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{{About|the twenty-over format of professional men's cricket|the women's format|Women's Twenty20 cricket|amateur twenty-over cricket|short form cricket|the Indian film|Twenty:20 (film)}}
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[[File:T20 final 2009.jpg|thumb|[[Lasith Malinga]] bowling to Shahid Afridi in the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009 T20 World Cup]] Final at [[Lord's]], [[London]].]]
[[File:T20 final 2009.jpg|thumb|[[Lasith Malinga]] bowling to [[Shahid Afridi]] in the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009 T20 World Cup]] Final at [[Lord's]], [[London]].]]
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'''Twenty20''' ('''T20''') is a shortened game format of [[cricket]]. At the professional level, it was introduced by the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) in 2003 for the [[county cricket|inter-county]] competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/980687.html|title=The first official T20 in 2003|date=12 March 2016|access-date=12 March 2016|archive-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702002949/http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/980687.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single [[innings]] each, which is restricted to a maximum of twenty [[over (cricket)|overs]]. Together with [[first-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List A]] cricket, Twenty20 is one of the three current [[forms of cricket]] recognised by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) as being at the highest international or domestic level.
'''Twenty20''' (abbreviated '''T20''') is a shortened format of [[cricket]]. At the professional level, it was introduced by the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) in 2003 for the [[county cricket|inter-county]] competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/980687.html|title=The first official T20 in 2003|date=12 March 2016|access-date=12 March 2016|archive-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702002949/http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/980687.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single [[innings]] each, which is restricted to a maximum of twenty [[over (cricket)|overs]] (which is equivalent to 120 legal [[Delivery (cricket)|deliveries]] per team). Together with [[First-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List A]] cricket, Twenty20 is one of the three [[forms of cricket]] recognised by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) as being played at the highest level, both internationally and domestically.


A typical Twenty20 game is completed in about two and a half hours, with each innings lasting around 70 minutes and an official 10-minute break between the innings. This is much shorter than previous forms of the game, and is closer to the timespan of other popular team sports. It was introduced to create a fast-paced game that would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television.
A typical Twenty20 match lasts just over 3 hours,<ref>{{Cite web |last=icc |date=2024-01-30 |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/t20-f-a-q |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=icc-cricket.com |language=en |quote=On average, an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match is approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes in duration.}}</ref> with each innings lasting around 90 minutes and an official 10-minute break between the innings. This is much shorter than previous forms of the game, and is closer to the timespan of other popular team sports. It was introduced to create a fast-paced game that would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television.


The game has succeeded in spreading around the cricket world. On most international tours there is at least one Twenty20 match and all [[Test cricket|Test]]-playing nations have a domestic cup competition.
The game has succeeded in spreading around the cricket world. On most international tours there is at least one Twenty20 match and all [[Test cricket|Test]]-playing nations have a domestic cup competition.
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==History==
==History==
===Origins===
===Origins===
[[File:Andrew Strauss twenty20.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Former [[England cricket team|England]] batsman [[Andrew Strauss]] batting for [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] against [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]]]
[[File:Andrew Strauss twenty20.jpg|thumb|Former [[England cricket team|England]] batsman [[Andrew Strauss]] batting for [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] against [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]]]
When the [[Benson & Hedges Cup]] ended in 2002, the [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] needed another one-day competition to fill its place. Cricketing authorities were looking to boost the game's popularity with the younger generation in response to dwindling crowds and reduced sponsorship. It was intended to deliver fast-paced, exciting cricket accessible to thousands of fans who were put off by the longer versions of the game. Stuart Robertson, the marketing manager of the ECB, proposed a 20-over-per-innings game, invented by New Zealand cricketer [[Martin Crowe]], to county chairmen in 2001 and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting the new format.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cleaver|first=Dylan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5n6uFKpbkY0C&q=Stuart+Robertson%2C+the+marketing+manager+of+the+ECB%2C+proposed+a+20+over+per+innings+game+to+county+chairmen+in+2001+and+they+voted+11%E2%80%937+in+favour+of+adopting+the+new+format&pg=PT11|title=Brendon McCullum: Inside Twenty20|date=2010-11-03|publisher=Hachette New Zealand|isbn=978-1-86971-238-9|language=en|access-date=22 November 2020|archive-date=3 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403174531/https://books.google.com/books?id=5n6uFKpbkY0C&q=Stuart+Robertson%2C+the+marketing+manager+of+the+ECB%2C+proposed+a+20+over+per+innings+game+to+county+chairmen+in+2001+and+they+voted+11%E2%80%937+in+favour+of+adopting+the+new+format&pg=PT11|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
A few years prior to the introduction of the current T20 match format, a different form of 20 overs per side cricket known as [[Cricket Max]] was played both domestically and on an unofficial home international basis in [[Cricket in New Zealand|New Zealand]] from 1996 to 2002.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6985087.stm</ref> The format differed from current Twenty20 cricket as each team had two separate innings of 10 overs each, and a number of other rules innovations. The only one that would be utilised in Twenty20 cricket (as well as other limited-overs cricket) was a free-hit for no-balls.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/1923186.stm</ref><ref>https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1473581/cricket-max---ahead-of-its-time</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/33295761</ref>
 
When the [[Benson & Hedges Cup]] ended in 2002 owing,  in response to dwindling attendances at longer format matches such as those in the [[County Championship]], the [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] sought another one-day competition to appeal to a younger demographic. The Board wanted to deliver fast-paced, exciting cricket accessible to fans who were put off by the longer versions of the game.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=Alan |title=T20 timeline: Revolution to uncertainty |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-timeline-revolution-to-uncertainty-820517 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |language=en |date=13 January 2015}}</ref> Stuart Robertson, (Marketing Manager of the ECB), Kevin Allton (ECB New Media Marketing Manager), Joe Bruce (Sponsorship Manager) and Richard Kaye (Sales Manager) proposed a 20-over-per-innings game, invented by New Zealand cricketer [[Martin Crowe]], to county chairmen in 2001, and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting the new format.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cleaver|first=Dylan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5n6uFKpbkY0C&q=Stuart+Robertson%2C+the+marketing+manager+of+the+ECB%2C+proposed+a+20+over+per+innings+game+to+county+chairmen+in+2001+and+they+voted+11%E2%80%937+in+favour+of+adopting+the+new+format&pg=PT11|title=Brendon McCullum: Inside Twenty20|date=2010-11-03|publisher=Hachette New Zealand|isbn=978-1-86971-238-9|language=en|access-date=22 November 2020|archive-date=3 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403174531/https://books.google.com/books?id=5n6uFKpbkY0C&q=Stuart+Robertson%2C+the+marketing+manager+of+the+ECB%2C+proposed+a+20+over+per+innings+game+to+county+chairmen+in+2001+and+they+voted+11%E2%80%937+in+favour+of+adopting+the+new+format&pg=PT11|url-status=live}}</ref>  


The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the [[Twenty20 Cup]].<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/13JUN2003/ Matches played 13 June 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610070441/http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/13JUN2003/ |date=10 June 2008 }} ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008</ref> The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey Lions]] defeating the [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire Bears]] by nine wickets in the final to claim the title.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/KNOCK-OUTS/SURREY_WARWICKS_TWENTY-20-FINAL_19JUL2003.html Twenty20 Cup, 2003, Final – Surrey v Warwickshire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725173413/http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/KNOCK-OUTS/SURREY_WARWICKS_TWENTY-20-FINAL_19JUL2003.html |date=25 July 2008 }} ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008</ref> The first Twenty20 match held at [[Lord's]], on 15 July 2004 between [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] and [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]], attracted a crowd of 27,509, the highest attendance for any [[county cricket]] game at the ground – other than a one-day final – since 1953.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/may/25/usman-afzaal-surrey-middlesex-twenty20 |title=Usman Afzaal gives Surrey winning start but absent fans fuel concerns |first=Paul |last=Weaver |newspaper=The Guardian |date=25 May 2009 |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-date=17 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317021026/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/may/25/usman-afzaal-surrey-middlesex-twenty20 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the [[Twenty20 Cup]].<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/13JUN2003/ Matches played 13 June 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610070441/http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/13JUN2003/ |date=10 June 2008 }} ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008</ref> The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey Lions]] defeating the [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire Bears]] by nine wickets in the final to claim the title.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/KNOCK-OUTS/SURREY_WARWICKS_TWENTY-20-FINAL_19JUL2003.html Twenty20 Cup, 2003, Final – Surrey v Warwickshire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725173413/http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/ENG_LOCAL/TWENTY-20/SCORECARDS/KNOCK-OUTS/SURREY_WARWICKS_TWENTY-20-FINAL_19JUL2003.html |date=25 July 2008 }} ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008</ref> The first Twenty20 match held at [[Lord's]], on 15 July 2004 between [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] and [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]], attracted a crowd of 27,509, the highest attendance for any [[county cricket]] game at the ground – other than a one-day final – since 1953.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/may/25/usman-afzaal-surrey-middlesex-twenty20 |title=Usman Afzaal gives Surrey winning start but absent fans fuel concerns |first=Paul |last=Weaver |newspaper=The Guardian |date=25 May 2009 |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-date=17 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317021026/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/may/25/usman-afzaal-surrey-middlesex-twenty20 |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Spread worldwide===
===Worldwide spread===
Thirteen teams from different parts of the country participated in Pakistan's inaugural competition in 2004, with the [[Faisalabad Wolves]] the first winners. On 12 January 2005 Australia's first Twenty20 game was played at the [[WACA Ground]] between the [[Western Warriors]] and the [[Victorian Bushrangers]]. It drew a sell-out crowd of 20,000, which was the first one in nearly 25 years.<ref>{{cite web |date=12 January 2005 |title=Sellout at WACA for Twenty20 match |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sellout-at-waca-for-twenty20-match-145226 |access-date=17 May 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722110011/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sellout-at-waca-for-twenty20-match-145226 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Thirteen teams from different parts of the country participated in Pakistan's inaugural competition in 2004, with the [[Faisalabad Wolves]] the first winners. On 12 January 2005 Australia's first Twenty20 game was played at the [[WACA Ground]] between the [[Western Warriors]] and the [[Victorian Bushrangers]]. It drew a sell-out crowd of 20,000, which was the first one in nearly 25 years.<ref>{{cite web |date=12 January 2005 |title=Sellout at WACA for Twenty20 match |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sellout-at-waca-for-twenty20-match-145226 |access-date=17 May 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722110011/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sellout-at-waca-for-twenty20-match-145226 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Starting on 11 July 2006, 19 West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the [[Stanford 20/20]] tournament. The event was financially backed by billionaire [[Allen Stanford]], who gave at least US$28,000,000 in funding money. It was intended that the tournament would be an annual event. [[Guyanese cricket team|Guyana]] won the inaugural event, defeating [[Trinidad and Tobago cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] by five wickets, securing US$1,000,000 in prize money.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 August 2006 |title=Guyana crowned Stanford 20/20 champions |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/stanford-20-20-2006-228881/guyana-vs-trinidad-tobago-final-252990/match-report |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 February 2023 |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208111716/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/stanford-20-20-2006-228881/guyana-vs-trinidad-tobago-final-252990/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20060208T230000-0500_98302_OBS_DATES_FOR_STANFORD_TWENTY___ANNOUNCED.asp|title=Dates for Stanford Twenty20 announced|work=The Jamaica Observer|date=9 February 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205185816/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20060208T230000-0500_98302_OBS_DATES_FOR_STANFORD_TWENTY___ANNOUNCED.asp|archive-date=5 December 2008}}</ref>
Starting on 11 July 2006, 19 West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the [[Stanford 20/20]] tournament. The event was financially backed by billionaire [[Allen Stanford]], who gave at least US$28 million in funding money. It was intended that the tournament would be an annual event. [[Guyanese cricket team|Guyana]] won the inaugural event, defeating [[Trinidad and Tobago cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] by five wickets, securing US$1 million in prize money.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 August 2006 |title=Guyana crowned Stanford 20/20 champions |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/stanford-20-20-2006-228881/guyana-vs-trinidad-tobago-final-252990/match-report |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 February 2023 |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208111716/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/stanford-20-20-2006-228881/guyana-vs-trinidad-tobago-final-252990/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20060208T230000-0500_98302_OBS_DATES_FOR_STANFORD_TWENTY___ANNOUNCED.asp|title=Dates for Stanford Twenty20 announced|work=The Jamaica Observer|date=9 February 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205185816/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20060208T230000-0500_98302_OBS_DATES_FOR_STANFORD_TWENTY___ANNOUNCED.asp|archive-date=5 December 2008}}</ref>


On 5 January 2007 the [[Queensland Bulls]] played the [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales Blues]] at [[Brisbane Cricket Ground|The Gabba]], [[Brisbane]]. An unexpected 16,000 fans turned up on the day to buy tickets, causing Gabba staff to throw open gates and grant many fans free entry. Attendance reached 27,653.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk/db/aus/article.asp?NewsID=1093|title=Gabba fans let in for free|publisher=Cricket20.com|access-date=31 March 2007|archive-date=8 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008024400/http://www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk/db/aus/article.asp?NewsID=1093|url-status=dead}}</ref> For the February 2008 Twenty20 match between Australia and India, 85,824 people attended the match at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], involving the Twenty20 World Champions<ref>{{cite web |date=1 February 2008 |title=India crash to nine-wicket defeat |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-australia-2007-08-291320/australia-vs-india-only-t20i-291356/match-report |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 February 2023 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326030354/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-australia-2007-08-291320/australia-vs-india-only-t20i-291356/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> against the ODI World Champions.{{fact|date=June 2023}}
On 5 January 2007 the [[Queensland Bulls]] played the [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales Blues]] at [[Brisbane Cricket Ground|The Gabba]], [[Brisbane]]. An unexpected 16,000 fans turned up on the day to buy tickets, causing Gabba staff to throw open gates and grant many fans free entry. Attendance reached 27,653.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk/db/aus/article.asp?NewsID=1093|title=Gabba fans let in for free|publisher=Cricket20.com|access-date=31 March 2007|archive-date=8 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008024400/http://www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk/db/aus/article.asp?NewsID=1093|url-status=dead}}</ref> For the February 2008 Twenty20 match between Australia and India, 85,824 people attended the match at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], involving the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20 final|Twenty20 World Champions]]<ref>{{cite web |date=1 February 2008 |title=India crash to nine-wicket defeat |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-australia-2007-08-291320/australia-vs-india-only-t20i-291356/match-report |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 February 2023 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326030354/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-australia-2007-08-291320/australia-vs-india-only-t20i-291356/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> against the [[2007 Cricket World Cup final|ODI World Champions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292773.html|title=Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados|author1=S Rajesh |author2=HR Gopalakrishna|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref>


The [[Stanford Super Series]] was held in October 2008 between the three teams.  The respective winners of the English and Caribbean Twenty20 competitions, [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]], and a [[Stanford Superstars]] team formed from West Indies domestic players. Trinidad and Tobago won the competition, securing US$280,000 prize money.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 October 2008 |title=Udal leads Middlesex for Stanford |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/udal-leads-middlesex-for-stanford-372261 |access-date=17 May 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722110910/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/udal-leads-middlesex-for-stanford-372261 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McGlashan |first=Andrew |date=27 October 2008 |title=Ramdin leads T&T to big-money glory |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/stanford-super-series-2008-09-354384/middlesex-vs-trinidad-tobago-362442/match-report |access-date=17 May 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418093441/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/stanford-super-series-2008-09-354384/middlesex-vs-trinidad-tobago-362442/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 November, the Stanford Superstars played England in what was expected to be the first of five fixtures in as many years with the winner claiming US$20,000,000 in each match. The Stanford Superstars won the first match,<ref>{{cite web |last=McGlashan |first=Andrew |date=1 November 2008 |title=Gayle leads Superstars to millions |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-oct-nov-2008-2008-09-354387/stanford-superstars-vs-england-354386/match-report |access-date=17 May 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020045701/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-oct-nov-2008-2008-09-354387/stanford-superstars-vs-england-354386/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> but no further fixtures were held as Allen Stanford was charged with fraud in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7895505.stm |title=US tycoon charged over $8bn fraud |publisher=BBC News |date=17 February 2009 |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712134738/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7895505.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
The [[Stanford Super Series]] was held in October 2008 between the three teams.  The respective winners of the English and Caribbean Twenty20 competitions, [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]], and a [[Stanford Superstars]] team formed from West Indies domestic players. Trinidad and Tobago won the competition, securing US$280,000 prize money.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 October 2008 |title=Udal leads Middlesex for Stanford |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/udal-leads-middlesex-for-stanford-372261 |access-date=17 May 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722110910/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/udal-leads-middlesex-for-stanford-372261 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McGlashan |first=Andrew |date=27 October 2008 |title=Ramdin leads T&T to big-money glory |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/stanford-super-series-2008-09-354384/middlesex-vs-trinidad-tobago-362442/match-report |access-date=17 May 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418093441/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/stanford-super-series-2008-09-354384/middlesex-vs-trinidad-tobago-362442/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 November, the Stanford Superstars played England in what was expected to be the first of five fixtures in as many years with the winner claiming US$20 million in each match. The Stanford Superstars won the first match,<ref>{{cite web |last=McGlashan |first=Andrew |date=1 November 2008 |title=Gayle leads Superstars to millions |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-oct-nov-2008-2008-09-354387/stanford-superstars-vs-england-354386/match-report |access-date=17 May 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020045701/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-oct-nov-2008-2008-09-354387/stanford-superstars-vs-england-354386/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> but no further fixtures were held as Allen Stanford was charged with fraud in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7895505.stm |title=US tycoon charged over $8bn fraud |publisher=BBC News |date=17 February 2009 |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712134738/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7895505.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>


===T20 leagues===
===T20 leagues===
{{Main|List of T20 cricket competitions}}
{{Main|List of T20 cricket competitions}}
[[File:SRH fans while an ipl match.jpg|thumb|right|262px|Crowd during a match of the [[2015 IPL]] season in [[Hyderabad]], India]]
[[File:SRH fans while an ipl match.jpg|thumb|Crowd during a match of the [[2015 IPL]] season in [[Hyderabad]], India]]
Several T20 leagues started after the popularity of the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1124714/are-t20-leagues-making-money|title=Are T20 leagues making money?|access-date=30 October 2017|archive-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102012513/http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1124714/are-t20-leagues-making-money|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] started the [[Indian Premier League]] popularly known as [[IPL]], which is now the largest cricket league, in 2008, which utilizes the [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|North American sports franchise]] system with ten teams in major Indian cities. In September 2017, the broadcasting and digital rights for the next five years (2018–2022) of the IPL<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL Live Score|url=https://iplt20lives.com/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=iplt20lives.com|language=en|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412215221/https://iplt20lives.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> were sold to [[Star India]] for US$2.55&nbsp;billion,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/04/ipl-rights-sold-star-india-cricket-twenty-20|title=IPL television and broadcast rights sold for massive £1.97bn to Star India|date=4 September 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=18 February 2018|archive-date=4 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904130121/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/04/ipl-rights-sold-star-india-cricket-twenty-20|url-status=live}}</ref> making it one of the world's most lucrative sports league per match. The IPL has seen a spike in its brand valuation to US$5.3&nbsp;billion after the [[2017 Indian Premier League|10th edition]], according to global valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff & Phelps.<ref name="IPL 2017 Valuation">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/ipl-brand-valuation-rises-to-usd-5-3-billion-duff-phelps/articleshow/60195840.cms|title=IPL 2017 Valuation|publisher=TOI|access-date=2017-08-23|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917200045/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/ipl-brand-valuation-rises-to-usd-5-3-billion-duff-phelps/articleshow/60195840.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
Several T20 leagues started after the popularity of the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1124714/are-t20-leagues-making-money|title=Are T20 leagues making money?|access-date=30 October 2017|archive-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102012513/http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1124714/are-t20-leagues-making-money|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] started the [[Indian Premier League]] popularly known as [[IPL]], which is now the largest cricket league, in 2008, which utilizes the [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|North American sports franchise]] system with ten teams in major Indian cities. In September 2017, the broadcasting and digital rights for the next five years (2018–2022) of the IPL<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL Live Score|url=https://iplt20lives.com/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=iplt20lives.com|language=en|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412215221/https://iplt20lives.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> were sold to [[Star India]] for US$2.55&nbsp;billion,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/04/ipl-rights-sold-star-india-cricket-twenty-20|title=IPL television and broadcast rights sold for massive £1.97bn to Star India|date=4 September 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=18 February 2018|archive-date=4 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904130121/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/04/ipl-rights-sold-star-india-cricket-twenty-20|url-status=live}}</ref> making it one of the world's most lucrative sports league per match. The IPL has seen a spike in its brand valuation to US$5.3&nbsp;billion after the [[2017 Indian Premier League|10th edition]], according to global valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff & Phelps.<ref name="IPL 2017 Valuation">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/ipl-brand-valuation-rises-to-usd-5-3-billion-duff-phelps/articleshow/60195840.cms|title=IPL 2017 Valuation|work=The Times of India |date=23 August 2017 |publisher=TOI|access-date=2017-08-23|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917200045/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/ipl-brand-valuation-rises-to-usd-5-3-billion-duff-phelps/articleshow/60195840.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>


The [[Big Bash League]], [[Bangladesh Premier League]], [[Pakistan Super League]], [[Caribbean Premier League]], and [[Afghanistan Premier League]] started thereafter, following similar formulae, and remained popular with the fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/IPL-worlds-6th-most-attended-league-Big-Bash-9th-Report/articleshow/50535961.cms|title=IPL world's 6th most attended league, Big Bash 9th: Report|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 October 2017|archive-date=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216184007/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/IPL-worlds-6th-most-attended-league-Big-Bash-9th-Report/articleshow/50535961.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/cricket/story/_/id/20215459/the-lowdown-all-t20-leagues|title=The lowdown on the major T20 leagues|date=3 August 2017|access-date=30 October 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025024/http://www.espn.in/cricket/story/_/id/20215459/the-lowdown-all-t20-leagues|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Women's Big Bash League]] was started in 2015 by Cricket Australia, while the [[Kia Super League]] was started in [[England and Wales]] in 2016. The [[Mzansi Super League]] in [[South Africa]] was started in 2018.
The [[Big Bash League]], [[Bangladesh Premier League]], [[Pakistan Super League]], [[Caribbean Premier League]], and [[Afghanistan Premier League]] started thereafter, following similar formulae, and remained popular with the fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/IPL-worlds-6th-most-attended-league-Big-Bash-9th-Report/articleshow/50535961.cms|title=IPL world's 6th most attended league, Big Bash 9th: Report|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 January 2016 |access-date=30 October 2017|archive-date=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216184007/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/IPL-worlds-6th-most-attended-league-Big-Bash-9th-Report/articleshow/50535961.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/cricket/story/_/id/20215459/the-lowdown-all-t20-leagues|title=The lowdown on the major T20 leagues|date=3 August 2017|access-date=30 October 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025024/http://www.espn.in/cricket/story/_/id/20215459/the-lowdown-all-t20-leagues|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Women's Big Bash League]] was started in 2015 by Cricket Australia, while the [[Kia Super League]] was started in [[England and Wales]] in 2016. The [[Mzansi Super League]] in [[South Africa]] was started in 2018. Global Cricket League was started in 2026 by USA cricket to promote cricket nationwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2026 |title=Global Cricket League |url=https://smartcrichd.com/global-cricket-league/ |website=SmartcricHD}}</ref>


Several T20 leagues<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-05-09|title=IPL format: No time to relax|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ipl-format-no-time-to-relax/story-ea1PcKRdYoIir1PIuq7MTN.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125152823/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ipl-format-no-time-to-relax/story-ea1PcKRdYoIir1PIuq7MTN.html|url-status=live}}</ref> follow the general format of having a group stage followed by a [[Page playoff system]] among the top four teams where:
Several T20 leagues<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-05-09|title=IPL format: No time to relax|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ipl-format-no-time-to-relax/story-ea1PcKRdYoIir1PIuq7MTN.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125152823/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ipl-format-no-time-to-relax/story-ea1PcKRdYoIir1PIuq7MTN.html|url-status=live}}</ref> follow the general format of having a group stage followed by a [[Page playoff system]] among the top four teams where:
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* The two teams who have not yet made it to the final after the above two matches have been played face off to fill the second berth in the final.
* The two teams who have not yet made it to the final after the above two matches have been played face off to fill the second berth in the final.


In the Big Bash League, there is an additional match to determine which of the fourth- or fifth-placed teams will qualify to be in the top four.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-22|title=EXPLAINED {{!}} Format of Big Bash League 2019–20 finals|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/explained-format-of-big-bash-league-2019-20-finals-1502848043.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=The Statesman|language=en-US|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021193417/https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/explained-format-of-big-bash-league-2019-20-finals-1502848043.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the Big Bash League, there was an additional match to determine which of the fourth- or fifth-placed teams will qualify to be in the top four, Until the 2022/23 season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-22|title=EXPLAINED {{!}} Format of Big Bash League 2019–20 finals|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/explained-format-of-big-bash-league-2019-20-finals-1502848043.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=The Statesman|language=en-US|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021193417/https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/explained-format-of-big-bash-league-2019-20-finals-1502848043.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Twenty20 Internationals===
===Twenty20 Internationals===
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The first Twenty20 International match was held on 5 August 2004 between the [[England national women's cricket team|England]] and [[New Zealand national women's cricket team|New Zealand]] women's teams, with New Zealand winning by nine runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/135007.html |title=Revolution at the seaside |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] |last=Miller |first=Andrew |date=6 August 2004 |access-date=24 March 2010 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403174603/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/revolution-at-the-seaside-135007 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The first Twenty20 International match was held on 5 August 2004 between the [[England national women's cricket team|England]] and [[New Zealand national women's cricket team|New Zealand]] women's teams, with New Zealand winning by nine runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/135007.html |title=Revolution at the seaside |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] |last=Miller |first=Andrew |date=6 August 2004 |access-date=24 March 2010 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403174603/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/revolution-at-the-seaside-135007 |url-status=live }}</ref>


On 17 February 2005 [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] defeated [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] in the first men's international Twenty20 match, played at [[Eden Park]] in [[Auckland]]. The game was played in a light-hearted manner – both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the [[Beige Brigade]]. Some of the players also sported moustaches or beards and hairstyles popular in the 1980s, taking part in a competition amongst themselves for "best retro look", at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously: [[Glenn McGrath]] jokingly replayed the [[Trevor Chappell]] [[1981 underarm bowling incident|underarm incident]] from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and [[Billy Bowden]] showed him a mock [[Red card (sports)|red card]] (red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.
On 17 February 2005 [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] defeated [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] in the first men's international Twenty20 match, played at [[Eden Park]] in [[Auckland]]. The game was played in a light-hearted manner – both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the [[Beige Brigade]]. Some of the players also sported moustaches or beards and hairstyles popular in the 1980s, taking part in a competition amongst themselves for "best retro look", at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously: [[Glenn McGrath]] jokingly replayed the [[Trevor Chappell]] [[1981 underarm bowling incident|underarm incident]] from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and [[Billy Bowden]] showed him a mock [[Red card (sports)|red card]] (red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}


The first Twenty20 international in England was played between [[English cricket team|England]] and [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] at the [[Rose Bowl, Southampton|Rose Bowl]] in Hampshire on 13 June 2005, which England won by a margin of 100 runs, a record victory which lasted until 2007.<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=17 May 2012 |archive-date=24 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424045525/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283283.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 16 February 2006 New Zealand defeated [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] in a tie-breaking [[bowl-out]] 3–0; 126 runs were scored apiece in the game proper.{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
 
On 9 January 2006 [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] and [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] met in the first international Twenty20 game in Australia. In a first, each player's [[List of nicknames used in cricket|nickname]] appeared on the back of his uniform, rather than his surname. The international match drew a crowd of 38,894 people at [[Brisbane Cricket Ground|The Gabba]].
 
On 16 February 2006 [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] defeated [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] in a tie-breaking [[bowl-out]] 3–0; 126 runs were scored apiece in the game proper. The game was the last international match played by [[Chris Cairns]].


The ICC has declared that it sees T20 as the optimal format for globalizing the game,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Cricket gets smaller before it can grow?|url=https://playthegame.org/news/news-articles/2019/0572_cricket-gets-smaller-before-it-can-grow/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=playthegame.org|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181807/https://playthegame.org/news/news-articles/2019/0572_cricket-gets-smaller-before-it-can-grow/|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 2018, announced that it will give international status to all T20 cricket matches played between its member nations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=T20s between all ICC members to have international status|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20s-between-all-icc-members-to-have-international-status-1144460|access-date=2021-10-27|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181808/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20s-between-all-icc-members-to-have-international-status-1144460|url-status=live}}</ref> This resulted in a significant leap in the number of T20I matches played across the world.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-10-20|title=Cricket looks set to become a global game|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/10/20/cricket-looks-set-to-become-a-global-game|access-date=2021-10-29|issn=0013-0613|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029031903/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/10/20/cricket-looks-set-to-become-a-global-game|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=T20 International Cricket drives significant growth in 2019|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1607399|access-date=2021-10-27|website=icc-cricket.com|language=en|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181806/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1607399|url-status=live}}</ref>
The ICC has declared that it sees T20 as the optimal format for globalizing the game,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Cricket gets smaller before it can grow?|url=https://playthegame.org/news/news-articles/2019/0572_cricket-gets-smaller-before-it-can-grow/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=playthegame.org|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181807/https://playthegame.org/news/news-articles/2019/0572_cricket-gets-smaller-before-it-can-grow/|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 2018, announced that it will give international status to all T20 cricket matches played between its member nations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=T20s between all ICC members to have international status|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20s-between-all-icc-members-to-have-international-status-1144460|access-date=2021-10-27|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181808/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20s-between-all-icc-members-to-have-international-status-1144460|url-status=live}}</ref> This resulted in a significant leap in the number of T20I matches played across the world.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-10-20|title=Cricket looks set to become a global game|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/10/20/cricket-looks-set-to-become-a-global-game|access-date=2021-10-29|issn=0013-0613|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029031903/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/10/20/cricket-looks-set-to-become-a-global-game|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=T20 International Cricket drives significant growth in 2019|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1607399|access-date=2021-10-27|website=icc-cricket.com|language=en|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181806/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1607399|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Every two years an [[ICC World Twenty20]] tournament is to take place, except in the event of an [[ICC Cricket World Cup]] being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the year before. The first tournament was in [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 in South Africa]] where [[India cricket team|India]] defeated [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] in the final. Two Associate teams had played in the first tournament, selected through the [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One]], a 50-over competition. In December 2007 it was decided to hold a qualifying tournament with a 20-over format to better prepare the teams. With six participants, two would qualify for the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009 World Twenty20]] and would each receive $250,000 in prize money.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 December 2007 |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier to be held in Ireland |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-to-be-held-in-ireland-325356 |access-date=17 May 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210141841/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-to-be-held-in-ireland-325356 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|second tournament]] was won by [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]], who beat [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by eight wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The [[2010 ICC World Twenty20]] tournament was held in the West Indies in May 2010, where [[England cricket team|England]] defeated [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] by seven wickets. The [[2012 ICC World Twenty20]] was won by the West Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka at the finals. It was the first time in cricket history when a T20 World Cup tournament took place in an Asian country. The [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]] was won by Sri Lanka, by defeating India at the finals, where the tournament was held in Bangladesh. The [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]] was won by West Indies. In July 2020, the ICC announced that both the 2020 and 2021 editions had been postponed by one year due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
Every two years an [[ICC World Twenty20]] tournament is to take place, except in the event of an [[ICC Cricket World Cup]] being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the year before. The first tournament was in [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 in South Africa]] where [[India cricket team|India]] defeated [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] in the final. Two Associate teams had played in the first tournament, selected through the [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One]], a 50-over competition. In December 2007 it was decided to hold a qualifying tournament with a 20-over format to better prepare the teams. With six participants, two would qualify for the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009 World Twenty20]] and would each receive $250,000 in prize money.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 December 2007 |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier to be held in Ireland |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-to-be-held-in-ireland-325356 |access-date=17 May 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210141841/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-to-be-held-in-ireland-325356 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|second tournament]] was won by [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]], who beat [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by eight wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The [[2010 ICC World Twenty20]] tournament was held in the West Indies in May 2010, where [[England cricket team|England]] defeated [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] by seven wickets. The [[2012 ICC World Twenty20]] was won by the West Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka at the finals. It was the first time in cricket history when a T20 World Cup tournament took place in an Asian country. The [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]] was won by Sri Lanka, by defeating India at the finals, where the tournament was held in Bangladesh. The [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]] was won by West Indies. In July 2020, the ICC announced that both the 2020 and 2021 editions had been postponed by one year due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].


In June 2021, the ICC expanded the Twenty20 World Cup from 16 to 20 teams starting from the 2024 edition onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC expands men's world events: ODI WC to 14 teams, T20 WC to 20 teams|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-expands-men-s-world-events-odi-world-cup-to-14-teams-t20-world-cup-to-20-teams-1264847|access-date=2021-10-27|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181807/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-expands-men-s-world-events-odi-world-cup-to-14-teams-t20-world-cup-to-20-teams-1264847|url-status=live}}</ref>
In June 2021, the ICC expanded the Twenty20 World Cup from 16 to 20 teams starting from the 2024 edition onwards.
 
India won the 2024 T20 WC, which marked the last T20 campaign for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup]], India defeated New Zealand in the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup final|final]], thus becoming the only team to win back-to-back T20 World Cups (2024 and 2026), and a record three titles in the T20 World Cup.
<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC expands men's world events: ODI WC to 14 teams, T20 WC to 20 teams|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-expands-men-s-world-events-odi-world-cup-to-14-teams-t20-world-cup-to-20-teams-1264847|access-date=2021-10-27|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181807/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-expands-men-s-world-events-odi-world-cup-to-14-teams-t20-world-cup-to-20-teams-1264847|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Impact on the game===
===Impact on the game===
[[File:Twenty20 cricket start.JPG|thumb|right|300px| Twenty20 matches can have some exciting displays, such as when the batsmen run out to the pitch]]
[[File:Twenty20 cricket start.JPG|thumb|Twenty20 matches can have some exciting displays, such as when the batsmen run out to the pitch]]
Twenty20 cricket is claimed to have resulted in a more athletic and explosive form of cricket. Indian fitness coach [[Ramji Srinivasan]] declared in an interview with the Indian fitness website Takath.com that Twenty20 had "raised the bar" in terms of fitness levels for all players, demanding higher levels of strength, speed, agility and reaction time from all players regardless of role in the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.takath.com/articles/20090619|title=An interview with Ramji Srinivasan|publisher=Takath.com|date=19 June 2009|access-date=22 June 2009|archive-date=8 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008182417/http://www.takath.com/articles/20090619|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Matthew Hayden]] credited retirement from international cricket with aiding his performance in general and fitness in particular in the [[Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/cricket/hayden-heroics-shining-light-of-ipl/1511995.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918140528/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/cricket/hayden-heroics-shining-light-of-ipl/1511995.aspx|title=Hayden heroics shining light of IPL|work=[[The Canberra Times]]|date=13 May 2009|archive-date=18 September 2009 }}</ref>
Twenty20 cricket is claimed to have resulted in a more athletic and explosive form of cricket. Indian fitness coach [[Ramji Srinivasan]] declared in an interview with the Indian fitness website Takath.com that Twenty20 had "raised the bar" in terms of fitness levels for all players, demanding higher levels of strength, speed, agility and reaction time from all players regardless of role in the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.takath.com/articles/20090619|title=An interview with Ramji Srinivasan|publisher=Takath.com|date=19 June 2009|access-date=22 June 2009|archive-date=8 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008182417/http://www.takath.com/articles/20090619|url-status=usurped}}</ref> [[Matthew Hayden]] credited retirement from international cricket with aiding his performance in general and fitness in particular in the [[Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/cricket/hayden-heroics-shining-light-of-ipl/1511995.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918140528/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/cricket/hayden-heroics-shining-light-of-ipl/1511995.aspx|title=Hayden heroics shining light of IPL|work=[[The Canberra Times]]|date=13 May 2009|archive-date=18 September 2009 }}</ref>


In June 2009, speaking at the annual [[Cowdrey Lecture]] at [[Lord's]], former Australian wicketkeeper [[Adam Gilchrist]] pushed for Twenty20 to be made an [[Olympic sport]]. "It would," he said, "be difficult to see a better, quicker or cheaper way of spreading the game throughout the world."<ref>Quoted in [[Lawrence Booth|Booth, Lawrence]]. "Myths; And stereotypes." ''The Spin'', 30 June 2009.</ref> In a similar vein, several commentators have noted that the T20 format has been embraced by many Associate members of the ICC partly because it is more financially viable to play.<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/germany-brazil-thailand-t20-the-vehicle-to-drive-cricket-to-ever-newer-horizons-7585722/ Germany, Brazil, Thailand: T20 the vehicle to drive cricket to ever newer horizons] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181805/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/germany-brazil-thailand-t20-the-vehicle-to-drive-cricket-to-ever-newer-horizons-7585722/ |date=27 October 2021 }} <nowiki>https://indianexpress.com/</nowiki> 23 October 2021
Several commentators have noted that the T20 format has been embraced by many Associate Members of the ICC partly because it is more financially viable to play.<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/germany-brazil-thailand-t20-the-vehicle-to-drive-cricket-to-ever-newer-horizons-7585722/ Germany, Brazil, Thailand: T20 the vehicle to drive cricket to ever newer horizons] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181805/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/germany-brazil-thailand-t20-the-vehicle-to-drive-cricket-to-ever-newer-horizons-7585722/ |date=27 October 2021 }} <nowiki>https://indianexpress.com/</nowiki> 23 October 2021


""We are good at T20 because that's the format in which we get maximum exposure, apart from the fact that it is financially viable", says former Afghanistan Cricket Association chief executive Shafiq Stanikzai."</ref><ref name=":0" />
"We are good at T20 because that's the format in which we get maximum exposure, apart from the fact that it is financially viable", says former Afghanistan Cricket Association chief executive Shafiq Stanikzai.</ref><ref name=":0" /> T20's success has also inspired the invention of even shorter formats, such as [[T10 cricket]] and [[100-ball cricket]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=Thirty-two predictions for the future of Twenty20 cricket |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20-cricket-future-revolution-icc-tim-wigmore-freddie-wilde-a9179116.html |work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> and its impact on cricket has been compared to or served as inspiration for innovations in other sports, such as with the [[3x3 basketball|3x3 variant]] of basketball or the Indian [[Pro Kabaddi League]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon, DHNS |first=Sandeep |title=Sport and culture: An evolutionary tale |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/sport-and-culture-an-evolutionary-tale-1031884.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>


Former Australian captain [[Ricky Ponting]], on the other hand, has criticized Twenty20 as being detrimental to Test cricket and for hampering batsmen's scoring skills and concentration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phone.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/529427.html|title=I told Dravid not to retire – Ponting|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205074331/http://phone.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/529427.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Former Australian captain [[Greg Chappell]] made similar complaints, fearing that young players would play too much T20 and not develop their batting skills fully, while former England player [[Alex Tudor]] feared the same for bowling skills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2013/content/story/706051.html|title=How is T20 affecting cricket?|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205074521/http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2013/content/story/706051.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricket/alex-tudor-fears-t20-is-killing-cricket-s-traditional-skills-a3213941.html|title=Alex Tudor fears T20 is killing cricket's traditional skills|date=30 March 2016|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205074222/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricket/alex-tudor-fears-t20-is-killing-cricket-s-traditional-skills-a3213941.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Former Australian captain [[Ricky Ponting]], on the other hand, has criticised Twenty20 as being detrimental to Test cricket and for hampering batsmen's scoring skills and concentration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phone.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/529427.html|title=I told Dravid not to retire – Ponting|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205074331/http://phone.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/529427.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Former Australian captain [[Greg Chappell]] made similar complaints, fearing that young players would play too much T20 and not develop their batting skills fully, while former England player [[Alex Tudor]] feared the same for bowling skills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2013/content/story/706051.html|title=How is T20 affecting cricket?|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205074521/http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2013/content/story/706051.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricket/alex-tudor-fears-t20-is-killing-cricket-s-traditional-skills-a3213941.html|title=Alex Tudor fears T20 is killing cricket's traditional skills|date=30 March 2016|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205074222/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricket/alex-tudor-fears-t20-is-killing-cricket-s-traditional-skills-a3213941.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


Former [[West Indies]] captains [[Clive Lloyd]], [[Michael Holding]] and [[Garfield Sobers]] criticised Twenty20 for its role in discouraging players from representing their test cricket national side, with many West Indies players like [[Chris Gayle]], [[Sunil Narine]] and [[Dwayne Bravo]] preferring instead to play in a Twenty20 franchise elsewhere in the world and make far more money.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/t20-cricket-has-destroyed-west-indies-cricket-sir-garfield-sobers-2478570.html|title=T20 cricket has destroyed West Indies cricket: Sir Garfield Sobers – Firstpost|website=firstpost.com|date=22 October 2015|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072238/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/t20-cricket-has-destroyed-west-indies-cricket-sir-garfield-sobers-2478570.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/816159.html|title=T20 has messed our cricket up – Lloyd|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205075109/http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/816159.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/cricket/842428/Why-isn-t-Chris-Gayle-playing-West-Indies-England-Test-cricket-series|title=Why isn't Chris Gayle playing for West Indies against England? Test absence explained|first=James|last=Gray|date=17 August 2017|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072346/https://www.express.co.uk/sport/cricket/842428/Why-isn-t-Chris-Gayle-playing-West-Indies-England-Test-cricket-series|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/cricket/missing-stars-india-vs-west-indies-gayle-narine-pollard|title=Gayle, Bravo, Pollard – Why Windies' Stars Will Skip India Series|date=23 June 2017|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072629/https://www.thequint.com/sports/cricket/missing-stars-india-vs-west-indies-gayle-narine-pollard|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/7790638/Twenty20-will-kill-Test-cricket-within-20-years-says-West-Indian-great-Michael-Holding.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/7790638/Twenty20-will-kill-Test-cricket-within-20-years-says-West-Indian-great-Michael-Holding.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Twenty20 will kill Test cricket within 20 years, says West Indian great Michael Holding|first=Jim|last=White|date=1 June 2010|work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Former [[West Indies]] captains [[Clive Lloyd]], [[Michael Holding]] and [[Garfield Sobers]] criticised Twenty20 for its role in discouraging players from representing their national Test team, with many West Indies players like [[Chris Gayle]], [[Sunil Narine]], [[Jason Holder]] and [[Dwayne Bravo]] preferring to play in Twenty20 franchises elsewhere in the world and earn more money.<ref>{{cite web | title=Latest news & breaking headlines | url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/739304fc-7038-4dd4-ae12-1fedd14ceb82?shareToken=ac39a9affbee92bf2ee5caa8fb075c48 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/t20-cricket-has-destroyed-west-indies-cricket-sir-garfield-sobers-2478570.html|title=T20 cricket has destroyed West Indies cricket: Sir Garfield Sobers – Firstpost|website=firstpost.com|date=22 October 2015|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072238/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/t20-cricket-has-destroyed-west-indies-cricket-sir-garfield-sobers-2478570.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/816159.html|title=T20 has messed our cricket up – Lloyd|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205075109/http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/816159.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/cricket/842428/Why-isn-t-Chris-Gayle-playing-West-Indies-England-Test-cricket-series|title=Why isn't Chris Gayle playing for West Indies against England? Test absence explained|first=James|last=Gray|date=17 August 2017|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072346/https://www.express.co.uk/sport/cricket/842428/Why-isn-t-Chris-Gayle-playing-West-Indies-England-Test-cricket-series|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/cricket/missing-stars-india-vs-west-indies-gayle-narine-pollard|title=Gayle, Bravo, Pollard – Why Windies' Stars Will Skip India Series|date=23 June 2017|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072629/https://www.thequint.com/sports/cricket/missing-stars-india-vs-west-indies-gayle-narine-pollard|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/7790638/Twenty20-will-kill-Test-cricket-within-20-years-says-West-Indian-great-Michael-Holding.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/7790638/Twenty20-will-kill-Test-cricket-within-20-years-says-West-Indian-great-Michael-Holding.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Twenty20 will kill Test cricket within 20 years, says West Indian great Michael Holding|first=Jim|last=White|date=1 June 2010|work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Similar, New Zealand players [[Trent Boult]] and [[Jimmy Neesham]] turned down central contracts enabling them to play cricket for New Zealand, instead preferring to concentrate on Twenty20 franchise cricket.<ref>https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jimmy-neesham-declines-new-zealand-contract-blair-tickner-and-finn-allen-handed-deals-1334867?platform=amp</ref> English commentators [[Geoffrey Boycott]] and [[Jonathan Agnew]] have both expressed dissatisfaction with the format and its effects on longer-form cricket.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2022/06/06/englands-top-order-flops-have-failed-broken-system/#comment</ref><ref>https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/bbc-commentator-jonathan-agnew-on-why-he-hates-the-term-batter/news-story/34e71423984e3dccc65c8346a05d2ff2</ref> 


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=== Inclusion in multi-sport events ===
In June 2009, speaking at the annual [[Cowdrey Lecture]] at [[Lord's]], former Australian wicketkeeper [[Adam Gilchrist]] pushed for Twenty20 to be made an [[Olympic sport]]. "It would," he said, "be difficult to see a better, quicker or cheaper way of spreading the game throughout the world."<ref>Quoted in [[Lawrence Booth|Booth, Lawrence]]. "Myths; And stereotypes." ''The Spin'', 30 June 2009.</ref> This became a reality starting with the [[2028 Summer Olympics]]. T20 cricket has also been accepted into the [[Asian Games]] and [[Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-16 |title=T20 cricket confirmed as one of five new sports at LA28 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cricket-at-la28-cricket-confirmed-as-one-of-five-new-sports-at-la28-1403570 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>


==Match format and rules==
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Twenty20 match format is a form of [[limited overs cricket]] in that it involves two teams, each with a single [[innings]]. The key feature is that each team bats for a maximum of 20 [[over (cricket)|overs]] (120 legal balls). The batting team members do not arrive from and depart to traditional dressing rooms, but come and go from a bench (typically a row of chairs) visible in the playing arena, analogous to association football's [[technical area]] or a baseball [[Dugout (baseball)|dugout]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/998821.html|title=Bringing back fences could help even up the contest between bat and ball, and ensure that all sixes are genuine|date=17 April 2016|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=21 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521031419/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/998821.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Twenty20 match format is a form of [[limited overs cricket]] in that it involves two teams, each with a single [[innings]]. The key feature is that each team bats for a maximum of 20 [[over (cricket)|overs]] (120 legal balls). The batting team members do not arrive from and depart to traditional dressing rooms, but come and go from a bench (typically a row of chairs) visible in the playing arena, analogous to association football's [[technical area]] or a baseball [[Dugout (baseball)|dugout]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/998821.html|title=Bringing back fences could help even up the contest between bat and ball, and ensure that all sixes are genuine|date=17 April 2016|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=21 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521031419/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/998821.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[File:Twenty20 game.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] playing against [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] at [[Lord's]], in front of a 28,000-strong crowd]]
[[File:Twenty20 game.jpg|thumb|[[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] playing against [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] at [[Lord's]], in front of a 28,000-strong crowd]]


===General rules===
===General rules===
The [[Laws of cricket]] apply to Twenty20, with major exceptions:<ref>{{cite web| url=http://twenty20worldcup.cricketworld4u.com/rules.php| title=Twenty20 Rules| access-date=5 January 2015| publisher=CricketWorld4U| archive-date=28 December 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228191508/http://twenty20worldcup.cricketworld4u.com/rules.php| url-status=dead}}</ref>
The [[Laws of Cricket]] apply to Twenty20, with some variations depending on the exact competition rules. The most common include:<ref>{{cite web| url=http://twenty20worldcup.cricketworld4u.com/rules.php| title=Twenty20 Rules| access-date=5 January 2015| publisher=CricketWorld4U| archive-date=28 December 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228191508/http://twenty20worldcup.cricketworld4u.com/rules.php| url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=July 2025}}


* Each bowler may bowl a maximum of only one-fifth of the total overs per innings. For a full, uninterrupted match, this is four overs.
* Each bowler may bowl a maximum of only one-fifth of the total overs per innings. For a full, uninterrupted match, this is four overs.
*If a bowler delivers a [[no-ball]] by overstepping the [[Crease (cricket)|crease]], it costs one or two runs (depending on the competition) and their next delivery is designated a "free-hit". In this circumstance the batter can only be dismissed through a [[run out]], [[Hit the ball twice|hitting the ball twice]] or [[obstructing the field]].
* If a bowler delivers a [[no-ball]] by overstepping the [[Crease (cricket)|crease]], it costs one or two runs (depending on the competition) and their next delivery is designated a "[[free hit]]". In this circumstance the batter can only be dismissed through a [[run out]], [[Hit the ball twice|hitting the ball twice]] or [[obstructing the field]].
* The following [[Fielding (cricket)|fielding]] restrictions apply:
* The following [[Fielding (cricket)|fielding]] restrictions apply:
** No more than five fielders can be on the [[leg side]] at any time.
** No more than five fielders can be on the [[leg side]] at any time.
** During the first six overs, a maximum of two fielders can be outside the [[Fielding (cricket)#Restrictions on field placement|30-yard circle]] (this is known as the [[Powerplay (cricket)|powerplay]]).
** During the first six overs, a maximum of two fielders can be outside the [[Fielding (cricket)#Restrictions on field placement|30-yard circle]] (this is known as the [[Powerplay (cricket)|powerplay]]).
** After the first six overs, a maximum of five fielders can be outside the fielding circle.
** After the first six overs, a maximum of five fielders can be outside the fielding circle.
* If the fielding team does not start to bowl their 20th over within 75 minutes, the batting side is credited an extra six runs for every whole over bowled after the 75-minute mark; the umpire may add more time to this if they believe the batting team is wasting time.
*** However, in Australia's [[Big Bash League]] the Powerplay is only the first 4 overs, with the batters choosing when the same restrictions apply for 2 overs in the second half of the innings, in a period called a Powersurge.


===Tie deciders===
===Tie deciders===
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}}</ref> Each team nominates three batsmen and one bowler to play a one-over-per-side "mini-match". The team which bats second in the match bats first in the Super Over.<ref name="Cricinfo_Twenty20_NZvWI_26Dec2008_VettoriopposesSuperover_HTMLline422">{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/nzvwi2008_09/content/story/384312.html|title=Vettori opposes Super Over|date=26 December 2008|publisher=cricinfo.com [[cricinfo.com]]|access-date=5 February 2009|archive-date=30 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230220549/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/nzvwi2008_09/content/story/384312.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Cricinfo_Twenty20_13Jan2009_TheEliminator">{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/386201.html|title=One1|last=The Explainer|date=13 January 2009|publisher=cricinfo.com [[cricinfo.com]]|access-date=5 February 2009|archive-date=2 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102133737/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/386201.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In turn, each side bats one over bowled by the one nominated opposition bowler, with their innings over if they lose two wickets before the over is completed. The side with the higher score from their Super Over wins.
Each team nominates three batsmen and one bowler to play a one-over-per-side "mini-match". The team which bats second in the match bats first in the Super Over.<ref name="Cricinfo_Twenty20_NZvWI_26Dec2008_VettoriopposesSuperover_HTMLline422">{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/nzvwi2008_09/content/story/384312.html|title=Vettori opposes Super Over|date=26 December 2008|publisher=cricinfo.com [[cricinfo.com]]|access-date=5 February 2009|archive-date=30 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230220549/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/nzvwi2008_09/content/story/384312.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Cricinfo_Twenty20_13Jan2009_TheEliminator">{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/386201.html|title=One1|last=The Explainer|date=13 January 2009|publisher=cricinfo.com [[cricinfo.com]]|access-date=5 February 2009|archive-date=2 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102133737/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/386201.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In turn, each side bats one over bowled by the one nominated opposition bowler, with their innings over if they lose two wickets before the over is completed. The side with the higher score from their Super Over wins.
If the Super Over also ends up in a tie, it is repeated until the tie is broken.
If the Super Over also ends up in a tie, it is repeated until the tie is broken.


In the Australian domestic competition the [[Big Bash League]], the Super Over is played slightly differently, with no two-wicket limit, and if the Super Over is also tied then a "[[wikt:countback|countback]]" is used, with scores after the fifth ball for each team being used to determine the result. If it is still tied, then the countback goes to four balls, and so on.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigbash.com.au/the-league/rules|title=KFC T20 Big Bash League: Rules|publisher=KFC T20 Big Bash League|access-date=5 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109215244/http://www.bigbash.com.au/the-league/rules|archive-date=9 January 2015}}</ref> The latest Super Over to decide a match was between the [[Sydney Sixers]] and the [[Brisbane Heat]] on 25 January 2017, in the [[2016–17 Big Bash League season|Big Bash League]] at the [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]], with the Sixers winning 0/22 to 0/15 in the Super Over after tying on 164.<ref name="SixersVHeatSuperOver">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/live-big-bash-second-semi-final-sydney-sixers-v-brisbane-heat/news-story/d4495faf489a5c70e4be86ab94437e3e|title=Recap: Big Bash second Semi Final: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat|date=25 January 2017|publisher=news.com.au|access-date=25 January 2017|archive-date=25 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125084223/http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/live-big-bash-second-semi-final-sydney-sixers-v-brisbane-heat/news-story/d4495faf489a5c70e4be86ab94437e3e|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the Australian domestic competition the [[Big Bash League]], the Super Over is played slightly differently, with no two-wicket limit, and if the Super Over is also tied then a "[[wikt:countback|countback]]" is used, with scores after the fifth ball for each team being used to determine the result. If it is still tied, then the countback goes to four balls, and so on.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigbash.com.au/the-league/rules|title=KFC T20 Big Bash League: Rules|publisher=KFC T20 Big Bash League|access-date=5 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109215244/http://www.bigbash.com.au/the-league/rules|archive-date=9 January 2015}}</ref> The latest Super Over to decide a match was between the [[United States national cricket team|United States]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] on 6 June 2024, in the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] at [[Grand Prairie Stadium]] in Dallas, Texas, with the United States winning 18/1 to 13/1 in the Super Over after tying on 159.


Tied Twenty20 matches were previously decided by a [[bowl-out]].<ref>{{cite web |date=27 October 2008 |title=Super Over to replace bowl out |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/super-over-to-replace-bowl-out-375503 |access-date=5 January 2015 |publisher=ESPN CricInfo |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326030755/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/super-over-to-replace-bowl-out-375503 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Tied Twenty20 matches were previously decided by a [[bowl-out]] until 2008.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 October 2008 |title=Super Over to replace bowl out |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/super-over-to-replace-bowl-out-375503 |access-date=5 January 2015 |publisher=ESPN CricInfo |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326030755/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/super-over-to-replace-bowl-out-375503 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==International==
==International==
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| 26 July 2023
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| 26 September 2024
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| 20 August 2018
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==Domestic professional T20 leagues==
==Domestic professional T20 leagues==
[[File:Eden Gardens Kolkata.jpg|thumb|250x250px|The [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] taking on the [[Chennai Super Kings]] at the [[Eden Gardens]] during [[India|India's]] [[2008 Indian Premier League|IPL 01]] (2008).]]
[[File:HobartVSPerth WACA.jpg|thumb|The [[Perth Scorchers]] taking on the [[Hobart Hurricanes]] at the [[WACA Ground]] during [[Australia|Australia's]] [[2011–12 Big Bash League season|BBL 01]] (2011–12).]]
[[File:HobartVSPerth WACA.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Perth Scorchers]] taking on the [[Hobart Hurricanes]] at the [[WACA Ground]] during [[Australia|Australia's]] [[2011–12 Big Bash League season|BBL 01]] (2011–12).]]
[[File:Providence Stadium, CPL 2018.jpg|thumb|The [[Guyana Amazon Warriors]] taking on the [[Trinbago Knight Riders]] at the [[Providence Stadium]] during [[West Indies|West Indies']] [[2018 Caribbean Premier League|CPL 06]] (2018).]]
{{Main|List of domestic Twenty20 cricket competitions}}
 
{{Main|List of Twenty20 cricket competitions}}


This is a list of the current Twenty20 domestic competitions in several of the leading cricket countries.
This is a list of the current Twenty20 domestic competitions in several of the leading cricket countries.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#bdb560b;"
|- style="background:#bdb560b;"
!Country
!Country
!Domestic competitions
!Domestic competitions
!Est.
!Number of teams  
!Number of teams  
!Most Successful Team
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] || [[Afghanistan Premier League]], [[Shpageeza Cricket League]] || 5, 6
|[[Cricket in Australia|Australia]] || [[Big Bash League]]  
|[[2011–12 Big Bash League season|2011]]|| 8
|[[Perth Scorchers]] (6)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in Australia|Australia]] || [[Big Bash League]] || 8
|[[Cricket in Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] || [[Bangladesh Premier League]], [[National Cricket League Twenty20]]
|[[2012 Bangladesh Premier League|2012]]|| 6, 8
|[[Comilla Victorians]] (4)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] || [[Bangladesh Premier League]] || 8
|[[Cricket in Canada|Canada]] || [[Global T20 Canada]]  
|[[2018 Global T20 Canada|2018]]|| 6
|(1)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in Canada|Canada]] || [[Global T20 Canada]] || 6
|[[Cricket in England|England]] || [[T20 Blast|Vitality Blast]]  
|[[2015 T20 Blast|2003]]|| 18
|[[Leicestershire Foxes]] (3)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in England|England]] || [[T20 Blast]] || 18
|[[Cricket in India|India]]|| [[Indian Premier League]], [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
|[[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]]|| 10, 38
|[[Chennai Super Kings]], [[Mumbai Indians]] (5), [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] (3)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] || [[Hong Kong T20 Blitz]] || 5
|[[Cricket in Ireland|Ireland]]|| [[Inter-Provincial Trophy]]
|[[2013 Inter-Provincial Championship|2013]]|| 4
|[[Leinster Lightning]] (9)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in India|India]] || [[Indian Premier League]], [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] || 10, 38
|[[Cricket in the Netherlands|Netherlands]]|| [[Dutch Twenty20 Cup]]
|2007|| 16
|[[VRA Amsterdam]] (5)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in Ireland|Ireland]] || [[Inter-Provincial Trophy]] || 4
|[[Cricket in Nepal|Nepal]]|| [[Nepal Premier League]]
|[[2024 Nepal Premier League|2024]]|| 8
|[[Janakpur Bolts]], [[Lumbini Lions]] (1)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in the Netherlands|Netherlands]] || [[Dutch Twenty20 Cup]] || 16
|[[Cricket in New Zealand|New Zealand]]|| [[Super Smash (men's cricket)|Super Smash]]
|2005|| 6
|[[Auckland cricket team|Auckland Aces]] (5)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in Nepal|Nepal]]||[[Nepal T20 League]], [[Everest Premier League]] || 6,6
|[[Cricket in Pakistan|Pakistan]]|| [[Pakistan Super League]], [[National T20 Cup]], [[Champions T20 Cup]]
|[[2016 Pakistan Super League|2016]]|| 8, 8, 6
|[[Lahore Qalandars]], [[Islamabad United]] (3)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in New Zealand|New Zealand]] || [[Super Smash (men's cricket)|Super Smash]] || 6
|[[Cricket in Scotland|Scotland]]||[[Murgitroyd Twenty20]], [[Regional Pro Series]]
|2008|| 3
|Carlton Cricket Club (5)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in Pakistan|Pakistan]] || [[Pakistan Super League]], [[National T20 Cup]], [[Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan)|Kashmir Premier League]], [[Pakistan Junior League]] || 6, 6, 8, 1
|[[Cricket in South Africa|South Africa]]||[[SA20]], [[CSA Provincial T20 Cup]]
|[[2023 SA20|2023]]|| 6, 15, 6
|[[Sunrisers Eastern Cape]] (3)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in Scotland|Scotland]] ||[[Murgitroyd Twenty20]], [[Regional Pro Series]] || 3
|[[Cricket in Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]]|| [[Lanka Premier League]]
|[[2020 Lanka Premier League|2020]]|| 5
|[[Jaffna Kings]] (4)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in South Africa|South Africa]] ||[[Mzansi Super League]], [[CSA Provincial Competitions#CSA Provincial T20 Cup|CSA Provincial T20 Cup]], [[SA20_(cricket)|SA20]] || 6, 15, 6
|[[Cricket in the West Indies|West Indies]]|| [[Caribbean Premier League]]
|[[2013 Caribbean Premier League|2013]]|| 6
|[[Trinbago Knight Riders]] (5)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]] || [[Lanka Premier League]] || 5
|[[Cricket in the United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates]]|| [[International League T20]]
|[[2023 International League T20|2023]]|| 6
|[[Gulf Giants]], [[MI Emirates]], [[Dubai Capitals]], [[Desert Vipers]] (1)
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in the West Indies|West Indies]] || [[Caribbean Premier League]] || 6
|[[Cricket in the United States|United States]]|| [[Major League Cricket]]
|-
|[[2023 Major League Cricket season|2023]]|| 6
|[[Cricket in the United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates]] || [[International League T20]] [[Abu Dhabi T10]] || 6, 7
|[[MI New York]] (2)
|-
|[[Cricket in the United States|United States]] || [[Major League Cricket]] || 6
|-
|[[Cricket in Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe]] || [[Stanbic Bank 20 Series]] || 4
|-
|-
|[[Cricket in Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe]]|| [[Stanbic Bank 20 Series]]
|[[2024 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20|2006]]|| 5
|[[Mashonaland Eagles]] (4)
|}
|}
''Championships are correct to 26 January 2026.''
{{Wide image|Eden Gardens Kolkata.jpg|950|The [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] taking on the [[Chennai Super Kings]] at the [[Eden Gardens]] during [[India|India's]] [[2008 Indian Premier League|IPL 01]] (2008)}}


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of Twenty20 International records]]
* [[List of Twenty20 International records]]
* [[100-ball cricket]]
* [[100-ball cricket]]
* [[The Hundred (cricket)]]
** [[The Hundred (cricket)]]
*[[T10 cricket]], the 10-over format of cricket
*[[T10 cricket]], the 10-over format of cricket
* [[Major League Cricket]]
* [[International League T20]]
* [[Global T20 Canada]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Twenty20 cricket}}
*[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/index.html?class=6 Cricinfo – Twenty20 records]
*[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/index.html?class=6 Cricinfo – Twenty20 records]
*[https://cricinfot20.com/ CricinfoT20 – Twenty20 records]
*[https://newsable.asianetnews.com/cricket-battle-ipl IPL News 2021]
*[https://newsable.asianetnews.com/cricket-battle-ipl IPL News 2021]


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{{Team Sport}}
{{Summer Olympic sports}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Twenty20 cricket| ]]
[[Category:Twenty20 cricket| ]]

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Not to be confused with Twenty20 International.
This article is about the twenty-over format of professional men's cricket. For the women's format, see Women's Twenty20 cricket. For amateur twenty-over cricket, see short form cricket. For the Indian film, see Twenty:20 (film).
For other uses, see T20 (disambiguation).


Lasith Malinga bowling to Shahid Afridi in the 2009 T20 World Cup Final at Lord's, London.
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Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition.[1] In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innings each, which is restricted to a maximum of twenty overs (which is equivalent to 120 legal deliveries per team). Together with first-class and List A cricket, Twenty20 is one of the three forms of cricket recognised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as being played at the highest level, both internationally and domestically.

A typical Twenty20 match lasts just over 3 hours,[2] with each innings lasting around 90 minutes and an official 10-minute break between the innings. This is much shorter than previous forms of the game, and is closer to the timespan of other popular team sports. It was introduced to create a fast-paced game that would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television.

The game has succeeded in spreading around the cricket world. On most international tours there is at least one Twenty20 match and all Test-playing nations have a domestic cup competition.

History[edit | edit source]

Origins[edit | edit source]

Former England batsman Andrew Strauss batting for Middlesex against Surrey

A few years prior to the introduction of the current T20 match format, a different form of 20 overs per side cricket known as Cricket Max was played both domestically and on an unofficial home international basis in New Zealand from 1996 to 2002.[3] The format differed from current Twenty20 cricket as each team had two separate innings of 10 overs each, and a number of other rules innovations. The only one that would be utilised in Twenty20 cricket (as well as other limited-overs cricket) was a free-hit for no-balls.[4][5][6]

When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002 owing, in response to dwindling attendances at longer format matches such as those in the County Championship, the ECB sought another one-day competition to appeal to a younger demographic. The Board wanted to deliver fast-paced, exciting cricket accessible to fans who were put off by the longer versions of the game.[7] Stuart Robertson, (Marketing Manager of the ECB), Kevin Allton (ECB New Media Marketing Manager), Joe Bruce (Sponsorship Manager) and Richard Kaye (Sales Manager) proposed a 20-over-per-innings game, invented by New Zealand cricketer Martin Crowe, to county chairmen in 2001, and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting the new format.[8]

The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the Twenty20 Cup.[9] The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the Surrey Lions defeating the Warwickshire Bears by nine wickets in the final to claim the title.[10] The first Twenty20 match held at Lord's, on 15 July 2004 between Middlesex and Surrey, attracted a crowd of 27,509, the highest attendance for any county cricket game at the ground – other than a one-day final – since 1953.[11]

Worldwide spread[edit | edit source]

Thirteen teams from different parts of the country participated in Pakistan's inaugural competition in 2004, with the Faisalabad Wolves the first winners. On 12 January 2005 Australia's first Twenty20 game was played at the WACA Ground between the Western Warriors and the Victorian Bushrangers. It drew a sell-out crowd of 20,000, which was the first one in nearly 25 years.[12]

Starting on 11 July 2006, 19 West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the Stanford 20/20 tournament. The event was financially backed by billionaire Allen Stanford, who gave at least US$28 million in funding money. It was intended that the tournament would be an annual event. Guyana won the inaugural event, defeating Trinidad and Tobago by five wickets, securing US$1 million in prize money.[13][14]

On 5 January 2007 the Queensland Bulls played the New South Wales Blues at The Gabba, Brisbane. An unexpected 16,000 fans turned up on the day to buy tickets, causing Gabba staff to throw open gates and grant many fans free entry. Attendance reached 27,653.[15] For the February 2008 Twenty20 match between Australia and India, 85,824 people attended the match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, involving the Twenty20 World Champions[16] against the ODI World Champions.[17]

The Stanford Super Series was held in October 2008 between the three teams. The respective winners of the English and Caribbean Twenty20 competitions, Middlesex and Trinidad and Tobago, and a Stanford Superstars team formed from West Indies domestic players. Trinidad and Tobago won the competition, securing US$280,000 prize money.[18][19] On 1 November, the Stanford Superstars played England in what was expected to be the first of five fixtures in as many years with the winner claiming US$20 million in each match. The Stanford Superstars won the first match,[20] but no further fixtures were held as Allen Stanford was charged with fraud in 2009.[21]

T20 leagues[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of T20 cricket competitions
Crowd during a match of the 2015 IPL season in Hyderabad, India

Several T20 leagues started after the popularity of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.[22] The Board of Control for Cricket in India started the Indian Premier League popularly known as IPL, which is now the largest cricket league, in 2008, which utilizes the North American sports franchise system with ten teams in major Indian cities. In September 2017, the broadcasting and digital rights for the next five years (2018–2022) of the IPL[23] were sold to Star India for US$2.55 billion,[24] making it one of the world's most lucrative sports league per match. The IPL has seen a spike in its brand valuation to US$5.3 billion after the 10th edition, according to global valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff & Phelps.[25]

The Big Bash League, Bangladesh Premier League, Pakistan Super League, Caribbean Premier League, and Afghanistan Premier League started thereafter, following similar formulae, and remained popular with the fans.[26][27] The Women's Big Bash League was started in 2015 by Cricket Australia, while the Kia Super League was started in England and Wales in 2016. The Mzansi Super League in South Africa was started in 2018. Global Cricket League was started in 2026 by USA cricket to promote cricket nationwide.[28]

Several T20 leagues[29] follow the general format of having a group stage followed by a Page playoff system among the top four teams where:

  • The first- and second-highest placed teams in the group stage face off, with the winner going to the final.
  • The third- and fourth-place teams face off, with the loser being eliminated.
  • The two teams who have not yet made it to the final after the above two matches have been played face off to fill the second berth in the final.

In the Big Bash League, there was an additional match to determine which of the fourth- or fifth-placed teams will qualify to be in the top four, Until the 2022/23 season.[30]

Twenty20 Internationals[edit | edit source]

Main articles: Twenty20 International and Women's Twenty20 International

The first Twenty20 International match was held on 5 August 2004 between the England and New Zealand women's teams, with New Zealand winning by nine runs.[31]

On 17 February 2005 Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland. The game was played in a light-hearted manner – both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the Beige Brigade. Some of the players also sported moustaches or beards and hairstyles popular in the 1980s, taking part in a competition amongst themselves for "best retro look", at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously: Glenn McGrath jokingly replayed the Trevor Chappell underarm incident from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and Billy Bowden showed him a mock red card (red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.[citation needed]

On 16 February 2006 New Zealand defeated West Indies in a tie-breaking bowl-out 3–0; 126 runs were scored apiece in the game proper.[citation needed]

The ICC has declared that it sees T20 as the optimal format for globalizing the game,[32] and in 2018, announced that it will give international status to all T20 cricket matches played between its member nations.[33] This resulted in a significant leap in the number of T20I matches played across the world.[34][35]

Twenty20 World Cup[edit | edit source]

Main articles: ICC Men's T20 World Cup and ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Every two years an ICC World Twenty20 tournament is to take place, except in the event of an ICC Cricket World Cup being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the year before. The first tournament was in 2007 in South Africa where India defeated Pakistan in the final. Two Associate teams had played in the first tournament, selected through the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One, a 50-over competition. In December 2007 it was decided to hold a qualifying tournament with a 20-over format to better prepare the teams. With six participants, two would qualify for the 2009 World Twenty20 and would each receive $250,000 in prize money.[36] The second tournament was won by Pakistan, who beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament was held in the West Indies in May 2010, where England defeated Australia by seven wickets. The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was won by the West Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka at the finals. It was the first time in cricket history when a T20 World Cup tournament took place in an Asian country. The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was won by Sri Lanka, by defeating India at the finals, where the tournament was held in Bangladesh. The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was won by West Indies. In July 2020, the ICC announced that both the 2020 and 2021 editions had been postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In June 2021, the ICC expanded the Twenty20 World Cup from 16 to 20 teams starting from the 2024 edition onwards.

India won the 2024 T20 WC, which marked the last T20 campaign for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, India defeated New Zealand in the final, thus becoming the only team to win back-to-back T20 World Cups (2024 and 2026), and a record three titles in the T20 World Cup. [37]

Impact on the game[edit | edit source]

Twenty20 matches can have some exciting displays, such as when the batsmen run out to the pitch

Twenty20 cricket is claimed to have resulted in a more athletic and explosive form of cricket. Indian fitness coach Ramji Srinivasan declared in an interview with the Indian fitness website Takath.com that Twenty20 had "raised the bar" in terms of fitness levels for all players, demanding higher levels of strength, speed, agility and reaction time from all players regardless of role in the team.[38] Matthew Hayden credited retirement from international cricket with aiding his performance in general and fitness in particular in the Indian Premier League.[39]

Several commentators have noted that the T20 format has been embraced by many Associate Members of the ICC partly because it is more financially viable to play.[40][32] T20's success has also inspired the invention of even shorter formats, such as T10 cricket and 100-ball cricket,[41] and its impact on cricket has been compared to or served as inspiration for innovations in other sports, such as with the 3x3 variant of basketball or the Indian Pro Kabaddi League.[42]

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, on the other hand, has criticised Twenty20 as being detrimental to Test cricket and for hampering batsmen's scoring skills and concentration.[43] Former Australian captain Greg Chappell made similar complaints, fearing that young players would play too much T20 and not develop their batting skills fully, while former England player Alex Tudor feared the same for bowling skills.[44][45]

Former West Indies captains Clive Lloyd, Michael Holding and Garfield Sobers criticised Twenty20 for its role in discouraging players from representing their national Test team, with many West Indies players like Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Jason Holder and Dwayne Bravo preferring to play in Twenty20 franchises elsewhere in the world and earn more money.[46][47][48][49][50][51] Similar, New Zealand players Trent Boult and Jimmy Neesham turned down central contracts enabling them to play cricket for New Zealand, instead preferring to concentrate on Twenty20 franchise cricket.[52] English commentators Geoffrey Boycott and Jonathan Agnew have both expressed dissatisfaction with the format and its effects on longer-form cricket.[53][54]

Under-17s and Under-19s are playing T20 games in national championships, and at the detriment of two-day games. Good state players these days are averaging 35; if you were averaging 35 when I was playing your dad would go and buy you a basketball or a footy and tell you to play that.

Ricky Ponting, [55]

Inclusion in multi-sport events[edit | edit source]

In June 2009, speaking at the annual Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's, former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist pushed for Twenty20 to be made an Olympic sport. "It would," he said, "be difficult to see a better, quicker or cheaper way of spreading the game throughout the world."[56] This became a reality starting with the 2028 Summer Olympics. T20 cricket has also been accepted into the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.[57]

Match format and rules[edit | edit source]

Format[edit | edit source]

Twenty20 match format is a form of limited overs cricket in that it involves two teams, each with a single innings. The key feature is that each team bats for a maximum of 20 overs (120 legal balls). The batting team members do not arrive from and depart to traditional dressing rooms, but come and go from a bench (typically a row of chairs) visible in the playing arena, analogous to association football's technical area or a baseball dugout.[58]

Middlesex playing against Surrey at Lord's, in front of a 28,000-strong crowd

General rules[edit | edit source]

The Laws of Cricket apply to Twenty20, with some variations depending on the exact competition rules. The most common include:[59][better source needed]

  • Each bowler may bowl a maximum of only one-fifth of the total overs per innings. For a full, uninterrupted match, this is four overs.
  • If a bowler delivers a no-ball by overstepping the crease, it costs one or two runs (depending on the competition) and their next delivery is designated a "free hit". In this circumstance the batter can only be dismissed through a run out, hitting the ball twice or obstructing the field.
  • The following fielding restrictions apply:
    • No more than five fielders can be on the leg side at any time.
    • During the first six overs, a maximum of two fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle (this is known as the powerplay).
    • After the first six overs, a maximum of five fielders can be outside the fielding circle.
      • However, in Australia's Big Bash League the Powerplay is only the first 4 overs, with the batters choosing when the same restrictions apply for 2 overs in the second half of the innings, in a period called a Powersurge.

Tie deciders[edit | edit source]

Main article: Super Over

Currently, if the match ends with the scores tied and there must be a winner, the tie is broken with a one-over-per-side Eliminator[60] or Super Over:[61][62] Each team nominates three batsmen and one bowler to play a one-over-per-side "mini-match". The team which bats second in the match bats first in the Super Over.[63][64] In turn, each side bats one over bowled by the one nominated opposition bowler, with their innings over if they lose two wickets before the over is completed. The side with the higher score from their Super Over wins. If the Super Over also ends up in a tie, it is repeated until the tie is broken.

In the Australian domestic competition the Big Bash League, the Super Over is played slightly differently, with no two-wicket limit, and if the Super Over is also tied then a "countback" is used, with scores after the fifth ball for each team being used to determine the result. If it is still tied, then the countback goes to four balls, and so on.[65] The latest Super Over to decide a match was between the United States and Pakistan on 6 June 2024, in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas, with the United States winning 18/1 to 13/1 in the Super Over after tying on 159.

Tied Twenty20 matches were previously decided by a bowl-out until 2008.[66]

International[edit | edit source]

Main articles: Twenty20 International and Women's Twenty20 International

Women's and men's Twenty20 Internationals have been played since 2004 and 2005 respectively. To date, 76 nations have played the format, including all Test-playing nations.

Nation Date of men's T20I debut Date of women's T20I debut
 Australia 17 February 2005 2 September 2005
 New Zealand 17 February 2005 5 August 2004
 England 13 June 2005 5 August 2004
 South Africa 21 October 2005 10 August 2007
 West Indies 16 February 2006 27 June 2008
 Sri Lanka 15 June 2006 12 June 2009
 Pakistan 28 August 2006 25 May 2009
 Bangladesh 28 November 2006 27 August 2012
 Zimbabwe 28 November 2006 5 January 2019
 India 1 December 2006 5 August 2006
 Kenya 1 September 2007 6 April 2019
 Scotland 12 September 2007 7 July 2018
 Netherlands 2 August 2008 27 June 2008
 Ireland 2 August 2008 27 June 2008
 Canada 2 August 2008 17 May 2019
Template:Country data BER 3 August 2008
File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 2 February 2010
   Nepal 16 March 2014 12 January 2019
 Hong Kong 16 March 2014 12 January 2019
 United Arab Emirates 17 March 2014 7 July 2018
Template:Country data PNG 15 July 2015 7 July 2018
 Oman 25 July 2015 17 January 2020
Template:Country data SLE 19 October 2021 20 August 2018
Template:Country data LES 16 October 2021 20 August 2018
 South Korea 9 October 2022 3 November 2018
 China 26 July 2023 3 November 2018
 Indonesia 9 October 2022 12 January 2019
 Myanmar 26 July 2023 12 January 2019
 Bhutan 5 December 2019 13 January 2019
 Bahrain 20 January 2019 20 March 2022
 Saudi Arabia 20 January 2019 20 March 2022
 Kuwait 20 January 2019 18 February 2019
 Maldives 20 January 2019 2 December 2019
 Qatar 21 January 2019 17 January 2020
Template:Country data RWA 18 August 2021 26 January 2019
 United States 15 March 2019 17 May 2019
 Philippines 22 March 2019 21 December 2019
Template:Country data VAN 22 March 2019 6 May 2019
 Spain 29 March 2019 5 May 2022
 Malta 29 March 2019 27 August 2022
 Mexico 25 April 2019 23 August 2018
 Belize 25 April 2019 13 December 2019
 Costa Rica 25 April 2019 26 April 2019
 Panama 25 April 2019
 Japan 9 October 2022 6 May 2019
 Fiji 9 September 2022 6 May 2019
 Tanzania 2 November 2021 6 May 2019
 Belgium 11 May 2019 25 September 2021
 Germany 11 May 2019 26 June 2019
 Uganda 20 May 2019 7 July 2018
 Nigeria 20 May 2019 26 January 2019
 Ghana 20 May 2019 28 March 2022
 Namibia 20 May 2019 20 August 2018
 Botswana 20 May 2019 20 August 2018
 Italy 25 May 2019 9 August 2021
Template:Country data GUE 31 May 2019 31 May 2019
Template:Country data JER 31 May 2019 31 May 2019
 Norway 15 June 2019 31 July 2019
 Denmark 16 June 2019 28 May 2022
 Mali 17 November 2021 18 June 2019
 Malaysia 24 June 2019 3 June 2018
 Thailand 24 June 2019 3 June 2018
Template:Country data SAM 8 July 2019 6 May 2019
 Finland 13 July 2019
 Singapore 22 July 2019 9 August 2018
 France 5 August 2021 31 July 2019
Template:Country data CAY 18 August 2019 26 September 2024
 Austria 29 August 2019 31 July 2019
 Romania 29 August 2019 27 August 2022
 Luxembourg 29 August 2019
 Turkey 29 August 2019 29 May 2023
 Czech Republic 30 August 2019
 Argentina 3 October 2019 3 October 2019
 Brazil 3 October 2019 23 August 2018
 Chile 3 October 2019 23 August 2018
 Peru 3 October 2019 3 October 2019
 Bulgaria 14 October 2019
 Serbia 14 October 2019 10 September 2022
 Greece 15 October 2019 9 September 2022
 Portugal 25 October 2019
Template:Country data GIB 26 October 2019
Template:Country data MAW 6 November 2019 20 August 2018
Template:Country data MOZ 6 November 2019 20 August 2018
Template:Country data TLS 6 November 2025

T20 International rankings[edit | edit source]

Main articles: ICC World Twenty20 rankings and ICC Women's ODI and T20I rankings

In November 2011, the ICC released the first Twenty20 International rankings for the men's game, based on the same system as the Test and ODI rankings. The rankings cover a two- to three-year period, with matches since the most recent 1 August weighted fully, matches in the preceding 12 months weighted two-thirds, and matches in the 12 months preceding that weighted one-third. To qualify for the rankings, teams must have played at least eight Twenty20 Internationals in the ranking period.[67][68]

The ICC Women's Rankings were launched in October 2015, which aggregated performance over all three forms of the game.[69] In October 2018, the ICC announced that the women's ranking would be split between ODIs and T20Is, and released both tables shortly thereafter.[70]

This section is transcluded from ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings. (edit | history)

Template:ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

This section is transcluded from ICC Women's ODI and T20I Team Rankings. (edit | history)

ICC Women's ODI and T20I Team Rankings

Domestic professional T20 leagues[edit | edit source]

The Perth Scorchers taking on the Hobart Hurricanes at the WACA Ground during Australia's BBL 01 (2011–12).
The Guyana Amazon Warriors taking on the Trinbago Knight Riders at the Providence Stadium during West Indies' CPL 06 (2018).
Main article: List of Twenty20 cricket competitions

This is a list of the current Twenty20 domestic competitions in several of the leading cricket countries.

Country Domestic competitions Est. Number of teams Most Successful Team
Australia Big Bash League 2011 8 Perth Scorchers (6)
Bangladesh Bangladesh Premier League, National Cricket League Twenty20 2012 6, 8 Comilla Victorians (4)
Canada Global T20 Canada 2018 6 (1)
England Vitality Blast 2003 18 Leicestershire Foxes (3)
India Indian Premier League, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2008 10, 38 Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians (5), Tamil Nadu (3)
Ireland Inter-Provincial Trophy 2013 4 Leinster Lightning (9)
Netherlands Dutch Twenty20 Cup 2007 16 VRA Amsterdam (5)
Nepal Nepal Premier League 2024 8 Janakpur Bolts, Lumbini Lions (1)
New Zealand Super Smash 2005 6 Auckland Aces (5)
Pakistan Pakistan Super League, National T20 Cup, Champions T20 Cup 2016 8, 8, 6 Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United (3)
Scotland Murgitroyd Twenty20, Regional Pro Series 2008 3 Carlton Cricket Club (5)
South Africa SA20, CSA Provincial T20 Cup 2023 6, 15, 6 Sunrisers Eastern Cape (3)
Sri Lanka Lanka Premier League 2020 5 Jaffna Kings (4)
West Indies Caribbean Premier League 2013 6 Trinbago Knight Riders (5)
United Arab Emirates International League T20 2023 6 Gulf Giants, MI Emirates, Dubai Capitals, Desert Vipers (1)
United States Major League Cricket 2023 6 MI New York (2)
Zimbabwe Stanbic Bank 20 Series 2006 5 Mashonaland Eagles (4)

Championships are correct to 26 January 2026.

The Kolkata Knight Riders taking on the Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens during India's IPL 01 (2008)

See also[edit | edit source]

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