NEW DELHI: Some fast facts about the World Twenty20 tournament that kicks off on Tuesday.
Past Champions
2007 in South Africa: India (beat Pakistan by 5 runs in final)
2009 in England: Pakistan (beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in final)
2010 in West Indies: England (beat Australia by 7 wickets in final)
2012 in Sri Lanka: West Indies (beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs in final)
2014 in Bangladesh: Sri Lanka (beat India by 6 wickets in final)
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Highest Totals
Sri Lanka 260-6 in 20 overs vs. Kenya, Johannesburg, 2007
India 218-4 in 20 overs vs. England, Durban, 2007
South Africa 211-5 in 20 overs vs. Scotland, The Oval, 2009
South Africa 208-2 in 17.4 overs vs. West Indies, Johannesburg, 2007
West Indies 205-6 in 20 overs vs. South Africa, Johannesburg, 2007
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Lowest Totals
The Netherlands 39 in 10.3 overs vs. Sri Lanka, Chittagong, 2014
New Zealand 60 in 15.3 overs vs. Sri Lanka, Chittagong, 2014
Ireland 68 in 16.4 overs vs. West Indies, Providence, 2014
Hong Kong 69 in 17 overs vs. Nepal, Chittagong 2014
Afghanistan 72 in 17.1 overs vs. Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2014
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Biggest Victory Margins
By runs:
Sri Lanka beat Kenya by 172 runs at Johannesburg, 2007
South Africa beat Scotland by 130 runs at The Oval, 2009
By wickets:
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets at Cape Town, 2007
South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets at Hambantota, 2012
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Most Runs
Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka, 1,016 in 31 games
Chris Gayle, West Indies, 807 in 23 games
Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka, 764 in 31 games
Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka, 661 in 31 games
Brendon McCullum, New Zealand, 637 in 25 games
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Most Wickets
Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka, 38 in 31 games
Saeed Ajmal, Pakistan, 36 in 23 games
Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lanka, 35 in 21 games
Umar Gul, Pakistan, 35 in 24 games
Shahid Afridi, Pakistan, 35 in 30 games
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Most Sixes
Chris Gayle, West Indies: 49