Twenty20 International

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.

1. Australia (17th February, 2005)
2. New Zealand (17th February, 2005)
3. England (13th June, 2005)
4. South Africa (21st October, 2005)
5. West Indies (16th February, 2006)
6. Sri Lanka (15th June, 2006)
7. Pakistan (28th August, 2006)
8. Bangladesh (28th November, 2006)
9. Zimbabwe (28th November, 2006)
10. India (1st December, 2006)
11. Kenya (1st September, 2007)
12. Scotland (12th September, 2007)
13. Netherlands (2 August 2008)
14. Ireland (2 August 2008)
15. Canada (2 August 2008)
16. Bermuda (3 August 2008)

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]

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

The overall results of various men's teams are listed below (in descending order of winning percentage):

Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Ties	NR	Win %
Pakistan	27	21	5	1	0	79.62
South Africa	26	17	9	0	0	65.38
Sri Lanka	25	15	10	0	0	60.00
Netherlands	6	3	2	0	1	60.00
India	20	10	8	1	1	55.26
West Indies	18	8	8	2	0	50.00
Ireland	9	4	4	0	1	50.00
Australia	24	11	12	0	1	47.82
New Zealand	30	12	16	2	0	43.33
England	23	9	13	0	1	40.90
Canada	7	2	4	1	0	35.71
Zimbabwe	7	2	4	1	0	35.71
Scotland	8	2	5	0	1	28.57
Bangladesh	13	3	10	0	0	23.07
Kenya	8	1	7	0	0	12.50
Bermuda	3	0	3	0	0	0.00
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 12 December, 2009, includes T20I #127

The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win Matches which were tied and decided by bowlout are listed as tied.

Source: Cricinfo

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
• 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.

References

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7009035.stm
2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8110649.stm
3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8098274.stm
4. ^ [1]
5. ^ BBC SPORT | Cricket | England | England handed Twenty20 thrashing

External links

• NatWest International Twenty20