T20 is an unpredictable game. One over can change the course of the whole match. In such situations, small decisions can have a significant impact on the game’s result. Captains take the brunt for the wrong decisions and deserve the credit for the right decisions. Some captains in the history of T20I had the reputation of winning the matches by their intelligence. Let me bring you the Top 10 Most Successful Captains In Men’s T20 World Cups-

1. Daren Sammy (West Indies)

West Indies is the most successful squad in the history of the Men’s T20 World Cup, having won it twice (2012, 2016). On both occasions, this team was captained by Daren Sammy. He was also the skipper when the Caribbeans were the runners-up in 2014. Sammy led West Indies in 18 T20 World Cup matches and won 11. His success rate is 67.64%.

2. Aaron Finch (Australia)

The 2021 T20 World Cup was jointly hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Aaron Finch led the Australian team to its first T20 World title. Australia defeated New Zealand in the Final in Dubai. In the 7 matches in this edition, Finch led his team to victory in 6 (85.71%) of them.

3. Dinesh Chandimal And Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

In the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, Dinesh Chandimal and Lasith Malinga shared the captaincy duties for Sri Lanka. Chandimal, the original captain, led the team in 3 matches and won 2 of them. Malinga, on the other hand, was the captain in the rest of the tournament (including the Final) and led his team to its maiden T20 World title.

4. Younis Khan (Pakistan)

The second edition of the T20 World Cup was held in 2009 in England. The Pakistan team, captained by Younis Khan, defeated Sri Lanka in the Final at Lord’s Cricket Ground. This is Pakistan’s only title in the T20 World Cup history. In this tournament, Khan led his team in 7 matches and won 5 (71.42%).

5. MS Dhoni (India)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led India trounced Pakistan in the Final of the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007. Dhoni is often credited with taking successful high-risk decisions. In the ultimate over of the Final, Dhoni let inexperienced Joginder Sharma bowl despite Harbhajan Singh having an over left in his quota. In the bowl-out against Pakistan in the league stage, he brought part-time bowlers to bowl rather than specialist bowlers. As a result, India won the bowl-out by 3-0. He was a captain in 6 editions and led his team to victory in 20 out of 33 matches. That is a success rate of 64.06%.

6. Paul Collingwood (England)

Paul Collingwood is the first English captain to lead his team to its first-ever ICC World Championship title. He did so when he led England in the 2009 T20 World Cup. England defeated Australia in the Final in Bridgetown by 7 wickets. He was also the skipper in the previous two editions. He was the captain in 17 matches in T20 World Cups and won 8 (50) of them, with one match washed away due to rain.

7. Kane Williamson (New Zealand)

Kane Williamson was the skipper of the New Zealand team for two editions (2016 and 2021). He has led the team in 12 matches and has won 9 matches, which amounts to a success rate of 75%. Under his leadership, New Zealand reached the semi-final in 2016 and was the runner-up in 2021. As a captain, he has scored 339 runs at an average of 33.9.

8. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

Kumar Sangakkara was Sri Lanka’s full-time captain in the 2009 and 2010 editions of the T20 World Cup. He also led Sri Lanka in one match against England in 2012. Under his full-time captaincy, Sri Lanka was the runner-up (2009) and a semi-finalist (2010). In 14 matches as a captain, Sangakkara scored 10 victories (win rate of 71.42%). As a captain in T20 World Cups, he scored 329 runs with an average of 27.41 and a strike rate of 110.77. He has 3 fifties to his name, with 68 being his highest score.

9. Graeme Smith (South Africa)

Graeme Smith was South Africa’s captain in three T20 World Cups (2007, 2009, and 2010). Under him, South Africa reached the semi-final in 2009. He was a captain in 16 matches and won 11 (68.75%).

10. Eoin Morgan (England)

Eoin Morgan has most white-ball matches under his belt as an England captain. In T20 World Cups, he was the English captain in 12 matches and won 8 (66.66%) of them. Under his leadership, England was the runner-up in 2016 and semi-finalist in 2021.