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Twenty20 cricket was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003. It is a form of one-day cricket in which each team bats for a maximum of only 20 overs, contrasting with 50 overs for a standard one-day match.

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The Format

The twenty20 format means that a game can be completed in about three hours, with each innings meant to last less than 75 minutes[[Citing sources citation needed]]. It was introduced to "liven" up the game. After several decades of 50 over cricket it has been noticed that there is a definite lull between the overs 15 to 40 resulting in it becoming predictable and boring[[Citing sources citation needed]]. With 20 over cricket the action starts from ball one with the batsmen having no time to "settle in" or have a few sighters.

Major changes from the

  • Should a bowler deliver a no ball by overstepping the popping crease,it costs 2 runs and his next delivery is designated a free-hit, from which the batsman can only be dismissed through a run out, as is the case for the original "no ball".
  • Bowlers may bowl a maximum of only 4 overs per innings, as is standard for 20-over cricket.
  • Umpires may award 5-run penalty runs at their discretion if they believe either team is wasting time.
  • If the fielding team do not complete bowling their 20 overs within 75 minutes, the batting side is credited an extra 6 runs for every whole over bowled after the 75 minute mark.
  • The following fielding restrictions apply:
  • * No more than 5 fielders can be on the leg side at any time.
  • * During the first 6 overs, a maximum of 2 fielders can be outside the fielding circle.
  • * After the first 6 overs, a maximum of 5 fielders can be outside the fielding circle.
  • If the match ends with the scores tied and there must be a winner, the tie is broken with a bowl-out (similar to a penalty shootout in football), with 5 bowlers from each side delivering 2 balls each at an unguarded wicket. If the number of wickets is equal after the first 10 balls per side, the bowling continues and is decided by sudden death.

Twenty20 cricket's impact

So far, Twenty20 has proved very popular with the public.

On July 15 2004, Middlesex vs. Surrey (the first Twenty20 game to be held at Lord's) attracted a crowd of 26,500, the largest attendance for any county cricket game other than a one-day final since 1953[[Citing sources citation needed]].

On January 12 2005, Australia's first Twenty20 game was played at the WACA ground between the Western Warriors and the Victorian Bushrangers. It drew a sellout crowd of 20,700, the largest seen at the ground for many years.

On February 17 2005, Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's full international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland. The first Twenty20 international in England was played between England and Australia at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire on the 13th June 2005. England won the match by 100 runs.

On January 9 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, a record for The Gabba. Australia convincingly won the match with man of the match Damien Martyn scoring 96 runs.

Starting July 11, 19 West Indies nations will be competing in what has been named Stanford 20/20 tournament. The event backed by billionaire Allen Stanford, and other West Indies legends, is supposed to be an annual event. The top prize for the winning team is 1 million dollars.

Domestic Twenty20 Winners

England (Twenty20 Cup)

Pakistan (Twenty-20 Cup)

South Africa (Pro20 Series)

Sri Lanka (Twenty20 Cup)

Australia (KFC Twenty20 Big Bash)

New Zealand

List of Men's Twenty20 International games

No. Date Result Venue
[1] 17 February 2005 Australia defeated New Zealand by 44 runs Eden Park, Auckland
[2] 13 June 2005 England defeated Australia by 100 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton
[3] 21 October 2005 New Zealand defeated South Africa by 5 wickets New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
[4] 9 January 2006 Australia defeated South Africa by 95 runs The Gabba, Brisbane
[5] 16 February 2006 New Zealand defeated 20px West Indies in tie-breaking bowl-out 3-0; 126 runs scored apiece Eden Park, Auckland
[6] 24 February 2006 South Africa defeated Australia by 2 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
[7] 15 June 2006 Sri Lanka defeated England by 2 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton

List of Women's Twenty20 International games

No. Date Result Venue
[1] 5 August 2004 New Zealand defeated England by 9 runs County Ground, Hove
[2] 2 September 2005 Australia defeated England by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton

See also

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Forms of cricket
International: Test cricket | One-day cricket | Twenty20 | Indoor cricket | Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes | Women's cricket
Other types: French cricket | Beach cricket | First-class cricket | List A cricket | Club cricket | Kwik cricket | Catchy Shubby Cricket | Blind cricket | Kilikiti | Short form cricket | Gilli-danda

 

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