T10 cricket
T10 cricket or Ten10 cricket is a short form of cricket. Two teams play a single innings, which is restricted to a maximum of ten overs (60 legal balls) per side, with the game lasting approximately 90 minutes. The first competition using this format took place in December 2017, the opening season of the T10 League in the United Arab Emirates. The International Cricket Council (ICC) officially sanctioned the league. In May 2020, Eoin Morgan, the captain of the England cricket team, supported the idea of using the format at the Olympics, with former international cricketers Virender Sehwag  and Shahid Afridi also supporting the idea. T10 leagues. In 2019, the Caribbean Premier League featured two exhibition women's T10 cricket matches, each played before two of the knockout matches. In May 2020, Cricket West Indies announced that the first edition of the Vincy Premier T10 League would start on 22 May 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vanuatu T10 Blast started one day earlier in Port Vila. In June 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the commencement of the first edition of the PDC T10 League. A number of other minor T10 leagues have  been started, such as the Cricket Fiji Vakataukata T10 League and the Malaysia T10 Bash. Abu Dhabi T10 League. The Abu Dhabi T10 league is a T10 league played in the United Arab Emirates. It was approved by the ICC. The first edition was won by the Kerala Kings. In the second edition, the Pakhtoons were defeated by the Northern Warriors. In 2019 the Maratha Arabians beat the Deccan Gladiators to win the third edition. In 2020, the league hired former ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat in part to help globalize the T10 format. Qatar T10 League. The Qatar T10  League was founded in Doha and has six teams. Shahid Afridi became the league's brand ambassador. The league had 24 international cricket players, 12 players from associate countries and Qatar national cricket team players. In the first edition, the Falcon Hunters were victorious, beating the Swift Gallopers. All of the matches were hosted at the Asian Town International Cricket Stadium Doha. In December 2019, the ICC opened an anti-corruption investigation after fixers were caught. European Cricket League. The European Cricket League (ECL) is a T10 league featuring 30 domestic champions from countries across Europe. Criticism. The following criticisms  have been made against T10 cricket, all largely about the shortness of the format: