Twenty20 Cricket Brief History & Top 4 Twenty20 International Records

Twenty20 cricket also is known as T20 cricket is the most interesting short form of Cricket. It is a new format in cricket, and in brief, it was successful to gain popularity. In the professional level, T20 Cricket was introduced by England Cricket Board in 2003 for inter-country competition in England and Wales. In Twenty20 cricket both teams will have single innings of 20 limited overs each. Usually, a Twenty20 cricket game is finished in 3 hours, which includes the inning break of 10 minutes. Twenty20 cricket is the much shorter form than another existing form in cricket. The main reason for introducing Twenty20 cricket was to create the fast-paced style of the game and entertain the viewers. Twenty20 form got success in concise time. The first ever Twenty20 match was played between the English counties on 13 June 2003. The first Twenty20 match organized on Lords was between Middlesex and Surry on 15 July 2004. Slowly after that, the Twenty20 cricket spread to the globe.

Why is Twenty20 the Most Loved Form of Cricket?

Top four reasons, why Twenty20 is a most loved form of Cricket:

 Short Time Duration

 The Fast Pace of Game

 Sixes and Fours

 Glamour and Entertainment Outside the Pitch

Top 4 Twenty20 International Records

4. Sri Lanka is the team to register highest margin victory in T20 cricket. They defeated Kenya by a massive margin of 172 runs. This match was played in September 2007 in Johannesburg. Batting first Sri Lanka scored 260 runs in loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing the big score, Kenya were all out in just 88 runs.

3. Did you know, what’s the lowest inning total? That’s 39 runs. In 2014, Netherlands scored only 39 runs against Sri Lanka Chittagong. The Netherlands were able to score just 39 runs in 10.3 overs. Nepal is another team to score lowest inning total with 53 runs against Ireland in Belfast. They were all out in 14.3 overs for just 53 runs.

2. Do you think 200+ score is an easily defendable score in T20 cricket?, If you think yes then you are wrong. Australia has chased 244 runs with seven balls to spare playing against New Zealand. Just a few months ago Australia were the teams to chase 244 runs in only 18.5 overs. They were successfult to score 245 runs in just 18.5 over. West Indies is another team with the highest chase, they have successfully chased 236 runs in 19.2 overs.

Finch & Caray celebrating Victory (Image Source)

1. Do you know, what’s the highest score in Twenty20 international? that’s 263 runs. Well, I think many cricket fans know about it because it matched played about two years ago. Australia was the team to hit 263/3 in just 20 overs against Sri Lanka. It’s one of the strongest records in T20 cricket. Some teams are unable to hit that many runs even in ODI matches. India is another team to score must runs in T20 cricket, they have scored 260/5 against Sri Lanka in