Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England 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. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket. It has been played at club and junior levels for years, usually in evenings when daylight was a problem.
A Twenty20 game is completed in about two and half hours, with each innings lasting around 75 minutes, 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.
Images of Indian team winning first cup of T 20
Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets.
Images of Pakistani team winning second cup of T 20
England won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 defeating Australia in the final by 7 wickets.
Images of English team winning third cup of T 20
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