

The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the Surrey Lions defeating the Warwickshire Bears by 9 wickets in the final to claim the title. The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the T20 Blast. Domestic tournaments Bangladesh vs South Africa at the 2007 tournament Stuart Robertson, the marketing manager of the ECB, proposed a 20-over per innings game to county chairmen in 2001, and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting the new format.

The Board wanted to deliver fast-paced, exciting cricket accessible to thousands of fans who were put off by the longer versions of the game. When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002, the ECB needed another one-day competition to fill with the younger generation in response to dwindling crowds and reduced sponsorship. Main article: History of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Background They became the first men's team to hold both limited-overs World Cups (T20 and ODI) simultaneously.

The seventh tournament, the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, was hosted by UAE and was won by Australia defeating New Zealand.Įngland are the reigning T20 World Cup holders, having beaten Pakistan in the 2022 final, winning their second title. The sixth tournament, the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, was hosted by India and was won by West Indies defeating England. The fifth tournament, the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, was hosted by Bangladesh, and was won by Sri Lanka defeating India, Sri Lanka being the first team to play in three finals. The West Indies won the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka in the final, winning its first international tournament since the 2004 Champions Trophy. The fourth tournament, the 2012 World Twenty20, was held in Asia for the first time, with all matches played in Sri Lanka. England cricket team defeated Australia in the final in Barbados, which was played at Kensington Oval, winning their first international tournament. The third tournament was held in 2010, hosted by the countries making up the West Indies cricket team. 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 inaugural 2007 World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa, and won by India, who defeated Pakistan in the final at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Only the West Indies and England have won the tournament on multiple occasions, both having won two titles. The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was later relocated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman due to problems relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, taking place 5 years after the previous (2016) iteration.Īs of 2022, eight tournaments have so far been played and a total of 21 teams have competed. The 2020 edition of the tournament was scheduled to take place but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed until 2021, with the intended host changed to India. In May 2016, the ICC put forward the idea of having a tournament in 2018, with South Africa being the possible host, but the ICC later dropped the idea of a 2018 edition at the conclusion of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. The event has generally been held every two years. while the 8 other teams chosen through the Regional Qualifiers Organised by cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the tournament consists of 20 teams, with top 12 teams from the previous tournament getting automatic qualifications. The ICC Men's T20 World Cup (earlier known as ICC World Twenty20) is the international championship of Twenty20.
