Twenty20 International

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 of Twenty20 cricket. The first Twenty20 International took place on the 17th of February 2005 when Australia defeated New Zealand by 44 runs at Eden Park in Auckland.

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 and Devon Smith for the first wicket, West Indies against South Africa, 11 September 2007
* Fastest half-century by an individual: 12 balls, by Yuvraj Singh for India against England, 19 September 2007
* Fastest century by an individual: 50 balls, by Chris Gayle for West Indies against South Africa, 11 September 2007
* Highest number of runs scored off an over: 36, by Yuvraj Singh for India against England, 19 September 2007
* Highest number of sixes hit in a team innings: 14, Australia against England 9 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: 119 metres, Yuvraj Singh, for India against Australia, 22 September, 2007.

References

External links

* [http://www.www.natwestseries.com/ NatWest International Twenty20]


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