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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 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly the ICC World Twenty20, is a biennial T20I cricket tournament, organised by the International Cricket Council. It was held in every odd year from 2007 to 2009 , and since 2010 it has been held in every even year with the exception of 2018 and 2020.
It was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003, with the T20 Blast, first ever tournament in history of T20 Cricket. [2] A typical Twenty20 game is completed in about three and a half hours, with each innings lasting around 90 minutes and an official 10-minute break between the innings.
A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of Twenty20 cricket, in which each team plays a single innings with a maximum of twenty overs.The matches are played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Lasith Malinga bowling from the Nursery End in the 2009 Final at Lord's.. The ICC Men's T20 World Cup (earlier known as ICC World Twenty20) [1] was first held in 2007. It was first decided that every two years an ICC T20 World Cup tournament is to take place, except in the event of an ICC Cricket World Cup being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the year before.
England lifting the trophy in 2022. The England national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). They are the joint most successful team along with West Indies, having appeared in every edition of the tournament they have won the title twice in 2010 and 2022.
However Channel 4's coverage does not include the one-day and T20 international matches as these are shown on Sky Sports. [45] BT Sport secures the rights to all international and domestic cricket played in the West Indies and New Zealand for the next two years. This includes England's tour to the West Indies in 2022. [46]
In addition to these tournaments, England has also hosted the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2009 and the ICC Men's Champions Trophy in 2004 and 2013. England have won one ICC Cricket World Cup, in 2019. They previously finished as runners up in the 1979, 1987 and 1992 tournaments. In addition, England have won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup twice in ...