Enter the new age of Twenty 20 Cricket. It
is quick (20-20 overs per inning), thrilling with
smashing hits generating big scores on board, and much more exciting
than the conventional Test Cricket or One Day Cricket. Twenty Twenty
Cricket has been designed to provide entertainment in form of rapid
Cricket. This variant of Gentlemen's Game is here to stay and will
be the future of this game.
The fast and hard-hitting Twenty20 Cricket
was introduced in England at the county level by England and Wales
Cricket Board (ECB) in year 2003. Originated in England, this new
form of Cricket was welcomed with open heart. With the huge success
of 20-20 Cricket, many countries like New Zealand, Australia, South
Africa and the West Indies adopted it. The first international match
of Twenty 20 Cricket was played in 2005 between New Zealand and
Australia.
In September 2007 International Cricket Council (ICC) organised the
inaugural Twenty Twenty World Cup in South Africa in which India
defeated Pakistan by 5 runs to lift the World Cup.
This rapid version of Cricket has got a
format that makes it action packed and full of high drama.
Basically, a Twenty20 Cricket match is played with 20 overs in each
innings and lasts for almost three hours having an inning of 75
minutes each.
Twenty 20 Cricket
