- Twenty20 International
A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of
cricket which is played over 20 overs per side between two national cricket teams. The game is played under the rules ofTwenty20 cricket. The first Twenty20 International took place on the 17th of February 2005 whenAustralia defeatedNew Zealand by 44 runs atEden Park inAuckland .Twenty20 International teams
The nations are listed below with the date of each nation's Twenty20 International debut shown in brackets.
# Australia (
17th February ,2005 )
# New Zealand (17th February ,2005 )
# England (13th June ,2005 )
# South Africa (21st October ,2005 )
# West Indies (16th February ,2006 )
# Sri Lanka (15th June ,2006 )
# Pakistan (28th August ,2006 )
# Bangladesh (28th November ,2006 )
# Zimbabwe (28th November ,2006 )
# India (1st December ,2006 )
# Kenya (1st September ,2007 )
# Scotland (12th September ,2007 )
# Netherlands (2 August ,2008 )
# Ireland (2 August ,2008 )
# Canada (2 August ,2008 )
# Bermuda (3 August ,2008 )ICC World Twenty20
The
ICC World Twenty20 tournament is to be held every 2 years.*South Africa in 2007: Won by India, runner up Pakistan
Commonwealth Games
It has been suggested that T20 cricket be played in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010. The BCCI was originally reluctant to commit to playing the short form of the game, but has recently been more endearing to the idea since the announcement of the
Indian Cricket League .List of Men's Twenty20 games
Here are the 5 most recent matches.
Results Table
The overall results of various teams are listed below (in descending order of winning percentage):
"The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win""Matches which were tied and decided by bowlout are listed as tied."
Source: [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283307.html Cricinfo]
Records
* Highest team score: 260/6, by Sri Lanka against Kenya,
14 September 2007
* Highest win margin by runs: 172 runs, by Sri Lanka against Kenya,14 September 2007
* Highest win margin by wickets: 10 wickets (58 balls remaining, by Australia against Sri Lanka,20 September 2007
* Best bowling figures: 4 wickets for 7 runs, Mark Gillespie, for New Zealand against Kenya,12 September 2007 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6989278.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | New Zealand thrash hapless Kenya ] ]
* Highest individual score in an innings: 117,Chris Gayle , for West Indies against South Africa,11 September 2007
* Highest partnership: 145,Chris Gayle andDevon Smith for the first wicket, West Indies against South Africa,11 September 2007
* Fastest half-century by an individual: 12 balls, byYuvraj Singh for India against England,19 September 2007
* Fastest century by an individual: 50 balls, byChris Gayle for West Indies against South Africa,11 September 2007
* Highest number of runs scored off an over: 36, byYuvraj Singh for India against England,19 September 2007
* Highest number of sixes hit in a team innings: 14, Australia against England9 January 2006 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6240497.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | England | England handed Twenty20 thrashing ] ]
* Highest number of sixes in an individual innings: 10, Chris Gayle, for West Indies against South Africa,11 September 2007
* First hat-trick:Brett Lee , for Australia against Bangladesh,16 September 2007
* Biggest six: 119metres ,Yuvraj Singh , forIndia againstAustralia ,22 September ,2007 .References
External links
* [http://www.www.natwestseries.com/ NatWest International Twenty20]
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