The 2026 men's T20 World Cup concluded on Sunday (March 8) with India defending their title from 2024. Here's Wisden's team of the men's T20 World Cup 2026.
Sanju Samson
5 inn, 321 runs @ 80.25, SR 199.37, fifties 3, HS: 97*
Dropped after India's first game, Samson returned to have the World Cup of his dreams. His run of 97 not out off 50, 89 off 42 and 89 off 46 in India's last three games is surely the greatest run of form the T20 World Cup has ever witnessed.
Tim Seifert
8 inn, 326 runs @ 46.57, SR 166.32, fifties 4, HS: 89*
The New Zealand opener was the only batter to make four fifties in the tournament, starting and ending with two in a row. While the semi-final against South Africa will be remembered for Finn Allen's 33-ball century, it was Seifert who initially broke the chase open, racing to 41 off 21 balls within the first five overs. His tally of 326 runs is the second-highest by any batter in a men's T20 World Cup campaign, with his overall impact lifting him above Sahibzada Farhan, who tops that list and made two centuries.
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Ishan Kishan
9 inn, 317 runs @ 35.22, SR 193.29, fifties 3, HS: 77
Kishan stormed back into the T20I sideand vindicated his World Cup selection with a swashbuckling campaign. Only one other batter has scored more runs at a higher strike rate in any men's T20 World Cup – his teammate Samson. Kishan switched between No.3 and opening through the tournament, as well as between wicketkeeper and outfielder, taking a couple of memorable catches in the final.
Sikandar Raza
6 inn, 206 runs @ 51.5, SR 164.8, fifties 1, HS: 73
6 inn, 5 wickets @ 36, ER 9, 4WI 0, BBI: 3-29
Zimbabwe's captain was never dismissed below 25 in the tournament, contributing a crucial, unbeaten cameo in his side's historic win against Australia and a fighting 73 (43) in their last Super Eight game against South Africa. The South Africa knock was also accompanied by a three-wicket haul, which underscores Raza's utility as a spin option.
Hardik Pandya
9 inn, 217 runs @ 27.12, SR 160.74, fifties 2, HS: 52
9 inn, 9 wickets @ 32.33, ER 8.81, 4WI 0, BBI: 2-16
Pandya provided balance to India's title-winning campaign, floating in the batting order and often taking the new ball. His most significant outing came in the semi-final against England, where he made 27 (12) at No.6, and effectively sealed the game with a clutch 19th over when Jacob Bethell was threatening to do the unthinkable. Pandya was also at his best with the ball against Pakistan, returning figures of 2-16 in three overs.
Shivam Dube
8 inn, 235 runs @ 39.16, SR 169.06, fifties 1, HS: 66
5 inn, 5 wickets @ 29.2, ER 14.12, 4WI 0 , BBI: 2-35
Perhaps the most underrated component of India's success, Dube essayed a wide range of roles in the middle order from a promoted spin-basher to a late-innings finisher. After a golden duck in the opener against the USA, Dube wasn't dismissed for a score under 23 for the rest of the tournament. His cameo of 43 (25) in the semi-final played a crucial role in India getting more than 250, in a game where they needed every last run.
Will Jacks
8 inn, 226 runs @ 56.5, SR 176.56, fifties 1, HS: 53*
7 inn, 9 wickets @ 21.66, ER 9.75, 4WI 0, BBI: 3-22
The England all-rounder was used in an unusual role lower down the order, where he delivered with both bat and ball. Often bailing England out from precarious situations – including a much-needed half century against Italy – and delivering regular wickets with his off-spin inside the powerplay, Jacks' all-round brilliance was the biggest positive for England in their semi-final run.
Rachin Ravindra
7 inn, 129 runs @ 25.8, SR 134.37, fifties 1, HS: 59*
7 inn, 12 wickets @ 12.41, ER 7.84, 4WI 1, BBI: 4-27
Ravindra at No.8 in a T20 World Cup team of the tournament might look awkward, but he's here for good reason. While his output with the bat at No.3 for New Zealand wasn't anything to write home about, Ravindra was exceptional with his left-arm spin, finishing in the top five of the leading wicket-takers' chart and excelling at the tournament's business end. In fact, Ravindra outspun his captain Mitchell Santner, who could take only two wickets in the tournament. With enough batters up top, Ravindra can play primarily as a bowler.
Jasprit Bumrah
8 inn, 14 wickets @ 12.42, ER 6.25, 4WI 1, BBI: 4-15
A team of any tournament not involving Bumrah is hard to envisage. India's pace spearhead followed up an all-timer of a 2024 T20 World Cup campaign with an even better one. Not only did he end up as the competition's joint-highest wicket-taker, he did that at an economy rate of 6.25 in a tournament where all sorts of batting records were broken. And to top it off, Bumrah capped off the World Cup with his first-ever four-wicket haul in T20Is in the final.
Lungi Ngidi
7 inn, 12 wickets @ 15.58, ER 7.19, 4WI 1, BBI: 4-31
The South African speedster threatened batters primarily with his lack of speed, delivering devilish slower balls which proved near-impossible to hit. Ngidi started with 4-31 against Canada, before taking 3-26 in the tied match against Afghanistan, and crippled India's run-chase with 0-15 in four overs in Ahmedabad. Only Bumrah bowled more overs at a better economy rate in the tournament.
Shadley van Schalkwyk
4 inn, 13 wickets @ 7.76, ER 6.8, 4WI 2, BBI: 4-25
The 37-year-old USA seamer was a surprise package, taking 4-25 against India and Pakistan each, threatening heists that didn't eventually happen. Such was his dominance that until the final, no one managed to cross his wickets tally despite the USA bowing out of the group stage.
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