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'''T10 cricket''' or '''Ten10 cricket'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miller, De Lange dash to Dubai for T10 Cricket|url=https://www.news24.com/sport/cricket/miller-de-lange-dash-to-dubai-for-t10-cricket-20171211|access-date=2 December 2020|website=Sport|language=en-US}}</ref> is a [[short form cricket|short form of cricket]]. Two teams play a single [[innings]], which is restricted to a maximum of ten [[over (cricket)|overs]] (60 legal [[ball (cricket)|balls]]) per side, with the game lasting approximately 90 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21753799/t10-league-test-case-cricket-shortest-format |title=T10 League, a test case for cricket's shortest format |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> The first competition using this format took place in [[2017 T10 League|December 2017]], the opening season of the [[T10 League]] in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. The [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) officially sanctioned the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/t10-league-gets-international-cricket-council-icc-sanction-5296503/|title=T10 League gets International Cricket Council (ICC) sanction|website=The Indian Express|date=22 November 2018}}</ref> In May 2020, [[Eoin Morgan]], the captain of the [[England cricket team]], supported the idea of using the format [[Cricket at the Summer Olympics|at the Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29135762/eoin-morgan-backs-t10-format-inclusion-olympics |title=Eoin Morgan backs T10 format for inclusion in Olympics |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/sport/sport-world/world-cricket/2045479/t10-is-crickets-answer-to-baseball-says-england-skipper-morgan/|title=T10 is cricket's answer to baseball, says England skipper Morgan|first=Heinz|last=Schenk}}</ref> with former international cricketers [[Virender Sehwag]] and [[Shahid Afridi]] also supporting the idea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/t10-right-format-to-take-cricket-to-olympics-virender-sehwag/articleshow/61866856.cms|title=Virender Sehwag: T10 right format to take cricket to Olympics: Virender Sehwag | Cricket News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/t10-best-format-to-represent-cricket-at-olympics-shahid-afridi-1.1571057103990|title=T10 best format to represent cricket at Olympics: Shahid Afridi|website=gulfnews.com}}</ref> In June 2022, [[Cricket West Indies]] became the first [[Full Member (cricket)|full-member]] cricket board to start a T10 competition, which is called [[The 6ixty]].<ref name=":1" /> Later that year, [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] and [[Zimbabwe Cricket]] announced plans to start their own T10 competitions in 2023.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-11-21 |title=SLC to launch its own T10 league in June 2023 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/35073488/slc-launch-own-t10-league-june-2023 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=ZC to launch six-team T10 tournament in March 2023 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/zimbabwe-cricket-launches-six-team-t10-tournament-in-march-2023-1348496 |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Rules==
* A bowler can bowl a maximum of two overs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-22 |title=T10 cricket rules and format: The Abu Dhabi T10 explained {{!}} Abu Dhabi T10 |url=https://ttensports.com/how-the-t10-game-is-played/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* The [[powerplay (cricket)|powerplay]] (a period of the game during which additional fielding restrictions are in effect) in each innings lasts three overs.
** In some T10 competitions, the third powerplay over is a "floating" powerplay which can be "activated" by the batting team during any of the overs after the first two of the innings.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />
* Ties are broken by playing a [[Super Over]]. (If the tie persists, more Super Overs may be played until there is a winner at the end of one of the Super Overs).<ref name=":0" />

==T10 leagues==
In 2019, the [[Caribbean Premier League]] featured two exhibition women's T10 cricket matches, each played before two of the knockout matches.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CPL to host women's T10 matches in Trinidad|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1365719|access-date=3 December 2021|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en}}</ref>

In May 2020, [[Cricket West Indies]] announced that the first edition of the Vincy Premier T10 League would start on 22 May 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29172861/vincy-premier-t10-league-begin-22-caribbean- |title=Vincy Premier T10 League to begin on May 22 in the Caribbean |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref> but was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The Vanuatu T10 Blast started one day earlier in [[Port Vila]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/events/vanuatu-t10-blast/vanuatu-t10-blast-tournament-guide/ |title=Vanuatu T10 Blast: Tournament Guide! |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref> In June 2020, [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] (SLC) announced the commencement of the first edition of the PDC T10 League.<ref>{{cite web|title=PDC T10 League|url=https://www.crickethighlights.cricket/series/pdc-t10-league/|access-date=21 June 2020|work=Cricket Highlights}}</ref> A number of other minor T10 leagues have been started, such as the Cricket Fiji Vakataukata T10 League<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 September 2020|title=T10 excitement continues in Fiji|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/t10-excitement-continues-in-fiji/|access-date=2 September 2020|website=Emerging Cricket|language=en-GB}}</ref> and the Malaysia T10 Bash.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 August 2020|title=Malaysia T10 Bash to get underway on August 7th|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/malaysia-t10-bash-to-get-underway-on-august-7th/|access-date=2 September 2020|website=Emerging Cricket|language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Abu Dhabi T10 League===

The [[T10 League|Abu Dhabi T10 league]] is a T10 league played in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. It was approved by the ICC.<ref>{{cite web |title=T10 league approval |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/t10-league-gets-international-cricket-council-icc-sanction-5296503/ |website=Indian express}}</ref> The first edition was won by the Kerala Kings.<ref>{{cite web |title=T10 league 2017 final scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18522/scorecard/1129303/kerala-kings-vs-punjabi-legends-final-t10-league-2017-18 |website=Espn Cricinfo}}</ref> In the second edition, the Pakhtoons were defeated by the Northern Warriors.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 T10 league final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18522/game/1163334/pakhtoons-vs-northern-warriors-final-t10-league-2018-19 |website=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In 2019 the Maratha Arabians beat the Deccan Gladiators to win the third edition.<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 T10 league final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18522/game/1204605/deccan-gladiators-vs-maratha-arabians-final-abu-dhabi-t10-2019-20 |website=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In 2020, the league hired former ICC Chief Executive [[Haroon Lorgat]] in part to help globalize the T10 format.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abu Dhabi T10 hires former ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30108138/t10-league-hires-former-icc-chief-executive-haroon-lorgat|access-date=14 October 2020|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref>

The league has seen significant year-on-year growth in viewership and economic value, with the [[2021–22 Abu Dhabi T10|2021-2022 edition]] of the tournament having reached 342 million viewers through television and digital streaming, and the league's economic impact now being valued at USD $621.2 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Ebini |date=2022-06-16 |title=2022 ABU DHABI T10 CONFIRMED FOR 23 NOVEMBER - 4 DECEMBER |url=https://www.abudhabicricket.ae/2022-abu-dhabi-t10-confirmed-for-23-november-4-december/ |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Abu Dhabi Cricket {{!}} ADC |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Qatar T10 League===
The [[Qatar T10 League]] was founded in [[Doha]] and has six teams.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qatar t10 formation |url=https://gulf-times.com/story/647878 |website=Gulf Times}}</ref> [[Shahid Afridi]] became the league's brand ambassador.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shahid Afrid ambassador |url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/shahid-afridi-to-headline-qatar-t10-starting-this-saturday/ |website=Emerging Cricketer}}</ref> The league had 24 international cricket players, 12 players from associate countries and [[Qatar national cricket team]] players. In the first edition, the Falcon Hunters were victorious, beating the Swift Gallopers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qatar 2019 final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19674/game/1208561/falcon-hunters-vs-swift-gallopers-final-qatar-t10-league-2019-20 |website=Espn cricinfo}}</ref> All of the matches were hosted at the [[West End Park International Cricket Stadium|Asian Town International Cricket Stadium]] [[Doha]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Matches being hosted |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/111058/qca-announces-start-of-international-qatar-t10-league |website=Cricbuzz}}</ref> In December 2019, the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] opened an anti-corruption investigation after fixers were caught.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qatar T10 investigated |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28319225/icc-opens-anti-corruption-investigations-fixers-intercepted-qatar-t10-league |website=Espn cricinfo}}</ref>

===European Cricket League===
The [[European Cricket League]] (ECL) is a T10 league featuring 30 domestic champions from countries across Europe.

=== The 6ixty ===
[[The 6ixty]] is a T10 league organized by [[Cricket West Indies]] and the [[Caribbean Premier League]] that is scheduled to be played four times a year, starting with a five-day men's and women's tournament in August 2022.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=CPL to launch inaugural T10 tournament 'The 6ixty' in August |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cpl-to-launch-inaugural-t10-tournament-the-6ixty-in-august-1320902 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> A number of significant changes are made to the usual rules of T10 cricket:

* Teams are [[All out (cricket)|all out]] (i.e. they can't bat anymore) upon losing 6 [[Wicket (out)|wickets]], rather than 10.
* The first 5 overs of each innings will all be bowled from one end of the [[Pitch (cricket)|pitch]], with the other 5 overs bowled from the other end.
* Fielding teams must bowl the 10 overs of an innings within 45 minutes, or they lose a fielder during the final over.
* The batting team can 'unlock' a third powerplay over by hitting two sixes in the initial two powerplay overs.

=== Lanka T10 League ===
The Lanka T10 league will be organised by [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] (in partnership with the [[Abu Dhabi T10]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayyagari |first=Saketh |date=2022-11-27 |title='5 leagues across the globe': How Abu Dhabi T10 COO plans to conquer the world |url=https://thebridge.in/sports-market/5-t10-leagues-across-globe-abu-dhabi-coo-plans-37509 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref> and take place annually in [[Sri Lanka]]. It will have a men's edition featuring six men's teams and a women's edition featuring four women's teams.<ref name=":2" />

=== Africa T10 ===
[[Cricket Kenya]] will start a T10 league in 2023 called Africa T10. Similar to the [[Abu Dhabi T10]], teams will be able to have 9 overseas (non-Kenyan) players, with one of them required to be from an African country and one from an Associate member nation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Rajeev |date=2022-11-22 |title=Cricket Kenya announces Africa T10 League |url=https://www.cricnepal.com/cricket-kenya-announces-africa-t10-league |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=cricnepal.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Zim Afro T10 ===
[[Zimbabwe Cricket]] is going to start a franchise-based T10 league, with its inaugural season starting on 29 March, 2023.<ref name=":3" />

== Differences from other cricket formats ==
T10 cricket is notably shorter than other cricket formats; the shortest format of cricket played at the international level is [[T20 cricket]], in which games are 20 overs per side and last approximately 3 hours. Because of its relative shortness, there is a greater emphasis on fast scoring and hitting [[Boundary (cricket)|boundaries]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=T10 cricket: Does cricket's shortest format have an international future? |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/11179681/t10-cricket-does-crickets-shortest-format-have-an-international-future |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-22 |title=T10 cricket rules and format: The Abu Dhabi T10 explained {{!}} Abu Dhabi T10 |url=https://ttensports.com/how-the-t10-game-is-played/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Reactions ==
There have been various positive and negative reactions to T10 cricket, all largely pertaining to the shortness of the format.

=== Support ===

* Many [[Associate member of the International Cricket Council|Associate members of the International Cricket Council]] have argued in favor of T10 cricket becoming an additional international format of cricket and being played at the Olympics, as they believe that the shorter format is more appealing to new fans, and makes it possible to play more games in a day in a single stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavalette |first=Tristan |title=Support Strengthens For A 16-Team Cricket World Cup While The T10 Format Gains Steam |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tristanlavalette/2021/04/28/support-strengthens-for-a-16-team-cricket-world-cup-while-the-t10-format-gains-steam/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
* The possibility of completing competitions in a shorter period of time with the T10 format may enable it to be played in more venues,<ref>{{Cite web |title='An opportunity that can't be missed' - Morgan wants youngsters to play as much franchise cricket as possible |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/abu-dhabi-t10-an-opportunity-not-to-be-missed-eoin-morgan-wants-youngsters-to-play-more-franchise-cricket-1291732 |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> as well as potentially making it more attractive to top-tier cricket players.<ref name=":1" />
* The approximately 90-minute duration of the T10 format may make it a good competitor against other sports of similar time durations, such as [[association football]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Lavalette |first=Tristan |title=Why The Short And Sharp T10 Cricket Format Can ‘Rival’ Soccer |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tristanlavalette/2022/12/28/why-the-short-and-sharp-t10-cricket-format-can-rival-soccer/ |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
* Some batters have said that T10 cricket will help batters score more runs in longer formats,<ref>{{Cite web |title=New and improved Pooran revels in T10 freedom |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/new-and-improved-nicholas-pooran-revels-in-t10-freedom-1167459 |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Liam Livingstone: T10 is most instinctive format and will improve T20 cricket |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/liam-livingstone-t10-is-most-instinctive-format-and-will-improve-t20-cricket-1.84067539 |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref> while some bowlers have said that the increased pressure on bowlers in T10 will help them play better in longer formats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=T10 tough format for bowlers, margin of error is minimal, says Mohammad Amir |url=https://www.sify.com/sports/t10-tough-format-for-bowlers-margin-of-error-is-minimal-says-mohammad-amir-news-cricket-vlzn5fhaegieg.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126040702/https://www.sify.com/sports/t10-tough-format-for-bowlers-margin-of-error-is-minimal-says-mohammad-amir-news-cricket-vlzn5fhaegieg.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 November 2021 |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Sify |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=T10 Format Could Be Utilized To Promote Cricket Globally Deccan Gladiators David Wiese :Sportslumo |url=https://sportslumo.com/cricket/t10-format-could-be-utilized-to-promote-cricket-globally-deccan-gladiators-david-wiese/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=sportslumo.com}}</ref>

=== Criticism ===
* The shorter format has meant that some players have simply not been able to bat or bowl in some matches within the first few years of T10 matches being played.<ref>{{Cite web|editor=Arjun Bhardwaj|date=18 December 2017|title=Why the T10 League is Detrimental to Cricket|url=https://lastwordoncricket.com/2017/12/18/t10-league-detrimental-cricket/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Last Word on Cricket|language=en-US}}</ref> Such a thing has only occurred in more than a hundred years of [[Test cricket]] (when also excluding players who didn't take any catches) 14 times.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ask Steven: Didn't bat, didn't bowl, didn't catch- but we won!|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24501710/bat-bowl-catch-won|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref>
* Bowlers have argued that they would have no role in the game, since they only can bowl a maximum of two overs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=T10 cricket League hits pessimists for a six {{!}} Abu Dhabi T10|url=https://ttensports.com/t10-cricket-league-hits-pessimists-for-a-six/|access-date=9 September 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> Others counter that bowlers have been able to perform in T10 matches.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maratha Arabians prove T10 is a bowlers' format too|url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/maratha-arabians-prove-t10-is-a-bowlers-format-too-1.60608832|access-date=9 September 2020|website=gulfnews.com|language=en}}</ref>
* In two years of games from the T10 League, the team batting second won the game 70.2% of the time, meaning that teams gained a significant advantage by winning the [[Coin toss (cricket)|coin toss]] at the start of the game.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How the toss is swaying fortunes in T10 cricket|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/how-the-toss-is-swaying-fortunes-in-t10-cricket-1206799|access-date=7 September 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> By contrast, chasing teams only won 54.7% of all [[Twenty20|T20]] matches (excluding games with no winner) in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why are teams choosing to chase more often in T20?|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tim-wigmore-on-how-batting-second-has-become-more-fruitful-and-more-popular-1079598|access-date=7 September 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
* The leagues themselves have been questioned for not adequately preparing for or setting up games. One instance where this was argued was when a T10 League match was abandoned due to the officials not having the [[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|DLS rules]] on hand, as well as when two games ended without any attempt at a tiebreaker such as a [[Super Over]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 November 2019|title=Farcical end to rainy day at Abu Dhabi T10|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28126503/farcical-end-rainy-day-abu-dhabi-t10|access-date=9 September 2020|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref>
* There are allegations and concerns around corruption taking place in T10 competitions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abu Dhabi T10 Denies Match-Fixing Reports; Says News |url=https://www.india.com/sports/abu-dhabi-t10-denies-match-fixing-reports-says-we-have-no-cause-of-concern-so-far-5842982/ |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref>
* There are concerns that adding an additional format of cricket alongside the three current international formats could reduce the long-term value of the existing [[T20 leagues]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=T10 format could be vehicle for cricket's return to Olympics, as ICC steps up interest |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t10-format-could-be-vehicle-for-cricket-s-return-to-olympics-as-icc-steps-up-interest-1259991 |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> as well as squeezing out some of the other three formats.<ref name=":4" />

==See also==
*[[T20 cricket]], the shortest international format of cricket

==References==
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