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Cricket is a multi-faceted sport with different formats, depending on the standard of play, the desired level of formality, and the time available. One of the main differences is between matches limited by time in which the teams have two innings apiece, and those limited by number of overs in which they have a single innings each.
William Gilbert Grace, commonly known as W. G. Grace, is generally considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time. [1] [2] [3] His first-class cricket career spanned 44 seasons, from 1865 until 1908, [3] [4] during which time he claimed over 2,800 wickets and over 800 catches. [5]
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 has been held in every even year with the exception of 2018 and 2020. In 2018, the tournament was rebranded from World Twenty20 to ...
New Zealand: 189 vs Bangladesh, Feb 2010 122* vs West Indies, Jan 2009 101* vs South Africa, Dec 2012 3 18 2 7 Ahmed Shehzad [13] 2009–2019 Pakistan: 147 vs Sri Lanka, Jan 2014 115 vs New Zealand, Feb 2011 111* vs Bangladesh, Mar 2014 3 6 1 8 Faf du Plessis [14] 2011–2021 South Africa: 110* vs Australia, Nov 2012
The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group stage was played in four groups of five teams. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super 8 stage. [1] [2]On 11 June 2024, South Africa became the first team to qualify for the Super 8 after Nepal & Sri Lanka's abandoned match at Central Broward Park. [3]
The game had initially been developed to boost the interest in domestic cricket, and to aid this the international teams were only allowed to host three T20Is each year. The cricket manager for the ICC, David Richardson, also commented that "Part of the success of Twenty20 cricket is making sure it can coexist with Test cricket and one-dayers."
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).
The inaugural World Test Championship Final was played between India and New Zealand from 18 to 23 June 2021 at Rose Bowl, Southampton, England. [18] Despite the opening and fourth day of the final being washed out by rain, [19] New Zealand managed to win in the final session of the reserve day and lifted the first World Test Championship ...