41.33, strike-rate: 186.46

Suryakumar Yadav (India): Innings: eight, runs: 242, average: 34.57, strike-rate: 137.50

Harry Brook (England): Innings: eight, runs: 235, average: 29.37, strike-rate: 159.86

Jacob Bethell (England): Innings: eight, runs: 280, average: 35.00, strike-rate: 152.17

Ishan Kishan (India): Innings: eight, runs: 263, average: 32.87, strike-rate: 189.20, dismissals: two

Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand): Innings: six, runs: 128, average: 32.00, strike-rate: 136.17, wickets: 11, economy: 6.88

Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe): Innings: six, runs: 206, average: 51.50, strike-rate: 164.80, wickets: five, economy: 9.00

Pavan Rathnayake (Sri Lanka): Innings: seven, runs: 205, average: 34.16, strike-rate: 154.13

Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka): Innings: six, runs: 197, average: 39.40, strike-rate: 114.53, dismissals: four

Will Jacks (England): Innings: eight, runs: 226, average: 56.50, strike-rate: 176.56, wickets: nine, economy: 9.75

Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies): Innings: six, runs: 183, average: 61.00, strike-rate: 179.41

Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka): Innings: six, runs: 165, average: 33.00, strike-rate: 187.50, wickets: three, economy: 9.00

David Miller (South Africa): Innings: six, runs: 174, average: 58.00, strike-rate: 155.35

Shubham Ranjane (USA): Innings: four, runs: 141, average: 70.50, strike-rate: 180.76

Jason Holder (West Indies): Innings: five, runs: 141, average: 35.25, strike-rate: 174.07, wickets: 10, economy: 8.86

What information do we collect from this quiz?

Bowlers

Select four of the players in the vote below to fill slots eight to 11 in your team.

Shadley van Schalkwyk (USA): Innings: four, wickets: 13, average: 7.76, economy: 6.80

Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe): Innings: six, wickets: 13, average: 14.46, economy: 7.88

Lungi Ngidi (South Africa): Innings: seven, wickets: 12, average: 15.58, economy: 7.19

Varun Chakravarthy (India): Innings: eight, wickets: 13, average: 19.07, economy: 8.85

Corbin Bosch (South Africa): Innings: seven, wickets: 11, average: 17.36, economy: 7.64

Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka): Innings: seven, wickets: 11, average: 18.54, economy: 7.41

Adil Rashid (England): Innings: eight, wickets: 13, average: 19.23, economy: 8.15

Marco Jansen (South Africa): Innings: six, wickets: 11, average: 21.54, economy: 10.45

Usman Tariq (Pakistan): Innings: five, wickets: 10, average: 14.10, economy: 11.70

Liam Dawson (England): Innings: eight, wickets: 10, average: 20.90, economy: 7.74

Gudakesh Motie (West Indies): Innings: seven, wickets: 10, average: 17.30, economy: 7.86

Jofra Archer (England): Innings: eight, wickets: 11, average: 26.00, economy: 9.53

Brad Evans (Zimbabwe): Innings: six, wickets: 10, average: 19.60, economy: 9.18

Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka): Innings: six, wickets: 10, average: 20.00, economy: 9.52

Jasprit Bumrah (India): Innings: seven, wickets: 10, average: 15.90, economy: 6.62

Jamie Overton (England): Innings: six, wickets: nine, average: 16.55, economy: 7.45

What information do we collect from this quiz?

Related topics

  • England Men’s Cricket Team
  • Pakistan
  • South Africa
  • India
  • New Zealand
  • West Indies
  • Sri Lanka
  • Zimbabwe
  • Cricket

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    • 16 August 2025
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