ICC World Twenty20 - T20 Wiki T20 Wiki Home » World T20 » ICC World Twenty20 ICC World Twenty20 Posted by: Aman Bansal in World T20 0 ICC World Twenty20 is a major t20 cricket international championship which is organized by cricket governing council ICC in every two-year span time. It is also popular as Twenty20 World Cup. The inaugural edition of ICC World T20 was hosted by South Africa in 2007. Since then five tournaments have been concluded successfully and sixth edition is scheduled to take place in 2016 in India. Let’s have a look at the detailed history of T20 world cup over the years. 2007 ICC World Twenty20 International Cricket Council started Twenty20 world cup championship in 2007 and South Africa was awarded to host the event. The tournament was played from 11 to 24 September in which 12 teams participated. New Zealand, Pakistan, India and Australia were the semi-finalists of inaugural wt20 championship. Pakistan beat New Zealand in the first semi-final to enter in the final where they faced arch rivals India who defeated Australia in their respective semi-final.

The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg hosted the final of 2007 ICC World T20 in which India beat Pakistan by 5 runs to become champion. 2009 ICC World Twenty20 The second edition of ICC World Twenty20 was held in England from 5 to 21 June, 2009. Just like first season, 12 nations participated in the tournament. India was the defending champion in competition but team failed to enter in semis. South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies and Sri Lanka reached in the semi-finals of 2009 T20 world cup. Pakistan defeated South Africa and Sri Lanka beat West Indies to face each other in the final of event. Lord’s in London hosted the final match in which Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to win ICC World 20-20 trophy 2009. 2010 ICC World Twenty20 The third edition of ICC World Twenty20 was hosted by West Indies in 2010. The tournament was played from 30 April to 16 May in three Caribbean cities. Pakistan was defending champion in the event but team failed to qualify for the final.

England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Australia were the semi-finalists in 2010 twenty20 world cup. England beat Sri Lanka in the first semi-final by 7 wickets to enter in the final. Australia defeated defending champion Pakistan in the second semi-final to meet arch rivals England in the final. Kensington Oval in Barbados hosted the final of 2010 ICC World T20 in which England beat Australia by 7 wickets to become champions. 2012 ICC World Twenty20 The 4th edition of Twenty20 world cup was played in Sri Lanka from 18 September to 7 October 2012. England were the title defending champions in the tournament but they failed to enter in the semi-finals. Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Australia and West Indies were the semi-finalist of competition. Home team Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in the first semi-final to reach in the final. In the second semi-final, West Indies defeated Australia to set final against Sri Lanka. R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo hosted the final of 2012 wt20 in which West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs to become ICC World T20 champions.

2014 ICC World Twenty20 In the 5th edition of world t20, West Indies Cricket team was defending champion. Bangladesh was chosen as the host of tournament. It was the first ICC World Twenty20 championship in which 16 teams took participation. 10 full ICC members qualified for the main event whereas 6 associated members entered in the competition through 2014 ICC World T20 qualifier played in 2013. Sri Lanka, West Indies, India and South Africa were semi-finalists in the event. Sri Lanka beat West Indies in the semi-final to enter in the final to face Indian cricket team who defeated South Africa in the semi-final. 2014 world t20 final was played at Mirpur in which Sri Lanka beat India by 6 wickets to claim their first ICC World T20 trophy. 2016 ICC World Twenty20 It will be 6th edition of world t20 championship which is scheduled to play from 11 March to 3 April 2016 in India. 16 teams like 2014 edition will be participating in the tournament.

Sri Lanka will be the defending champion in 2016 twenty20 world cup . 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Cricket | WorldChoiceSports ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2016 Kolkata Delhi Delhi Organised by cricket’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the tournament currently consists of 16 teams, comprising all ten ICC full members and six other associate or affiliate members chosen through the World Twenty20 Qualifier. Five tournaments have so far been played, and no team has yet won the tournament on multiple occasions. The inaugural event, the 2007 World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa, and won by India, who defeated Pakistan in the final at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The 2009 tournament took place in England, and was won by the previous runner-up, Pakistan, who defeated Sri Lanka in the final at Lord’s. The third tournament was held in 2010, hosted by the countries making up the West Indies cricket team. England defeated Australia in the final in Barbados, which was played at Kensington Oval.

The fourth tournament, the 2012 World Twenty20, was held in Asia for the first time, with all matches played in Sri Lanka. The West Indies won the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka in the final, winning its first international tournament since the 2004 Champions Trophy. The fifth tournament, the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, was hosted by Bangladesh, and was won by Sri Lanka, who became the first team to play in three finals. CHOOSE FROM: Delhi, Mumbai or Kolkata. ICC World Twenty20 - 必应 Sign in ICC World Twenty20 The ICC World Twenty20 (also referred to as the World T20, and wrongly as the T20 World Cup) is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. Organised by cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the tournament currently consists of 16 teams, comprising all ten ICC full members and six other associate or affiliate members chosen through the World Twenty20 Qualifier. The event has generally been held every two years, although there is a four-year gap between the next two scheduled tournaments ( ... (展开) 2016 in India and 2020 in Australia).

All matches played are accorded Twenty20 International status. Five tournaments have so far been played, and no team has yet won the tournament on multiple occasions. The inaugural event, the 2007 World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa, and won by India, who defeated Pakistan in the final at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The 2009 tournament took place in England, and was won by the previous runner-up, Pakistan, who defeated Sri Lanka in the final at Lord's. The third tournament was held in 2010, hosted by the countries making up the West Indies cricket team. England defeated Australia in the final in Barbados, which was played at Kensington Oval. The fourth tournament, the 2012 World Twenty20, was held in Asia for the first time, with all matches played in Sri Lanka. The West Indies won the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka in the final, winning its first international tournament since the 2004 Champions Trophy. The fifth tournament, the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, was hosted by Bangladesh, and was won by Sri Lanka, who became the first team to play in three finals.

Background When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002, the 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 to county chairmen in 2001 and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting the new format. Regional tournaments The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the Twenty20 Cup. The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the Surrey Lions defeating the Warwickshire Bears by 9 wickets in the final to claim the title.

The first Twenty20 match held at Lord's, on 15 July 2004 between Middlesex and Surrey, attracted a crowd of 27,509, the largest attendance for any county cricket game at the ground other than a one-day final since 1953. Soon after with the adoption of Twenty20 matches by other cricket boards, the popularity of the format grew with unexpected crowd attendance, new regional tournaments such as Pakistan's Faysal Bank T20 Cup and Stanford 20/20 tournament and the financial incentive in the format. The West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the Stanford 20/20 tournament. The event was financially backed by convicted fraudster Allen Stanford, who gave at least US$28,000,000 funding money, the fruit of his massive Ponzi scheme. It was intended that the tournament would be an annual event. Guyana won the inaugural event, defeating Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets, securing US$1,000,000 in prize money.

A spin-off tournament, the Stanford Super Series, was held in October 2008 between Middlesex and Trinidad and Tobago, the respective winners of the English and Caribbean Twenty20 competitions, and a Stanford Superstars team formed from West Indies domestic players; Trinidad and Tobago won the competition, securing US$280,000 prize money. 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 a US$20,000,000 in each match. Twenty20 Internationals Main article: Twenty20 International On 17 February 2005 Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's full 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/beards and hair styles 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. Inaugural tournaments It was first decided that every two years an ICC World Twenty20 tournament is to take place, except in the event of an 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. The second tournament was won by Pakistan who beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament was held in West Indies in May 2010, where England defeated Australia by 7 wickets. The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was won by the West-Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka at the finals. For the first time, a host nation competed in the final of the ICC World Twenty20. There were 12 participants for the title including Ireland and Afghanistan as 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. It was the first time the T20 World Cup tournament took place in an Asian country.

Qualification See also: ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier All Test-playing nations achieve automatic qualification to the tournament, with the remaining places filled by other ICC members through a qualification tournament. Qualification for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 came from the results of the first cycle of the World Cricket League, a 50-over league for non-Test playing nations. The two finalists of the Division One tournament (Kenya and Scotland) qualified for the inaugural tournament alongside the Test-playing nations. For subsequent tournaments, qualification has been achieved through the World Twenty20 Qualifier, with Afghanistan (2010 and 2012 2014)Ireland (2009, 2010, and 2012 and 2014) Netherlands (2009), and Scotland (2009) each having qualified through this process.T20 World Cup 2016 qualifications would be held in Scotland and Ireland.

Within each group (both Group Stage & Super Eight Stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria: Higher number of points If equal, higher number of wins If still equal, higher net run rate If still equal, lower bowling strike rate If still equal, result of head to head meeting. In case of a tie (that is, both teams scoring the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a Super Over would decide the winner. In the case of a tie occurring again in the Super Over, the match is won by the team that has scored the most sixes in their innings. This is applicable in all stages of the tournament, having been implemented during the 2009 tournament. During the 2007 tournament, a bowl-out was used to decide the loser of tied matches. ICC World Twenty20 Hosts The International Cricket Council's executive committee votes for the hosts of the tournament after examining bids from the nations which have expressed an interest in holding the event. After South Africa in 2007, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka hosted the tournament in 2009, 2010 and 2012 respectively.

The last tournament was hosted by Bangladesh in 2014. India will host the 2016 tournament. In December 2015, Tim Anderson, the ICC's head of global development, suggested that a future tournament be hosted by the United States. He believed that hosting the event could help spur growth of the game in the country, where it is relatively obscure and faces competition by other sports such as baseball. ^ Records - ICC World Twenty20 - Most Runs Cricinfo ^ Records - ICC World Twenty20 - Most Wickets in a career Cricinfo ^ "Samuels special the spur for epic West Indies win". Wisden India. 7 October 2012. ^ Newman, Paul; Meet the man who invented Twenty20 cricket – the man missing out on millions; Daily Mail; 11 June 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009 ^ Matches played 13 June 2003 ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008 ^ Twenty20 Cup, 2003, Final – Surrey v Warwickshire ESPNcricinfo.

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^ "International Cricket Council Targets World Twenty20 on United States Soil: Report". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 14 January 2016. ^ "Records / ICC World T20 / Result Summary". ESPNCricinfo. 16 March 2014. About T20 Cricket | Twenty20 Wiki T20 World Cup Twenty20, often abbreviated to T20, is a form of cricket originally introduced in England and Wales for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. A Twenty20 game is completed in about three and half hours, with each innings lasting around 100 minutes (with a 10–20-minute interval), thus bringing the game closer to the timespan of other popular team sports. It was introduced to create a lively form of the game which would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television and as such it has been very successful. The ECB did not intend that Twenty20 would replace other forms of cricket and these have continued alongside it.

Since its inception the game has spread 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. The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 was played in South Africa in 2007 with India winning by five runs against Pakistan in the final. Pakistan won the second tournament in 2010, and England are the reigning champions after winning the 2011 title. 20–20 Internationals On 17 February 2005 Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's full 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/beards and hair styles 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. The first Twenty20 international in England was played between England and Australia at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire on 13 June 2005, which England won by a margin of 100 runs, a record victory which lasted until 2007. On 9 January 2006 Australia and South Africa met in the first international Twenty20 game in Australia. In a first, each player's nickname appeared on the back of his uniform, rather than his surname. The international match drew a crowd of 38,894 people at The Gabba. Australia convincingly won the match with man of the match Damien Martyn scoring 96 runs.

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. The game was the last international match played by Chris Cairns – NZC handed out life-size cardboard masks of his face to patrons as they entered the ground. Every two years an ICC World Twenty20 tournament is to take place, except in the event of a 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.

The second tournament was won by Pakistan who beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament was held in West Indies in May 2010, where England defeated Australia by 7 wickets.The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 is spotted at Sri Lanka between 18 September – 7 October 2012. It will be the first time in Cricket history when a T20 World Cup tournament is going to take place in an Asian country. There are going to be 12 participants for the Title including Ireland and Afghanistan as 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. T20 format and rules Format Twenty20 match format is similar to limited overs cricket in that it involves two teams, each with a single innings, the key difference being each team bats for a maximum of 20 overs.

In terms of visual format, 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". General rules The Laws of cricket apply to Twenty20, with some exceptions: + Each bowler may bowl a maximum of only one-fifth of the total overs per innings. For a full, uninterrupted match, this is 4 overs. + Should a bowler deliver a no ball by overstepping the popping crease, it costs 1 run and his next delivery is designated a "free-hit". In this circumstance the batsman can only be dismissed through a run out, hitting the ball twice, obstructing the field or handling the ball. +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.

+ 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 he believes the batting team is wasting time. Tie deciders 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" or "Super Over": Each team nominates three batsmen and one bowler to play a one-over per side "mini-match", sometimes referred to as a "One1". 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. Tied Twenty20 matches were previously decided by a "bowl-out". International T20 Twenty20 Internationals have been played since 2005. To date, 17 nations have played the format, including all test playing nations.

Nations with Date of T20I debut Australia 17 February 2005 New Zealand 17 February 2005 England 13 June 2005 South Africa 21 October 2005 West Indies 16 February 2006 Sri Lanka 15 June 2006 Pakistan 28 August 2006 ICC World Twenty20 | Cricket FA Cup One of the newest forms of the traditional sport of cricket is Twenty20. It involves two teams, each of which has a single inning, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. The international version played between two national cricket teams, often referred to as T20I, is governed by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which organises a biennial championship known as the ICC World Twenty20, aka the ICC World T20 or simply the T20 World Cup. The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 took place in 2007, two years after Australia defeated New Zealand by 44 runs in the first ever Twenty20 International at Eden Park in Auckland.

The venue chosen for the initial championship was South Africa, and the tournament consisted of a dozen teams, including all test-playing nations along with qualifiers. India took the title by besting Pakistan by 5 runs in the final at Johannesburg. The second edition was held in England in 2009. That year, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the final at Lordï¿½s in London. Thereafter, a decision was taken by the ICC to move the event to even-numbered years, resulting in the third installment being conducted in the West Indies in 2010. Thatï¿½s when England prevailed in the final over Australia by 7 wickets at Kensington Oval, Barbados. Notably, it was Englandï¿½s first ever ICC tournament victory. Going into the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 hosted by Sri Lanka, 17 countries are in contention for the dozen places in the tournament. They are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and Zimbabwe.

The format for the ICC World Twenty20 is not dissimilar to that used for footballï¿½s FIFA World Cupï¿½round-robin matches in groups followed by a single-elimination round of semi-finals and finals. The ten top ranked test-playing nations are seeded and distributed among four Groups, A through D. They are joined by the top two finishers from qualifying matches held in February of the event year to make three contenders in each group. Only the group winners move on to the knock-out phase. To the champion goes the prestigious ICC World Twenty20 Trophy, designed manufactured by Links of London. It features an ultra-modern look, rather like a torch made of silver and rhodium. The trophyï¿½s total weight is 7.5 kilograms and it measures 51 centimetres high, 19 centimetres wide at the top, and 14 centimetres wide at the base. Numerous markets are on offer for ICC World Twenty20 wagering. The most popular ante post betting is on the Outright Winner, beginning as early as two years out with odds changing weekly right up to the semi-final matches.

As the draw become clear, other ante post opportunities open up, such as picking a team ï¿½To Reach Finalï¿½ and the option to ï¿½Name the Finalists,ï¿½ in which case both of the teams chosen must make it to the championship match. Accumulators can be set up, too, for even greater payout possibilities. Once the tournament gets into full swing, Match betting becomes the wager of choice. Betting is also open on Top Batsman, Top Bowler, Highest Individual Score, and Highest Team Score. Other markets, such as those for in-running or live betting, will be available, too. Thanks to the competition among bookmakers, punters can take advantage of differences in odds by making direct comparisons and checking back frequently to discover any shifts in the numbers. It is also a good idea to watch for Free Bets that are offered to new customers, along with promo cash, rebates, and bonuses that commonly used as incentives for first-time wagers.

Comment on this event ICC World Twenty20 Ticket Prices Announced | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo ICC World Twenty20 Ticket Prices Announced Share on Facebook Share on Twitter South Africans are going to see the best cricket teams in the world in action during the inaugural International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 South Africa 2007 in September, at domestic cricket match prices. This was announced jointly in Johannesburg today by the CEO of Cricket South Africa, and Tournament Director, Steve Elworthy, who also unveiled the tournament logo. Majola said ticket prices for the action-packed tournament would range from R20 on the grass to R160 in the grandstands, in line with domestic matches. "This is in keeping with the vision of South African cricket to make the game accessible to all. "At such prices, whole families can enjoy a number of matches of action-packed cricket throughout the tournament. This even includes a double-header at each venue," he added Tickets go on sale from 14 June and can be bought from cricket stadia, computicket stores, call centre and at . South Africa is hosting the first international Twenty20 cricket competition to be staged by the International Cricket Council.

For this competition, countries are grouped as follows: Group A- South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh; Group B - Australia, England, Zimbabwe; Group C - New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Kenya; Group D - Pakistan, India, Scotland... The teams were seeded based on their rankings as of the 1 March 2007.The group stages will be followed by the Super Eights, made up of the top two teams in each group, then the semi-finals. Participating teams are expected to arrive approximately 5 - 7 days before the first match. Two rounds of warm-up matches will be played on the 8 and 9 September 2007. "The launch event is planned to take place on 26 July in Johannesburg, it will set the tone for the build-up to the non-stop cricket action coming to Wanderers in Johannesburg, Newlands in Cape Town and Kingsmead in Durban," said Elworthy. "I'm thrilled that we have unveiled the logo, as this allows us to build as much excitement and hype as we can around the tournament," he said. "The colourful logo depicts the fast-paced action of the format.

The bright colours capture the format's youthful and vibrant energy, and the strength in diversity that South Africa is known to stand for globally, Elworthy added. "The opening ceremony will be held on 11 September at the Wanderers followed by the first match of the tournament between South Africa and West Indies." He pointed out that "the two semi-finals will be played in the coastal cities on Saturday 22 September, while the final will be staged back at Wanderers on Monday 24 September, which is Heritage Day in South Africa." Ticket prices for the action-packed tournament, range from R20 on the grass to R160 for the grandstand, prices which are in line with domestic match prices. "Affordable ticket prices will ensure that young people involved in our cricket pipeline can experience the intensity and professionalism required to play in such international competitions," said Majola. "Although in South Africa cricket is second after soccer in terms of support, the margin is still significant, and we hope that twenty over cricket will close that gap in the next few years," said Elworthy. "South Africa is very privileged to be hosting the tournament, with 12 countries participating in this first international competition.

"We are fortunate to be the first to host this event, and it says a lot about the ICC's confidence in South Africa's ability to set a standard for other countries." During the last season, domestic Twenty20 cricket achieved significant growth compared to other cricket formats. Attendances rose sharply, especially by young South Africans of all races between 16 and 24 years. The format is also popular among young families (25 - 49years) as it offers fun and entertainment off the field and fast-paced cricket action on-field. South African Tourism CEO, Moeketsi Mosola, said: "As a regional sponsor for the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup, we are extremely excited that our destination has been chosen to host this event, the first of its kind on South African soil. "The event gives us a supremely outstanding opportunity to attract the attention of overseas tourists, allowing us to address our commitment to increase tourist volume, spend, length of stay, to encourage geographic spread towards the overall objectives of transformation and empowerment." "The level and value of global awareness that South Africa can leverage as a result of this massive opportunity cannot be over-estimated," said Mosola.

Ray Mali, Acting President of the International Cricket Council, said in a statement today: "I am thrilled that South Africa is hosting the inaugural ICC World Twenty20. I am sure it is going to be a great event." Mali added that "Twenty20 international cricket is not meant to replace One Day Internationals or Tests and we are still fully committed to the longer forms of the game. What I think it will do is help to cultivate a new generation of cricket fans, who start off watching Twenty20 and then move on to one-day cricket and multi-day cricket too." Malcolm Speed, Chief Executive of the International Cricket Council, said in a statement: "Twenty20 cricket has already captured the imagination of people of all ages with its short and sharp format. "We've seen its success at the domestic level and we are looking to supplement with a controlled international Twenty20 calendar that has this exciting new tournament as its focal point. "South Africa has been an early-adopter of Twenty20 cricket and I am sure it will be an excellent venue for the inaugural ICC World Twenty20.

"The legacy of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 means that South Africa already has in place exceptional facilities and expertise and I am very confident that Cricket South Africa will host a tremendous event." © ICC ICC World T20 2007: India win inaugural title World Cup 2016 ICC World T20 2007: India win inaugural title MS Dhoni-led India defeated Pakistan in the final of the inaugural edition of the World T20 in South Africa. India beat arch rivals Pakistan in a nerve-wrecking final match by 3 runs to clinch the inaugural World T20 title in South Africa. Yuvraj Singh was named Man-of-the-Tournament for his crucial knocks throughout the tournament. The Punjab all-rounder hit a match-winning 30-ball 70 in the semifinal against Australia. Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in Stuart Broad's over against England in the Group encounter of the inaugural World T20. India team's World T20 victory was celebrated back in the country. Team India members were received by the public in Mumbai after the win. A victorious Indian team seen at the Mumbai airport after the World T20 victory.

MS Dhoni, Indian team's skipper, was felicitated at a ceremony organised by the BCCI in Mumbai. MS Dhoni shows the T20 trophy along with the then BCCI chairman Sharad Pawar in Mumbai. MS Dhoni along with his teammates at the felicitation ceremony in Mumbai after the World T20 win. More Galleries From world cup Copyright © 2016 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today Copyright © 2016 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today YOUR AD BLCKER IS ON Hi, Don't like ads? Neither do we, but they help us bring all this content to you, absolutely free. Please whitelist us to continue reading and watching news from India's most trusted news source.

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(展开) ted in about three hours, with each innings lasting around 75–90 minutes and a 10–20-minute interval. This is much shorter than previously-existing forms of the game, and is closer to the timespan of other popular team sports. It was introduced to create a fast-paced form of the game which would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television. Since its inception the game has been very successful resulting in its spread 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. The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 was played in South Africa in 2007 with India winning by five runs against Pakistan in the final. Pakistan won the second tournament in 2009, and England won the title in 2010 and West Indies won in 2012. Sri Lanka are the reigning champions after winning the 2014 competition beating India by 6 wickets. Origins When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002, the 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 to county chairmen in 2001 and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting the new format. The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the Twenty20 Cup. The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the Surrey Lions defeating the Warwickshire Bears by 9 wickets in the final to claim the title. 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.

Spread worldwide Thirteen teams from different parts of the country participated in Pakistan's inaugural competition in 2004, with 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 time in nearly 25 years the ground had been completely sold out and in Indian Premier League 2008 CSK vs KKR match played. The Attendance of the match close to 100,000 at Eden Garden stadium. Starting 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 funding money. It was intended that the tournament would be an annual event. Guyana won the inaugural event, defeating Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets, securing US$1,000,000 in prize money.

On 5 January 2007 Queensland Bulls played the New South Wales Blues at The Gabba, Brisbane. A crowd of 11,000 was expected based on pre-match ticket sales. However, an unexpected 16,000 turned up on the day to buy tickets, causing disruption and confusion for surprised Gabba staff as they were forced to throw open gates and grant many fans free entry. Attendance reached 27,653. For 1 February 2008 Twenty20 match between Australia and India, 85,824 people attended the match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground involving the Twenty20 World Champions against the ODI World Champions. The Stanford Super Series was held in October 2008 between Middlesex and Trinidad and Tobago, the respective winners of the English and Caribbean Twenty20 competitions, and a Stanford Superstars team formed from West Indies domestic players; Trinidad and Tobago won the competition, securing US$280,000 prize money.

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 a US$20,000,000 in each match. The Stanford Superstars won the first match, however no further fixtures were held as Allen Stanford was charged with fraud in 2009. 20–20 Internationals Main article: Twenty20 International On 17 February 2005 Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's full 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/beards and hair styles 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. The first Twenty20 international in England was played between England and Australia at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire on 13 June 2005, which England won by a margin of 100 runs, a record victory which lasted until 2007. On 9 January 2006 Australia and South Africa met in the first international Twenty20 game in Australia. In a first, each player's nickname appeared on the back of his uniform, rather than his surname. The international match drew a crowd of 38,894 people at The Gabba. Australia convincingly won the match with man of the match Damien Martyn scoring 96 runs.

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. The game was the last international match played by Chris Cairns – NZC handed out life-size cardboard masks of his face to patrons as they entered the ground. 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.

The second tournament was won by Pakistan who beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament was held in West Indies in May 2010, where England defeated Australia by 7 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. General rules The Laws of cricket apply to Twenty20, with some exceptions: Each bowler may bowl a maximum of only one-fifth of the total overs per innings. For a full, uninterrupted match, this is 4 overs. If a bowler delivers a no ball by overstepping the popping crease, it costs 1 run and his next delivery is designated a "free-hit".

In this circumstance the batsman can only be dismissed through a run out, hitting the ball twice, obstructing the field or handling the ball. 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. 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 he believes the batting team is wasting time.

Tie deciders 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" or "Super Over": Each team nominates three batsmen and one bowler to play a one-over per side "mini-match", sometimes referred to as a "One1".The team which bats second in the match bats first in the Super Over. 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 then the team wins who have scored the most number boundaries (4s+6s) in the 20 overs. In the Australian domestic competition the Big Bash League the Super Over is played slightly differently, with no 2-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 4 balls and so on.

The latest Super Over to decide a match was between the Melbourne Stars winning against the Sydney Sixers on the 5th of January, 2015, in the Big Bash League at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the Stars winning 19/0 to 9/2 in the Super Over after tying on 150. Tied Twenty20 matches were previously decided by a "bowl-out". Main article: List of Twenty20 cricket records These statistics are correct as of 6 November 2015 and include all first-class-equivalent level Twenty20 matches.

Twenty 20 records Most successful team − Chennai Super Kings 80 wins Highest team total – by Royal Challengers Bangalore 263/5 (20 overs) vs Pune Warriors India 133/9 (20 overs) (2013 Indian Premier League) Highest individual score – Chris Gayle 175* (66) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors India (2013 Indian Premier League) Most runs in career - Chris Gayle 8224 Most sixes in career – Chris Gayle 586 Most sixes in an innings – Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) 17 (2013 Indian Premier League) Most hundreds – Chris Gayle 16 Fastest hundred – Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) 30 balls (2013 Indian Premier League vs Pune Warriors) Fastest fifty – Yuvraj Singh (India) 12 balls (2007 ICC World Twenty20 vs England) Most runs in International T20 over – Yuvraj Singh 36, 6 balls: 6 sixes (2007 ICC World Twenty20) against Stuart Broad(England).

Most wickets in career- Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) 291 Best innings bowling figures – Arul Suppiah (Somerset) 6/5 in 3.4 Overs (2011 Friends Life t20) Most runs in one over – Scott Styris 38, 8 balls: 4 sixes, 2 fours, 4 byes + 2 no balls (2012 Friends Life t20) against Gloucestershire's James Fuller Highest partnership for any wicket – AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli, 215 runs for the 2nd wicket (2015 Indian Premier League vs Mumbai Indians) T20 International records Most runs in International T20 - Brendan McCullum 2140 Most wickets in International T20 – Shahid Afridi 85 Highest individual International score – Aaron Finch 156 (63) Australia vs England (2013 T20 International Series) Best Bowling figures in T20 Internationals – Ajantha Mendis 6 for 8 Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (2012 ICC World Twenty20 Series) ^ "India

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Question: Which team defeated Pakistan in the 2007 inaugural ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament?
Answer: India