Twenty20

Twenty20 or T20 cricket is a short version of the sport of cricket. It started in England as an inter-county competition in 2003. In a Twenty20 game, each team has a single innings at batting for a maximum of 20 overs. 

A Twenty20 game usually takes about three and half hours, with each innings lasting around 75 minutes. Matches are usually played in the evening under floodlights. This means that it is similar to other team sports. It was hoped that the games would have more action and that people would enjoy the games, both at the ground and on television. It has been very successful. The England and Wales Cricket Board (EWC) did not want Twenty20 to take over from other forms of cricket, and those are still played.

Twenty20 has now spread around the whole cricket world. On most international tours there is at least one Twenty20 match and all Test-playing nations have their own competitions. The first ICC World Twenty20 was played in South Africa in 2007 with India winning by five runs against Pakistan in the final. Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final. England won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, defeating Australia in the final by seven wickets.

All T20 World Cup-winners as of 2024:
 Year Winner 1 2007 India 2 2009 Pakistan 3 2010 England 4 2012 West Indies 5 2014 Sri Lanka 6 2016 West Indies 7 2021 Australia 8 2022 England 9 2024 India 10 2026 

References

 Other websites 

 International Cricket Council (ICC)
 T20 World Cup Live Stream Channels 

Category:Forms of cricket