England’s wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings led Oval Invincibles to their third straight men’s Hundred title on Sunday, August 31. In the summit clash of the Men’s Hundred 2025, the Sam Billings-led side defeated the Trent Rockets by 26 runs to become champions. The win in the match played at Lord’s also helped Billings become the fourth captain in the world after Shoaib Malik, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to win at least five T20 titles as captain. Here’s a look at the nine most successful captains in the history of T20 cricket.
MS Dhoni won five IPL and two Champions League titles as captain of CSK. He also led India to a T20 World Cup title win in 2007 and an Asia Cup win in 2016. (Picture Credit: PTI)
Rohit Sharma has won five IPL and two Champions League titles as Mumbai Indians captain, and in June 2024, he also won the T20 World Cup as captain of the Indian men’s cricket team. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Sam Billings has won three Men’s Hundred titles as Oval Invincibles captain, and he also led Dubai Capitals to the ILT20 win in the 2025 edition. In addition, he also won the T20 Blast as Kent Spitfires captain in 2021. (Picture Credit: Instagram/@sambillings)
Shoaib Malik won five National T20 Cup titles as Sialkot Stallions captain. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Dwayne Bravo has won 1 CPL title each as captain of St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel and two CPL titles as Trinbago Knight Riders captain. (Picture Credit: X/@TKRiders)
Imran Nazir has won three National T20 Cup titles as Sialkot Stallions captain and one trophy as captain of Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Mashrafe Mortaza has won two Bangladesh Premier League titles as Dhaka Gladiators captain and one each as skipper of Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders. (Picture Credit: X)
Thisara Perera has won three Lanka Premier League titles as captain of Jaffna-based teams (Jaffna Stallions in 2020 and Jaffna Kings in 2021 and 2022) and one T20 title with the Sri Lanka Army team. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Ramesh Satheesan is captain of Romania’s men’s cricket team. He has won four T20 titles (2021 Sofia T20, 2021 Continental Cup, 2022 Valletta Cup and 2023 Continental Cup) as skipper. (Picture Credit: Screengrab)
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