The ICC World Twenty20 is the world championship of Twenty20 cricket. The event is organized by the game's ruling body, the International Cricket Council (ICC). The championship is expected to be held around each 2 years.
The inaugural event, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa From 11-24 September 2007. The contest was won by India, who become the 1st World T20 Champions after killing Pakistan by five runs in the final at Johannesburg.
India won the toss and chose to bat in the final match of 2007 ICC World Twenty20 against Pakistan on what was said to be a historically batsman-friendly pitch at the Bullring. Umar Gul took the wickets of both Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, leaving India with 157/5 in 20 overs; only Gautam Gambhir (75 from 54 balls ) produced a prominent 21-run over from Sreesanth swung out the game towards Pakistan. However, Irfan Pathan and Joginder Singh slowed down the scoring dramatically. With Pakistan needing 54 from 24 balls, Misbah-ul-Haq hit 3 sixes off Harbhajan Singh in one over. Joginder Sharma bowled a wide first ball, accompanied by a dot ball. Misbah accompanied by taking 6 off a full-toss ; Pakistan needful just 6 runs to win from the last 4 balls. Misbah tried to hit the incoming ball with a paddle-scoop over fine leg, but he only wangled to sky the ball, and it was caught at short fine-leg by Sreesanth, leaving Pakistan all out for 152 runs. Irfan Pathan was awarded the Man of the Match for his spell, including three wickets for sixteen runs, including that of Man of the Series, Shahid Afridi.
It'll be the second ICC World Twenty20 competition, following the inaugural event in SA in 2007. In June 2006, The Daily Telegram said that the Marylebone Cricket Club and Surrey CCC had put in a joint bid to host the contest at Lord's and The Oval.
In December 2007, the ICC provisionally accredited a Women's World Twenty20 to run alongside the men's event which, subject to the approval of the ICC's finance and commercial affairs council, would come into effect for the 2009 contest in England.
In early January 2008, guess lifted the contest might be took somewhere else as the British government have shunned Zimbabwe from touring England in 2009. However, it has since been affirmed the competition will happen in the country.
In April 2008, the 3rd venue was supported as Nottingham's Trent Bridge ; the fifteen thousand seater stadium has been selected to grip one of the semi-finals, among other earlier matches. Lord's and The Oval are the 2 other confirmed venues, with the opening match and final being played at Lord's. Old Trafford Cricket Ground had bid for the 3rd venue, but Trent Bridge was selected for its closer vicinity to the 2 London grounds.
However, in July 2008 Zimbabwe, under pressure from SA and Britain over political issues correlated to Robert Mugabe, pulled out of the contest of their own volition, creating an extra space for an associate nation.
Qualification was achieved by the finalists of the contest held in Belfast from 2-4 August 2008, between Kenya, Scotland, Eire , Netherlands, Canada and Bermuda. Ireland and the last, qualified outright, while Scotland won the 3rd place playoff to also qualify
The groups were made public on 31 October 2007, based on finishing positions at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the successful qualifying associate countries. The original 4 group format is identical as that used at the 2007 tournament.
The girls's contest will take on a unusual formatting from that of the men's, having 8 groups split into 2 pools accompanied directly by the semi-finals and final. All pool stage matches will be played at the County Ground in Taunton. The women's contest is also shorter, running for 10 days as opposed to 16 for the men's tournament, however the women's semi-finals and final are held on the same days and at the same venues as those of their male counterparts.
The inaugural event, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa From 11-24 September 2007. The contest was won by India, who become the 1st World T20 Champions after killing Pakistan by five runs in the final at Johannesburg.
India won the toss and chose to bat in the final match of 2007 ICC World Twenty20 against Pakistan on what was said to be a historically batsman-friendly pitch at the Bullring. Umar Gul took the wickets of both Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, leaving India with 157/5 in 20 overs; only Gautam Gambhir (75 from 54 balls ) produced a prominent 21-run over from Sreesanth swung out the game towards Pakistan. However, Irfan Pathan and Joginder Singh slowed down the scoring dramatically. With Pakistan needing 54 from 24 balls, Misbah-ul-Haq hit 3 sixes off Harbhajan Singh in one over. Joginder Sharma bowled a wide first ball, accompanied by a dot ball. Misbah accompanied by taking 6 off a full-toss ; Pakistan needful just 6 runs to win from the last 4 balls. Misbah tried to hit the incoming ball with a paddle-scoop over fine leg, but he only wangled to sky the ball, and it was caught at short fine-leg by Sreesanth, leaving Pakistan all out for 152 runs. Irfan Pathan was awarded the Man of the Match for his spell, including three wickets for sixteen runs, including that of Man of the Series, Shahid Afridi.
It'll be the second ICC World Twenty20 competition, following the inaugural event in SA in 2007. In June 2006, The Daily Telegram said that the Marylebone Cricket Club and Surrey CCC had put in a joint bid to host the contest at Lord's and The Oval.
In December 2007, the ICC provisionally accredited a Women's World Twenty20 to run alongside the men's event which, subject to the approval of the ICC's finance and commercial affairs council, would come into effect for the 2009 contest in England.
In early January 2008, guess lifted the contest might be took somewhere else as the British government have shunned Zimbabwe from touring England in 2009. However, it has since been affirmed the competition will happen in the country.
In April 2008, the 3rd venue was supported as Nottingham's Trent Bridge ; the fifteen thousand seater stadium has been selected to grip one of the semi-finals, among other earlier matches. Lord's and The Oval are the 2 other confirmed venues, with the opening match and final being played at Lord's. Old Trafford Cricket Ground had bid for the 3rd venue, but Trent Bridge was selected for its closer vicinity to the 2 London grounds.
However, in July 2008 Zimbabwe, under pressure from SA and Britain over political issues correlated to Robert Mugabe, pulled out of the contest of their own volition, creating an extra space for an associate nation.
Qualification was achieved by the finalists of the contest held in Belfast from 2-4 August 2008, between Kenya, Scotland, Eire , Netherlands, Canada and Bermuda. Ireland and the last, qualified outright, while Scotland won the 3rd place playoff to also qualify
The groups were made public on 31 October 2007, based on finishing positions at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the successful qualifying associate countries. The original 4 group format is identical as that used at the 2007 tournament.
The girls's contest will take on a unusual formatting from that of the men's, having 8 groups split into 2 pools accompanied directly by the semi-finals and final. All pool stage matches will be played at the County Ground in Taunton. The women's contest is also shorter, running for 10 days as opposed to 16 for the men's tournament, however the women's semi-finals and final are held on the same days and at the same venues as those of their male counterparts.