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[[File:England vs Sri Lanka.jpg|thumb|400px|A Twenty20 International between [[England cricket team|England]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in June 2006 in [[Southampton Cricket Ground]].]]
A '''Twenty20 International''' ('''T20I''') is a form of [[cricket]], played between two of the international members of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty [[Over (cricket)|overs]]. The matches have top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of [[Twenty20]] cricket. Starting from the format's inception in 2005, T20I status only applied to [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full members|Full Members]] and some [[List of International Cricket Council members#Associate Members with T20I status|Associate Member]] teams. However, in April 2018, the ICC announced that it would grant T20I status to all its 105 members from 1 January 2019.

The shortened format was initially introduced to bolster crowds for the domestic game, and was not intended to be played internationally, but the first Twenty20 International took place on 17 February 2005 when [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] defeated [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]], and the first tournament was played two years later, with the introduction of the [[ICC T20 World Cup]]. In 2016, for the first time in a calendar year, more Twenty20 International matches (100) were played than [[One Day International|ODI]] matches (99).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2016/content/story/1075114.html|title=More results, more Rohit Sharma 2452 runs, and more T20Is than ODIs|date=3 January 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> As of November 2021, 90 nations feature in ICC T20I team rankings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/t20i |title=Men's T20I Team Rankings |website=icc-cricket.com |access-date=2022-09-16}}</ref>

Twenty20 International format also sees one mandatory [[Powerplay (cricket)|powerplay]] taken in the first six overs. This shorter format of the game makes reaching the traditional milestones of scoring a century or taking five wickets in an innings more difficult, and few players have achieved these. The highest individual score in a Twenty20 International is 172, made by Australia's [[Aaron Finch]] against Zimbabwe in 2018, while Nigeria's [[Peter Aho]] has the best bowling figures of 6/5 against Sierra Leone in October 2021.

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==Origins==
Cricket itself was probably first played in England in the [[Late Middle Ages]], but it did not rise to prominence until the eighteenth century. A set of [[Laws of cricket|laws]] were drawn up in 1744, and the game achieved a level of relative standardisation by the late nineteenth century.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Social History of English Cricket |last=Birley |first=Derek |author-link=Derek Birley |year=2003 |orig-year=1999 |publisher=Aurum Press |isbn=1-85410-941-3 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/socialhistoryofe0000birl/page/3 3–107] |url=https://archive.org/details/socialhistoryofe0000birl/page/3 }}</ref> [[One-day cricket]] was trialled in 1962, and the first domestic tournament played the following year,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/510124.html |title=The low-key birth of one-day cricket |last=Williamson |first=Martin |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=9 April 2011 |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> and in 1971, England and Australia contested the first [[One Day International]]. The match consisted of one innings for each side, with 40 eight-[[Delivery (cricket)|ball]] [[Over (cricket)|overs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/464234.html |title=The birth of the one-day international |last=Williamson |first=Martin |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=3 February 2015|date=22 June 2010 }}</ref>

In the 1990s, a number of countries were exploring the possibility of a shorter game still: in New Zealand, [[Martin Crowe]] developed [[Short form cricket#Cricket Max|Cricket Max]], in which each team bats for 10 eight-ball overs,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/67577.html |title=Cricket Max – The Game Invented By Martin Crowe |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=2 February 1996 |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> while in Australia they considered an eight-a-side contest they dubbed "Super 8s". At the same time, the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) conducted consumer research, and proposed the idea of a 20 overs-per-side contest, which would last for about three hours.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/england-archive/icc-world-twenty20-2009/history/ |title=History of Twenty20 cricket |publisher=[[England and Wales Cricket Board]] |access-date=3 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203150110/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/england-archive/icc-world-twenty20-2009/history/ |archive-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The first match was played in 2003 between [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] and [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]].{{cn|date=July 2020}}

==History==
The first Twenty20 International match between two men's sides was played on 17 February 2005, involving [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]. ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]'' reported that "neither side took the game especially seriously",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/288833.html |title=New Zealand v Australia |last=Ramsay |first=Andrew |year=2006 |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> and it was noted by ''[[ESPNcricinfo]]'' that but for a large score for [[Ricky Ponting]], "the concept would have shuddered".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/144657.html |title=Saved by Private Ricky |last=English |first=Peter |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=18 February 2005 |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> However, Ponting himself said "if it does become an international game then I'm sure the novelty won't be there all the time".<ref name="RP-quote">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149574.html |title=South Africa's Superman |access-date=17 February 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=17 May 2006 }}</ref>

Two further matches were played that year; [[England cricket team|England]] beat Australia in June, and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] were defeated by New Zealand in October.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3;id=2005;type=year |title=Records / 2005 / Twenty20 Internationals / Match results |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> Early the following year, a contest between New Zealand and the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] finished as the first [[List of tied Twenty20 Internationals|tied match]], and a tiebreak was played for the first time in men's international cricket: the two sides took part in a [[bowl-out]] to determine a winner; New Zealand won 3–0.<ref name="tiebreak">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-europe.org/newsdetails.php?newsId=7527_1230249600 |title=WI beat NZ in historical tiebreaker |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |date=26 December 2008 |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref>

The game had initially been developed to boost the interest in domestic cricket, and to aid this the international teams were only allowed to host three T20Is each year. The cricket manager for the ICC, [[Dave Richardson (South African cricketer)|David Richardson]], also commented that "Part of the success of Twenty20 cricket is making sure it can coexist with Test cricket and one-dayers."<ref name="plenty">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/286573.html |title=Is twenty plenty? |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=24 March 2007 |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> Despite this, the first international tournament was held in 2007 in South Africa; the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]].<ref name="plenty"/> That tournament was won by [[India national cricket team|India]], who defeated their close rivals [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in the final. Writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'', Dilip Premachandran suggested that the competition's success meant that "the format is here to stay".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/sep/26/cricket.worldtwenty202007 |title=Great win, but easy on the chest-thumping |last=Premachandran |first=Dileep |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=26 September 2007 |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The next tournament was scheduled for 2009, and it was decided that they would take place [[wikt:biannual|biannually]] (more frequently than the 50 over [[Cricket World Cup]], which occurs once every four years).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-europe.org/tournaments/global_tour.php |title=Global Tournaments |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> In the opening match of the 2007 World Twenty20, [[Chris Gayle]] scored the first [[List of centuries in Twenty20 International cricket|century in a T20I]], the achievement being reached in the twentieth match of the format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/310526.html |title=Gayle and Gibbs run riot |last1=Gopalakrishna |first1=HR |last2=Vaghese |first2=Mathew |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=11 September 2007 |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

The 500th T20I match was contested between [[Irish cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16|Ireland and the United Arab Emirates]] at the [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Sheikh Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] on 16 February 2016.<ref name="500matches">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/500-t20-internationals-most-runs-wickets-sixes-hat-tricks-catches-mathes-afridi-finch-mendis/2016-02-17 |title=(500) games of T20I cricket |access-date=18 February 2016 |work=cricket.com.au}}</ref>

ICC decided to use [[Umpire Decision Review System]] (DRS) in Twenty20 Internationals from the end of September 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/18629591/uniform-drs-likely-october|title=Uniform DRS likely from October|date=6 February 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-icc-takes-a-huge-decision-which-may-slow-down-t20s-2312355|title=ICC takes a huge decision which may slow down T20s|date=4 February 2017|website=DNA India}}</ref> with its first use in the [[Australian cricket team in India in 2017–18|India-Australia T20I series]] in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20950249/australia-denied-advantage-new-rules|title=Australia denied advantage of new rules|date=8 October 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Current international rankings==
[[File:International_Cricket_Council_members_(by_status)_2017.svg|thumb|300x300px|Current ICC members by membership status: {{Color box|#ff0000|border=pink}} Full members (12) 
{{Color box|#ff6600|border=darkpink}} Associate members with [[One Day International|ODI]] status (8) 
{{Color box|#ff9900|border=darkpink}} Associate members (85) 
{{Color box|#333333|border=darkpink}} Former members (4) 
{{Color box|silver|border=darkpink}} Non-members]]
{{ICC T20I Championship rankings}}

==Teams with T20I status==
===Permanent T20I status===

Prior to 2019, permanent T20I status was limited to the [[Test cricket|Test-playing]] nations (the full members of the ICC), which included 12 teams after the promotion of Afghanistan and Ireland to full member status in 2017. In April 2018, the ICC announced that it would grant T20I status to all of its [[List of International Cricket Council members|105 members]] from 1 January 2019.<ref name="status">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322 |title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="104to18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23324980/t20s-all-icc-members-international-status|title=T20s between all ICC members to have international status|date=26 April 2018|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=T20s between all ICC members to have international status|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23324980/t20s-all-icc-members-international-status|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=27 April 2018|access-date=26 February 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116163436/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23324980/t20s-all-icc-members-international-status|archive-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> Nations that have played T20I cricket are listed below, with the date of their first T20I after gaining permanent T20I status shown in brackets (some of these nations had previously played T20Is with [[#Temporary T20I status|temporary status]]):

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
# {{cr|AUS}} ([[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2004–05|17 February 2005]])
# {{cr|NZ}} ([[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2004–05|17 February 2005]])
# {{cr|ENG}} ([[Australian cricket team in England in 2005|13 June 2005]])
# {{cr|SA}} ([[New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06|21 October 2005]])
# {{cr|WIN}} ([[West Indies cricket team in New Zealand in 2005–06|16 February 2006]])
# {{cr|SL}} ([[Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2006|15 June 2006]])
# {{cr|PAK}} ([[Pakistani cricket team in England in 2006|28 August 2006]])
# {{cr|BAN}} ([[Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2006–07|28 November 2006]])
# {{cr|ZIM}} ([[Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2006–07|28 November 2006]])
# {{cr|IND}} ([[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2006–07|1 December 2006]])
# {{cr|AFG|2013}} ([[Zimbabwean cricket team against Afghanistan in the UAE in 2017–18|5 February 2018]])
# {{cr|IRE}} ([[2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series|12 June 2018]])
# {{cr|BHR}} ([[2019 ACC Western Region T20|20 January 2019]])
# {{cr|KUW}} ([[2019 ACC Western Region T20|20 January 2019]])
# {{cr|MDV}} ([[2019 ACC Western Region T20|20 January 2019]])
# {{cr|SAU}} ([[2019 ACC Western Region T20|20 January 2019]])
# {{cr|QAT}} ([[2019 ACC Western Region T20|21 January 2019]])
# {{cr|NEP}} ([[Nepalese cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2018–19|31 January 2019]])
# {{cr|UAE}} ([[Nepalese cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2018–19|31 January 2019]])
# {{cr|NED}} ([[2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series|13 February 2019]])
# {{cr|OMA}} ([[2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series|13 February 2019]])
# {{cr|SCO}} ([[2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series|13 February 2019]])
# {{cr|USA}} ([[United States cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2018–19|15 March 2019]])
# {{cr|PNG}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier|22 March 2019]])
# {{cr|PHI}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier|22 March 2019]])
# {{cr|VAN}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier|22 March 2019]])
# {{cr|MLT}} ([[2019 Spain Triangular T20I Series|29 March 2019]])
# {{cr|ESP}} ([[2019 Spain Triangular T20I Series|29 March 2019]])
# {{cr|BLZ}} ([[2019 Central American Cricket Championship|25 April 2019]])
# {{cr|CRC}} ([[2019 Central American Cricket Championship|25 April 2019]])
# {{cr|MEX}} ([[2019 Central American Cricket Championship|25 April 2019]])
# {{cr|PAN}} ([[2019 Central American Cricket Championship|25 April 2019]])
# {{cr|BEL}} ([[German cricket team in Belgium in 2019|11 May 2019]])
# {{cr|GER}} ([[German cricket team in Belgium in 2019|11 May 2019]])
# {{cr|BOT}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier|20 May 2019]])
# {{cr|GHA}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier|20 May 2019]])
# {{cr|KEN}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier|20 May 2019]])
# {{cr|NAM}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier|20 May 2019]])
# {{cr|NGA}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier|20 May 2019]])
# {{cr|UGA}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier|20 May 2019]])
# {{cr|ITA}} ([[German cricket team against Italy in the Netherlands in 2019|25 May 2019]])
# {{cr|GUE}} ([[2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup|31 May 2019]])
# {{cr|JER}} ([[2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup|31 May 2019]])
# {{cr|NOR}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier|15 June 2019]])
# {{cr|DEN}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier|16 June 2019]])
# {{cr|MAS}} ([[2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series|24 June 2019]])
# {{cr|THA}} ([[2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series|24 June 2019]])
# {{cr|SAM}} ([[Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|8 July 2019]])
# {{cr|FIN}} ([[Finnish cricket team in Denmark in 2019|13 July 2019]])
# {{cr|SIN}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier|22 July 2019]])
# {{cr|BER}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier|18 August 2019]])
# {{cr|CAN}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier|18 August 2019]])
# {{cr|CAY}} ([[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier|18 August 2019]])
# {{cr|AUT}} ([[2019 Romania T20 Cup|29 August 2019]])
# {{cr|LUX}} ([[2019 Romania T20 Cup|29 August 2019]])
# {{cr|ROM}} ([[2019 Romania T20 Cup|29 August 2019]])
# {{cr|TUR}} ([[2019 Romania T20 Cup|29 August 2019]])
# {{cr|CZE}} ([[2019 Romania T20 Cup|30 August 2019]])
# {{cr|ARG}} ([[2019 South American Cricket Championship – Men's tournament|3 October 2019]])
# {{cr|BRA}} ([[2019 South American Cricket Championship – Men's tournament|3 October 2019]])
# {{cr|CHI}} ([[2019 South American Cricket Championship – Men's tournament|3 October 2019]])
# {{cr|PER}} ([[2019 South American Cricket Championship – Men's tournament|3 October 2019]])
# {{cr|HK}} ([[2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series|5 October 2019]])
# {{cr|BUL}} ([[2019 Hellenic Premier League|14 October 2019]])
# {{cr|SRB}} ([[2019 Hellenic Premier League|14 October 2019]])
# {{cr|GRE}} ([[2019 Hellenic Premier League|15 October 2019]])
# {{cr|POR}} ([[2019 Iberia Cup|25 October 2019]])
# {{cr|GIB}} ([[2019 Iberia Cup|26 October 2019]])
# {{cr|MWI}} ([[2019 T20 Kwacha Cup#Men's series|6 November 2019]])
# {{cr|MOZ}} ([[2019 T20 Kwacha Cup#Men's series|6 November 2019]])
# {{cr|BHU}} ([[Cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games – Men's tournament|5 December 2019]])
# {{cr|IRN}} ([[2020 Asia Cup Qualifier|23 February 2020]])
# {{cr|IOM}} ([[Isle of Man cricket team in Guernsey in 2020|21 August 2020]])
# {{cr|FRA}} ([[2021 Germany Tri-Nation Series|5 August 2021]])
# {{cr|SWE}} ([[Swedish cricket team in Denmark in 2021|14 August 2021]])
# {{cr|RWA}} ([[Ghanaian cricket team in Rwanda in 2021|18 August 2021]])
# {{cr|HUN}} ([[2021 Continental Cup (cricket)|2 September 2021]])
# {{cr|CYP}} ([[2021 Cyprus T20I Cup|5 October 2021]])
# {{cr|EST}} ([[2021 Cyprus T20I Cup|5 October 2021]])
# {{cr|ESW}} ([[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier|16 October 2021]])
# {{cr|LES}} ([[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier|16 October 2021]])
# {{cr|SEY}} ([[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Group A|16 October 2021]])
# {{cr|SLE}} ([[Sierra Leonean cricket team in Nigeria in 2021–22|19 October 2021]])
# {{cr|SUI}} ([[2021 Valletta Cup|22 October 2021]])
# {{cr|TAN}} ([[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier|2 November 2021]])
# {{cr|CMR}} ([[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier|3 November 2021]])
# {{cr|BAH}} ([[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier|7 November 2021]])
# {{cr|ISR}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#Qualifer C|28 June 2022]])
# {{cr|CRO}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#Qualifier A|13 July 2022]])
# {{cr|SVN}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#Qualifer B|25 July 2022]])
# {{cr|COK}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier#Qualifer A|9 September 2022]])
# {{cr|FIJ}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier#Qualifer A|9 September 2022]])
# {{cr|IDN}} ([[Indonesian cricket team in Japan in 2022–23|9 October 2022]])
# {{cr|JPN}} ([[Indonesian cricket team in Japan in 2022–23|9 October 2022]])
# {{cr|KOR}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier#Qualifer B|15 October 2022]])
# {{cr|MLI}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Qualifer A|17 November 2022]])
# {{cr|Saint Helena}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Qualifer A|17 November 2022]])
# {{cr|GAM}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Qualifer B|1 December 2022]])
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===Temporary T20I status===
Between 2005 and 2018, the ICC granted temporary [[One Day International|ODI]] and T20I status to a selection of other teams (known as [[List of International Cricket Council members#Top Associate Members|Associate members]]). Teams earned this temporary status for a period of four years based on their performance in the quadrennial [[ICC World Cricket League]] – or, more specifically, based on the top six finishing positions at the [[ICC World Cup Qualifier]], which is the final event of the World Cricket League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/756175.html|title=Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status|date=28 June 2014|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> Teams could also earn this status by qualifying for the [[ICC T20 World Cup]].

Twelve nations held this temporary T20I status before being promoted to T20I status or relegated after underperforming at the World Cup Qualifier or World Twenty20 Qualifier:
* {{cr|KEN}} (from [[2007 Kenya Twenty20 Quadrangular|1 September 2007]], until [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|30 January 2014]])
* {{cr|SCO}} (from [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|12 September 2007]], until [[2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series|20 June 2018]])
* {{cr|IRE}} (from [[2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2 August 2008]], until [[Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2016–17|12 March 2017]])
* {{cr|NED}} (from [[2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2 August 2008]], until [[2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series|29 July 2018]])
* {{cr|CAN}} (from [[2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2 August 2008]], until [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|28 January 2014]])
* {{cr|BER}} (from [[2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|3 August 2008]], until [[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|8 April 2009]])
* {{cr|AFG|2013}} (from [[2010 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Sri Lanka|1 February 2010]], until [[Afghan cricket team in the West Indies in 2017|5 June 2017]])
* {{cr|NEP}} (from [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|16 March 2014]], until [[2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series|29 July 2018]])
* {{cr|HK}} (from [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|16 March 2014]], until [[2017 Desert T20 Challenge|18 January 2017]])
* {{cr|UAE}} (from [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|17 March 2014]], until [[Australian cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2018–19|22 October 2018]])
* {{cr|PNG}} (from [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|13 July 2015]], until [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|17 March 2018]])
* {{cr|OMA}} (from [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|25 July 2015]], until [[2017 Desert T20 Challenge|19 January 2017]])

The ICC has also given special T20I status to the [[World XI (cricket)|ICC World XI]] team for:
*The [[2017 Independence Cup (cricket)|2017 Independence Cup]], a three match series versus Pakistan national team to help revive international cricket in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|title=ICC confirms plans for World XI tour to Pakistan for three-game T20 series in September|url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/icc-confirms-plans-for-world-xi-tour-to-pakistan-for-three-game-t20-series-in-september-3740629.html|publisher=Firstpost|date=24 June 2017|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
*The [[Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge]], a one-off match against West Indies on 31 May 2018, to raise funds for stadiums damaged by [[Hurricane Irma]] and [[Hurricane Maria]] in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22429703/west-indies-rest-world-xi-play-fundraising-t20i |title=West Indies, Rest of the World XI to play fundraising T20I |access-date=21 April 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=14 February 2018 }}</ref>

==Cricket at international multi-sport events==
[[File:Mendis_bowling.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Ajantha Mendis]] was the first player to take six wickets in a T20I]]
Cricket was played as part of the [[Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Summer Olympics]], when England and France contested a two-day match.<ref name="isoh">{{cite journal |last=Buchanan |first=Ian |year=1993 |title=Cricket at the 1900 Games |journal=Journal of Olympic History |volume=1 |issue=2 |page=4 |publisher=[[International Society of Olympic Historians]] |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv1n2/JOHv1n2c.pdf |editor1-first=Bill |editor1-last=Mallon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907211250/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv1n2/JOHv1n2c.pdf |archive-date=7 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1998, [[Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|cricket was played as part of the Commonwealth Games]], on this occasion in the 50-over format. There was some talk about Twenty20 cricket being part of the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], which were held in [[Delhi]], but at the time the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI), were not in favour of the short format of the game, and it was not included.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/234191.html |title=Cricket unlikely at 2010 Games |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=23 January 2006 |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

Cricket was played in [[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Asian Games]] in Guangzhou, China<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/485152.html|title=Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and [[Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Asian Games]] in Incheon, South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/777895.html|title=Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> India skipped both times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/766247.html|title=India to skip Asian Games again|date=1 August 2014|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> There was further calls for subsequent Commonwealth Games and [[Olympic Games]]. The [[Commonwealth Games Federation]] asked the ICC to participate in the [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014]] and [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], but the ICC turned down the invitation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/sport-games-cricket-idINKBN0FT0KW20140724 |title=ICC rejects 2018 offer, cricket stays out of Commonwealth Games |publisher=Reuters |date=24 July 2014 |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> In 2010, the [[International Olympic Committee]] recognised the [[International Cricket Council]] as a governing body that complied to the requirements of the [[Olympic charter]] which in turn meant that cricket could apply to be included in the Olympic Games,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/447930.html |title=Cricket gets Olympic approval |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=12 February 2010 |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> but in 2013 the ICC announced that it had no intentions to make such an application, primarily due to opposition from the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India| BCCI]]. ''[[ESPNcricinfo]]'' suggested that the opposition might be based on the possible loss of income.{{cn|date=July 2020}} In April 2016, ICC chief executive David Richardson said that Twenty20 cricket can have a chance of getting in for the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Games]], but there must be collective support shown by the ICC's membership base, in particular from BCCI, in order for there to be a chance of inclusion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/994995.html|title=ICC's Richardson wants more teams in World T20|date=3 April 2016|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Statistics==
{{main|List of Twenty20 International records}}
{{main|List of centuries in Twenty20 International cricket}}
{{main|List of five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International cricket}}
[[File:Virat Kohli portrait.jpg|thumb|[[Virat Kohli]] is the highest run scorer in the history of T20 internationals with 4008 runs.]]
[[File:Rohit Sharma November 2016 (cropped).jpg|thumb|234x234px|[[Rohit Sharma]] is the only player to score [[List of centuries in Twenty20 International cricket|4 T20I Tons]]]]
The highest team total in a T20I was made by [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] versus [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] when they scored 278/3.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283218.html |title=Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Team records / Highest innings totals |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283283.html |title=Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Team records / Largest margin of victory (by runs) |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> The lowest total was recorded in 2019, when [[Czech Republic national cricket team|Czech Republic]] bowled out [[Turkey national cricket team|Turkey]] for just 21 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283172.html |title=Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Team records / Lowest innings totals |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> The highest successful chase was made in February 2018, when Australia scored 245 runs to overhaul New Zealand's target and win the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?batting_fielding_first=2;class=3;filter=advanced;innings_number=2;orderby=team_score;result=1;template=results;type=team;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Team records |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>

{{As of|2022|11|29|post=,}} [[Virat Kohli ]] has scored the most runs in the format with 4,008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/records/content/records/282827.html |title=Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in career |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> [[Aaron Finch]] has made the highest individual score in T20Is, with his innings of 172 against Zimbabwe in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/records/content/records/284262.html |title=Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in an innings |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> Sri Lankan bowler [[Lasith Malinga]] holds the records for the most wickets, having taken 107 wickets in 84 matches,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283194.html |title=Records / Twenty20 Internatioոals / Bowling records / Most wickets in career |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> whilst India's [[Deepak Chahar]] recorded the best bowling figures when he took 6 wickets for 7 runs against Bangladesh in November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283973.html |title=Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Best figures in an innings |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of International Cricket Council members]]
* [[Women's Twenty20 International]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

{{Forms of cricket}}
{{International cricket}}

[[Category:Twenty20 International cricket|*]]
[[Category:Twenty20 International cricket competitions|*]]

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	[[File:England vs Sri Lanka.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|A Twenty20 International between [[England cricket team\|England]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team\|Sri Lanka]] in June 2006 in [[Southampton ~~Cricket Ground~~]].]]		[[File:England vs Sri Lanka.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|A Twenty20 International between [[England cricket team\|England]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team\|Sri Lanka]] in June 2006 at [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)\|The Rose Bowl (Southampton)]].]]
	A '''Twenty20 International''' ('''T20I''') is a form of [[cricket]], played between ~~two of the~~ international members of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC), ~~in which~~ each team faces a maximum of twenty [[Over (cricket)\|overs]]. ~~The~~ matches ~~have~~ top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of [[Twenty20]] cricket. Starting from the format's inception in 2005, T20I status only applied to [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full members\|Full Members]] and some [[List of International Cricket Council members#Associate Members with T20I status\|Associate Member]] teams. However, in April 2018, the ICC announced that it would grant T20I status to all its 105 members from 1 January 2019.		A '''Twenty20 International''' ('''T20I''') is a form of [[cricket]], played between international members of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC), where each team faces a maximum of twenty [[Over (cricket)\|overs]]. These matches hold top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of [[Twenty20]] cricket. Starting from the format's inception in 2005, T20I status only applied to [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full members\|Full Members]] and some [[List of International Cricket Council members#Associate Members with T20I status\|Associate Member]] teams. However, in April 2018, the ICC announced that it would grant T20I status to all its 105 members from 1 January 2019.

	The shortened format was initially introduced to bolster crowds for the domestic game, and was not intended to be played internationally, but the first Twenty20 International took place on 17 February 2005 when [[Australia national cricket team\|Australia]] defeated [[New Zealand national cricket team\|New Zealand]], and the first tournament was played two years later, with the introduction of the [[ICC T20 World Cup]]. In 2016, for the first time in a calendar year, more Twenty20 International matches (100) were played than [[One Day International\|ODI]] matches (99).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2016/content/story/1075114.html\|title=More results, more Rohit Sharma 2452 runs, and more T20Is than ODIs\|date=3 January 2017\|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> As of November 2021, 90 nations feature in ICC T20I team rankings.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/t20i \|title=Men's T20I Team Rankings \|website=icc-cricket.com \|access-date=2022-09-16}}</ref>		The shortened format was initially introduced to bolster crowds for the domestic game, and was not intended to be played internationally, but the first Twenty20 International took place on 17 February 2005 when [[Australia national cricket team\|Australia]] defeated [[New Zealand national cricket team\|New Zealand]], and the first tournament was played two years later, with the introduction of the [[ICC T20 World Cup]]. In 2016, for the first time in a calendar year, more Twenty20 International matches (100) were played than [[One Day International\|ODI]] matches (99).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2016/content/story/1075114.html\|title=More results, more Rohit Sharma 2452 runs, and more T20Is than ODIs\|date=3 January 2017\|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> As of November 2021, 90 nations feature in ICC T20I team rankings.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/t20i \|title=Men's T20I Team Rankings \|website=icc-cricket.com \|access-date=2022-09-16}}</ref>
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	===Permanent T20I status===		===Permanent T20I status===

	Prior to 2019, permanent T20I status was limited to the [[Test cricket\|Test-playing]] nations (the full members of the ICC), which included 12 teams after the promotion of Afghanistan and Ireland to full member status in 2017. In April 2018, the ICC announced that it would grant T20I status to all of its [[List of International Cricket Council members\|~~105~~ members]] from 1 January 2019.<ref name="status">{{cite web\|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322 \|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status \|work=International Cricket Council \|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="104to18">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23324980/t20s-all-icc-members-international-status\|title=T20s between all ICC members to have international status\|date=26 April 2018\|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=T20s between all ICC members to have international status\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23324980/t20s-all-icc-members-international-status\|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]\|date=27 April 2018\|access-date=26 February 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116163436/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23324980/t20s-all-icc-members-international-status\|archive-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> Nations that have played T20I cricket are listed below, with the date of their first T20I after gaining permanent T20I status shown in brackets (some of these nations had previously played T20Is with [[#Temporary T20I status\|temporary status]]):		Prior to 2019, permanent T20I status was limited to the [[Test cricket\|Test-playing]] nations (the full members of the ICC), which included 12 teams after the promotion of Afghanistan and Ireland to full member status in 2017. In April 2018, the ICC announced that it would grant T20I status to all of its 105 [[List of International Cricket Council members\| members]] from 1 January 2019.<ref name="status">{{cite web\|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322 \|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status \|work=International Cricket Council \|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="104to18">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23324980/t20s-all-icc-members-international-status\|title=T20s between all ICC members to have international status\|date=26 April 2018\|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=T20s between all ICC members to have international status\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23324980/t20s-all-icc-members-international-status\|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]\|date=27 April 2018\|access-date=26 February 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116163436/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23324980/t20s-all-icc-members-international-status\|archive-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> Nations that have played T20I cricket are listed below, with the date of their first T20I after gaining permanent T20I status shown in brackets (some of these nations had previously played T20Is with [[#Temporary T20I status\|temporary status]]):

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	# {{cr\|CMR}} ([[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier\|3 November 2021]])		# {{cr\|CMR}} ([[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier\|3 November 2021]])
	# {{cr\|BAH}} ([[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier\|7 November 2021]])		# {{cr\|BAH}} ([[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier\|7 November 2021]])
	# {{cr\|ISR}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#~~Qualifer~~ C\|28 June 2022]])		# {{cr\|ISR}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#Qualifier C\|28 June 2022]])
	# {{cr\|CRO}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#Qualifier A\|13 July 2022]])		# {{cr\|CRO}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#Qualifier A\|13 July 2022]])
	# {{cr\|SVN}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#~~Qualifer~~ B\|25 July 2022]])		# {{cr\|SVN}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#Qualifier B\|25 July 2022]])
	# {{cr\|COK}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier#~~Qualifer~~ A\|9 September 2022]])		# {{cr\|COK}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier#Qualifier A\|9 September 2022]])
	# {{cr\|FIJ}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier#~~Qualifer~~ A\|9 September 2022]])		# {{cr\|FIJ}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier#Qualifier A\|9 September 2022]])
	# {{cr\|IDN}} ([[Indonesian cricket team in Japan in 2022–23\|9 October 2022]])		# {{cr\|IDN}} ([[Indonesian cricket team in Japan in 2022–23\|9 October 2022]])
	# {{cr\|JPN}} ([[Indonesian cricket team in Japan in 2022–23\|9 October 2022]])		# {{cr\|JPN}} ([[Indonesian cricket team in Japan in 2022–23\|9 October 2022]])
	# {{cr\|KOR}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier#~~Qualifer~~ B\|15 October 2022]])		# {{cr\|KOR}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier#Qualifier B\|15 October 2022]])
	# {{cr\|MLI}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#~~Qualifer~~ A\|17 November 2022]])		# {{cr\|MLI}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Qualifier A\|17 November 2022]])
	# {{cr\|Saint Helena}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#~~Qualifer~~ A\|17 November 2022]])		# {{cr\|Saint Helena}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Qualifier A\|17 November 2022]])
	# {{cr\|GAM}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#~~Qualifer~~ B\|1 December 2022]])		# {{cr\|GAM}} ([[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Qualifier B\|1 December 2022]])
			# {{cr\|CAM}} ([[Cricket at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games – Men's tournament#T20\|4 May 2023]])
			# {{cr\|CHN}} ([[2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier#Qualifier B\|26 July 2023]])
			# {{cr\|MYA}} ([[2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier#Qualifier B\|26 July 2023]])
			# {{cr\|MGL}} ([[Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament\|27 September 2023]])
	}}		}}

	===Temporary T20I status===		===Temporary T20I status (Defunct)===
	Between 2005 and 2018, the ICC granted temporary [[One Day International\|ODI]] and T20I status to a selection of other teams (known as [[List of International Cricket Council members#Top Associate Members\|Associate members]]). Teams earned this temporary status for a period of four years based on their performance in the quadrennial [[ICC World Cricket League]] – or, more specifically, based on the top six finishing positions at the [[ICC World Cup Qualifier]], which is the final event of the World Cricket League.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/756175.html\|title=Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status\|date=28 June 2014\|website=ESPNcricinfo\|access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> Teams could also earn this status by qualifying for the [[ICC T20 World Cup]].		Between 2005 and 2018, the ICC granted temporary [[One Day International\|ODI]] and T20I status to a selection of other teams (known as [[List of International Cricket Council members#Top Associate Members\|Associate members]]). Teams earned this temporary status for a period of four years based on their performance in the quadrennial [[ICC World Cricket League]] – or, more specifically, based on the top six finishing positions at the [[ICC World Cup Qualifier]], which is the final event of the World Cricket League.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/756175.html\|title=Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status\|date=28 June 2014\|website=ESPNcricinfo\|access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> Teams could also earn this status by qualifying for the [[ICC T20 World Cup]].

	Twelve nations held this temporary T20I status before ~~being promoted to~~ T20I status or ~~relegated~~ after underperforming at the World Cup Qualifier or World Twenty20 Qualifier:		Twelve nations held this temporary T20I status before gaining permanent T20I status or losing status after underperforming at the World Cup Qualifier or World Twenty20 Qualifier (dates shown are for the first and last matches played while holding temporary T20I status, not when this status was gained, lost or changed to permanent):
	* {{cr\|KEN}} (from [[2007 Kenya Twenty20 Quadrangular\|1 September 2007]], until [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier\|30 January 2014]])		* {{cr\|KEN}} (from [[2007 Kenya Twenty20 Quadrangular\|1 September 2007]], until [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier\|30 January 2014]])
	* {{cr\|SCO}} (from [[2007 ICC World Twenty20\|12 September 2007]], until [[2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series\|20 June 2018]])		* {{cr\|SCO}} (from [[2007 ICC World Twenty20\|12 September 2007]], until [[2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series\|20 June 2018]])