ICC WORLD T20 CUP

ICC World T20 CUP

The ICC World Twenty20 (also referred to as the World T20, and wrongly as the T20 World Cup) is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. Organised by cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the tournament currently consists of 16 teams, comprising all ten ICC full members and six other associate or affiliate members chosen through the World Twenty20 Qualifier. The event has generally been held every two years, although there is a four-year gap between the next two scheduled tournaments (2016 in India and 2020 in Australia and New Zealand). All matches played are accorded Twenty20 International status.

The inaugural event, the 2007 World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa, and won by India, who defeated Pakistan in the final at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The 2009 tournament took place in England, and was won by the previous runner-up, Pakistan, who defeated Sri Lanka in the final at Lord's. The third tournament was held in 2010, hosted by the countries making up the West Indies cricket team. England defeated Australia in the final in Barbados, which was played at Kensington Oval. The fourth tournament, the 2012 World Twenty20, was held in Asia for the first time, with all matches played in Sri Lanka. The West Indies won the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka in the final, winning its first international tournament since the 2004 Champions Trophy.[3] The fifth tournament, the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, was hosted by Bangladesh, and was won by Sri Lanka, who became the first team to play in three finals.

Administrator              International Cricket Council

Format                         Twenty20 International

First tournament          2007

Year               Host Nation                    Venue         Result

2007          South Africa                    Wanderers, Johannesburg   India won by 5 runs beating Pakistan

2009          England                           Lord’s, London      Pakistan won by 8 wickets beating Sri Lanka

2010        West Indies                     Bridgetown,           England won by 7 wickets beating Australia

2012         Sri Lanka                         Colombo, Sri Lanka           West Indies won by 36 runs beating Sri Lanka

2014      Bangladesh                      Dhaka, Bangladesh            Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets beating India

2016      India                                Kolkata, India        Scheduled

2020      Australia

       

India won the first ICC World Twenty-20 cup in South Africa beating Pakistan by 5 runs.

ICC World Twenty20 (2014)

Host country               Bangladesh

Dates                           16 March to 6 April, 2014

Tournament format     Round robin, followed by Super 8, and conclusion with the Semi Final and Final

Number of teams        16

Champion                    Sri Lanka (1st title)

Most successful           5 teams (1 title each)

Most runs                   Mahela Jayawardene (1016)

Most wickets               Lasith Malinga (38)

Winner Team            Sri Lanka made it to the finals for the third time beating India by 6 wickets. Three new teams (Nepal, Hong Kong and UAE) made their debut in this tournament.

Twenty20 Internationals

On 17 February 2005 Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's full international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland. The game was played in a light-hearted manner – both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the Beige Brigade. Some of the players also sported moustaches/beards and hair styles popular in the 1980s taking part in a competition amongst themselves for best retro look, at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously – Glenn McGrath jokingly replayed the Trevor Chappell underarm incident from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and Billy Bowden showed him a mock red card (red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.