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.International Cricket Council released inaugural rankings for the shortest format of the game on October 24,2011 with England at top.[1]
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The nations are listed below with the date of each nation's Twenty20 International debut shown in brackets.
The ICC World Twenty20 tournament is to be held every 2 years.
In 2007 when the first ICC World Twenty20 was held in South Africa, it was set at three at home and four away in a year. Now it is six at home and no more than three in a series. The motives are sound, and only New Zealand, against Pakistan between Christmas and New Year in 2010, have played three in a series.[4]
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 and it never made to the final list of events for games.
In 2010, this form of cricket made its debut at the Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China. Both men and women teams competed. India chose not to send either team, citing international commitments. Bangladesh won the men's event while Pakistan won the women's event.
Twenty20's push to be part of the 2020 Olympics when International Olympic Committee approved cricket as an Olympic sport in February 2010.[5] Even Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, is keen to see cricket becoming an Olympic sport in the future.[6]
The 200th Twenty20 International match was played between India and West Indies in June 2011.The country that has hosted the most Twenty20 internationals is South Africa, with 44.[7]
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
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| 1 | England | 11 | 1,435 | 127 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 1,009 | 126 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 9 | 1,056 | 117 |
| 4 | South Africa | 8 | 900 | 113 |
| 5 | Australia | 11 | 1,223 | 111 |
| 6 | India | 6 | 635 | 106 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 12 | 1,164 | 97 |
| 8 | West Indies | 8 | 711 | 89 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 3 | 224 | 75 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 7 | 376 | 54 |
| Reference: ICC Rankings 24 October 2011 | ||||
Note: Only teams who have completed at least eight T20 international matches since 1st August between two and three years ago will have their rating above converted into a ranking on the main table.
Teams currently not on the table have played the following amount of qualification games - Bangladesh (5), Canada (4), Ireland (7), Kenya (4), Netherlands (4), Scotland (4).
The result percentage excludes 'No Results' and counts 'Ties' as half a win. Matches which were tied and decided by bowl-out are listed as tied.
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