The record for the most T20I wins in a calendar year belongs to Bahrain, who won 33 men’s T20Is in 2025. Uganda (29 in 2023) and Austria (29 in 2025) are next, and India’s 28 wins in 2022 are the most by a Full Member nation. Figures are from ESPNcricinfo, to 12 October 2026.
India’s 2022 run broke Pakistan’s record of 20 wins, set in 2021, and was the record for all teams until Uganda passed it in 2023. Associate teams have played far more T20Is since the ICC gave international status to every T20 match between its members in 2019, which is why most of the top of the list is now made up of Associates.
Most T20I wins in a calendar year
| Team | Year | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 2025 | 33 | 5 |
| Uganda | 2023 | 29 | 4 |
| Austria | 2025 | 29 | 6 |
| India | 2022 | 28 | 10 |
| Indonesia | 2025 | 24 | 19 |
| India | 2026* | 23 | 9 |
| India | 2024 | 22 | 2 |
| Tanzania | 2022 | 21 | 5 |
| Pakistan | 2025 | 21 | 13 |
| Pakistan | 2021 | 20 | 6 |
| UAE | 2024 | 20 | 6 |
* 2026 is still in progress. Matches decided by a Super Over count as ties, as ESPNcricinfo records them, not as wins.
Bahrain, 33 wins in 2025
Bahrain won 33 of their 43 T20Is in 2025, losing five, with one tie and four games that produced no result. Seven of the wins came against Indonesia and seven against Malawi, with five more against Bhutan.
Uganda, 29 wins in 2023
Uganda won 29 of 33 in 2023, including 10 against Rwanda. The most significant was a win over Zimbabwe at the Africa qualifier in Windhoek in November 2023, on the way to qualifying for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Austria, 29 wins in 2025
Austria matched Uganda’s 29 in 2025 from 36 matches, losing six, and every one of those matches was against European opposition.
Most T20I wins in a calendar year by a Full Member
| Team | Year | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2022 | 28 | 10 |
| India | 2026* | 23 | 9 |
| India | 2024 | 22 | 2 |
| Pakistan | 2025 | 21 | 13 |
| Pakistan | 2021 | 20 | 6 |
India’s 28 wins in 2022 came from 41 matches, with 10 defeats, one tie (against New Zealand at Napier) and two games without a result. Seven of the wins came against West Indies. India are on 23 wins in 2026 so far.
Pakistan’s 20 wins in 2021, the previous record, included their 10-wicket win over India at the T20 World Cup in Dubai. Three years earlier, in 2018, they won 17 of 19 T20Is.
Australia were the first team to win 10 T20Is in a calendar year, in 2010.
Author: William Paul
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