England had the honour of hosting the second T20 World Cup in 2009, although it did little for their on-field performance.
27 matches were once again played in a 12-team competition, although this time it was only nine of the Test playing nations.
Following a famous victory over Australia in the 2007 version, Zimbabwe pulled out of the tournament, allowing for Australia, New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa, England and the West Indies to be joined by Ireland and the Netherlands, alongside Scotland, who won a third-place playoff at the qualification tournament.
It meant Kenya missed out, with Ireland and the Netherlands both making their first appearance.
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Pakistan were able to avenge their final defeat from the inaugural tournament to hand Sri Lanka a beatdown in the final at Lord’s as two sub-continent nation once again faced off in pinnacle of the shortest format of the game.
Here are the five best matches from the 2009 T20 World Cup.
1. Netherlands stun England in last ball thriller
When you think of big victories from minnow cricket nations, the Netherlands beating of England on opening day at an England-hosted T20 World Cup is right up there.
It was the proverbial David vs Goliath battle, and yet England found a way to bottle it.
That was even after a fantastic start which saw Ravi Bopara and Luke Wright guide them to 1 for 102 off just 11 overs before the wicket of Bopara.
Wright would continue his devastating form, scoring 71 from 49 balls, but the run rate dropped off with the middle order unable to get going.
Kevin Pietersen was a big out for the clash, and with Owais Shah, Eoin Morgan and Paul Collingwood all failing, the Netherlands were able to drag England back to within a reasonable run chase. The hosts finished on 5 for 162.
The Netherlands looked out of it after a disastrous start though as James Anderson and Stuart Broad ripped through the top order to leave the outsiders at 2 for 23 from 3.3 overs.
An incredibly good performance from the middle order, as well as some wayward bowling from the hosts though, allowed the Dutch to chase the target down on the final ball, led by Tom de Grooth's 49 from 30 balls.
