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Revision as of 22:25, 9 July 2010
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 (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)
- Bangladesh (28 November, 2006)
- Zimbabwe (28 November, 2006)
- India (1 December, 2006)
- Kenya (1 September, 2007)
- Scotland (12 September, 2007)
- Netherlands (2 August, 2008)
- Ireland (2 August, 2008)
- Canada (2 August, 2008)
- Bermuda (3 August, 2008)
- Afghanistan (2 February, 2010)
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.[1]
- England in 2009: Won by Pakistan, runner up Sri Lanka.[2]
- West Indies in 2010: Won by England, runner up Australia.
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 it has started the Indian Premier League.
List of Men's Twenty20 games
Statistics
Overall Results
Ranking | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Ties | NR | Win % | Points |
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1 | Pakistan | 38 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 69.73 | 131 |
2 | Australia | 38 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 58.10 | 120 |
3 | South Africa | 33 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 63.63 | 118 |
4 | Sri Lanka | 33 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57.57 | 117 |
5 | India | 27 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 55.77 | 113 |
6 | England | 32 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | 103 |
7 | West Indies | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 42.85 | 85 |
8 | New Zealand | 40 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 46.25 | 84 |
9 | Zimbabwe | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29.17 | 53 |
10 | Bangladesh | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 | 31 |
11 | Netherlands | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66.66 | 23 |
12 | Ireland | 17 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 46.66 | 14 |
13 | Canada | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31.81 | 14 |
14 | Afghanistan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 10 |
15 | Kenya | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 8 |
16 | Scotland | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18.18 | 5 |
17 | Bermuda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 00.00 | 0 |
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 7 July 2010, includes T20I #185 |
The result percentage excludes 'No Results' and counts 'Ties' as half a win. Matches which were tied and decided by bowl-out are listed as tied.
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: 5 wickets for 6 runs, Umar Gul, for Pakistan against New Zealand, 13 June 2009 [3]
- Highest individual score in an innings: 117, Chris Gayle, for West Indies against South Africa, 11 September 2007
- Highest partnership: 170, Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman for the first wicket, South Africa against England, 15 November 2009 [4]
- 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, and by Brendon McCullum for New Zealand against Australia, 28 February 2010
- 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: 17, South Africa against England, 15 November 2009[5]
- 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.