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Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. [1] In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innings each, which is restricted to a maximum of twenty overs.
The first Twenty20 International match between two men's sides was played on 17 February 2005, involving Australia and New Zealand. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack reported that "neither side took the game especially seriously", [8] and it was noted by ESPNcricinfo that but for a large score for Ricky Ponting, "the concept would have shuddered". [9]
In that group stage match Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets. Including that they also met each other twice in 2009 ICC World Twenty20, once in group stage and another in semi final. Both match were won by Sri Lanka. they won by 15 runs in the group stage and in the semi-final they eliminated West Indies from the semi-final with a dominating 57 runs win.
This is now a list of Twenty20 men's cricket records, that is a record team or individual performances in Twenty20 cricket (T20). The records only include top-level T20 games: those played in officially recognized tournaments in ICC Full-member countries or any Twenty20 International.
Australian umpire Rod Tucker has umpired the most T20 World Cup matches (46), [91] while Simon Taufel has umpired the most T20 World Cup finals. [92] England and South Africa scored the highest match aggregate of 459/12 in 2012. [93] England also holds the record for the highest score chased in T20 World Cups for the same match.
The matches have top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket. [1] [2] The first Twenty20 International match between two men's sides was played on 17 February 2005, involving Australia and New Zealand.
The matches are played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The first T20I was played on 17 February 2005 between Australia and New Zealand, with the first ICC T20 World Cup held in 2007. As of February 2025, 99 nations feature in T20I team rankings released by ICC. [1]