T20 World Cup history: Big teams that failed to qualify past the group stage

The ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup has seen few upsets, as Associate teams have given some performances for the ages. A cricketing powerhouse like England had to grind hard to beat inexperienced teams like Nepal and Italy. The United Arab Emirates also gave Afghanistan a run for their money. Even in the curtain raiser, Pakistan were given a scare by the Netherlands while Zimbabwe stunned Australia and Sri Lanka to top their Group. 

On an individual front, Yuvraj Samra’s record-shattering century against New Zealand on February 17 made its way into the annals of Canadian cricket. Nepal and Italy will remember this edition of the T20 World Cup fondly. Both teams registered their maiden wins in T20 World Cups this year.

However, former champions Australia will want to forget the ongoing World Cup as soon as they can. Mitchell Marsh’s men have been knocked out with a game to spare. On that note, let’s take a look at the top five teams who were eliminated in the group stage in T20 World Cup history.

T20 World Cup: Big teams eliminated in the group stage

5. West Indies in 2007

Chris Gayle set the T20 World Cup ablaze with a phenomenal 117-run knock off 57 balls in the opening game of the inaugural edition in 2007 against South Africa in Johannesburg. However, the West Indies lost the match by eight wickets.

The Caribbean suffered another defeat in their following game against Bangladesh by six wickets. With two losses, the West Indies finished last in Group A and took an exit, with South Africa and Bangladesh progressing to the next round.