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.

[edit] Twenty20 International teams

The nations are listed below with the date of each nation's Twenty20 International debut shown in brackets.

[edit] 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

[edit] Olympic Games

Main article: Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics

[edit] 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 the announcement of the Indian Cricket League.

[edit] List of Men's Twenty20 games

Main article: List of Twenty20 International games

Here are the 5 most recent matches.

No.	Date	Result	Venue
59	2 August 2008	Ireland defeated Scotland by 4 wickets	Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
60	2 August 2008	Canada defeated Netherlands by 4 wickets	Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
61	3 August 2008	Scotland defeated Bermuda by 8 wickets	Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
62	3 August 2008	Kenya defeated Canada by 4 wickets	Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
63	3 August 2008	Ireland defeated Bermuda by 4 runs	Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast

[edit] Results Table

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

Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Ties	NR	Win %
Ireland	2	2	0	0	0	100.00
Pakistan	12	9	2	1	0	79.16
India	10	6	2	1	1	72.22
Canada	3	2	1	0	0	66.66
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	0	66.66
Sri Lanka	8	5	3	0	0	62.50
South Africa	13	8	5	0	0	61.53
Australia	15	8	7	0	0	53.33
West Indies	8	3	4	1	0	43.75
England	14	6	8	0	0	42.85
New Zealand	16	5	10	1	0	34.37
Bangladesh	9	3	6	0	0	33.33
Scotland	6	2	4	0	1	33.33
Zimbabwe	3	1	2	0	0	33.33
Kenya	8	1	7	0	0	12.50
Bermuda	3	0	3	0	0	0.00

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

[edit] Records

Main article: List of Twenty20 International 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: 4 wickets for 7 runs, Mark Gillespie, for New Zealand against Kenya, 12 September 2007 ^[1]
Highest individual score in an innings: 117, Chris Gayle, for West Indies against South Africa, 11 September 2007
Highest partnership: 145, Chris Gayle and Devon Smith for the first wicket, West Indies against South Africa, 11 September 2007
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: 14, Australia against England 9 January 2006^[2]
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.