Team India Record in T20 World Cup Semifinal: In an important match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the Indian team defeated West Indies on Sunday and made it to the semi-finals. This is the sixth time that the Indian team has secured a place in the last four of the T20 World Cup. Before this, the Indian team has also got the semi-final ticket in 2007, 2014, 2016, 2022 and 2024. Now let us know when the Indian team progressed beyond the semi-finals and when its journey ended in the semi-finals itself.
Already got semi-final ticket in World Cup
The first T20 World Cup was hosted by South Africa in 2007, where the Indian team reached the semi-finals. Team India did not have a good start and had to face defeat from New Zealand in the very first match of Super 4. However, by defeating England and South Africa, Team India secured a place in the semi-finals. In the last 4, the Indian team defeated the then ODI World Champion and made it to the finals. The Indian team faced Pakistan in the final. In the title match, the Indian team defeated Pakistan and lifted the trophy for the first time.
After this the Indian team reached the knockout after 7 years. The Indian team entered the last 4 of the T20 World Cup held in 2014 with great success. Here the Indian team defeated South Africa and made it to the finals. The Indian team lost to Sri Lanka in the title match. After this, under the captaincy of Dhoni, the Indian team came to play the sixth consecutive T20 World Cup. In 2016, the Indian team reached the semi-finals for the third time, where it was defeated by West Indies.
Team India is out of the first round in 2021
The T20 World Cup of 2018 and 2020 could not take place due to various reasons. T20 World Cup was held in UAE in 2021 and the Indian team lost the World Cup to Pakistan for the first time here. In this World Cup, the Indian team again failed to break the spell of New Zealand and was eliminated in the first round. After this, the Indian team made it to the last 4 in the T20 World Cup of 2022, 2024 and 2026.
In the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup, the Indian team had to face defeat by England by 10 wickets. After this, in the semi-finals of the 2024 T20 World Cup, the Indian team defeated the same England and made it to the finals. The Indian team has so far participated in the semi-finals of 5 T20 World Cups and has progressed thrice and twice the journey has ended in the semi-finals.
