The Australia T20 world cup team represents Australia in international men's cricket. As the oldest team in Test cricket history, having played the first Test match in 1877, the team also plays in the One-Day International (ODI) and the T20 World Cup, participating in both the first ODIs against England in the 1970–71 season. season and the first T20I against New Zealand in the 2004–05 season, winning both games.
The team recruits’ players from teams participating in Australia's domestic competition - the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament and the Big Bash league. Australia is the reigning ICC World Test Champion and ICC Cricket World Champion. They are considered to be one of the most successful cricket teams in the history of cricket.
The Australian T20 World Cup team played 182 Twenty20 international matches, winning 95, losing 80, tying 3 and ending in no result in 4. As of May 2022, Australia is ranked fifth in the ICC T20I Championship with 251 ranking points. Australia has won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup once, defeating New Zealand in the 2021 final.