History of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup

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Lasith Malinga bowling from the Nursery End in the 2009 Final at Lord's.

The

Finals
this time winning after their two other appearances in previous finals. The ICC Men's T20 World Cup has had five champions from six tournaments.

Background

When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002, the ECB needed another one day competition to fill its place. Cricketing authorities were looking to boost the game's popularity with the younger generation in response to dwindling crowds and reduced sponsorship. It was intended to deliver fast-paced, exciting cricket accessible to thousands of fans who were put off by the longer versions of the game. 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.[citation needed]

Regional tournaments

The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the

Twenty20 Cup.[3] The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success.[4] The first Twenty20 match held at Lord's, on 15 July 2004 between Middlesex and Surrey, attracted a crowd of 27,509, the largest attendance for any county cricket game at the ground other than a one-day final since 1953.[5]

Soon after with the adoption of Twenty20 matches by other cricket boards, the popularity of the format grew with unexpected crowd attendance, new regional tournaments such as Pakistan's

Stanford Superstars team formed from West Indies domestic players.[8][9] On 1 November, the Stanford Superstars played England in what was expected to be the first of five fixtures in as many years with the winner claiming a US$20,000,000 in each match.[10][11]

Professional era
Main article: Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League (IPL) is a Twenty20 cricket tournament where 8 city based franchise teams from India participate for the title. The tournament started in 2008 and from then it usually takes place every year in the months of April to June.[12] IPL is the most-watched Twenty20 cricket league in the world and also known for its commercial success. During the sixth IPL season (2013) its brand value was estimated to be around US$3.03 billion.[13][14] Live rights to the event are syndicated around the globe, and in 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event to be broadcast live on YouTube.[15]

Twenty20 Internationals

Main article: Twenty20 International

On 17 February 2005

red card
(red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.

Inaugural tournaments

2007

ICC World T20 2007 BAN vs RSA

This was the first World Twenty20, where 12 teams participated, divided into four groups of three, then two groups of four in quarter-finals; top two into semi-finals. Besides the 10 full members, Kenya and Scotland were the other two teams participating in this tournament that was played on three different grounds,

Mathew Hayden was the top run getter with 265 runs and Umar Gul took the most wickets, 13. Craig McMillan
hit 13 sixes in the tournament, highest by any player.

2009

Format in this tournament was same as the first one: four groups of three, then two groups of four in quarter-finals; top two into semi-finals. This competition was played in London, Lord's and Oval, and Nottingham. Out of the 10 full members, Zimbabwe withdrew its participation. Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland qualified for the tournament. It was full of surprise victories, as favourites fell at the hands of underdogs. The hosts, England, set the ball rolling in the first match of the tournament as they were embarrassed by Netherlands in a final-ball thriller. Australia were dominated by West Indies, largely thanks to a thunderous innings by Chris Gayle, as he hit 88 off 50 balls, including some of the largest sixes seen in England. Australia were then defeated by Sri Lanka, who bowled tightly and batted with dominance, including quick-fire half centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara. Ireland beat Bangladesh in the Group stage to qualify for the Super Eight. Previous champions, India, lost all its matches of the Super Eight Stage. South Africa hadn't lost a group stage match going into the semi-finals against Pakistan, but Shahid Afridi produced a match winning performance with both bat and ball. He blasted his way to 51 and bagged two wickets for 16 runs to secure victory. The final at Lord's was a repeat of a group stage match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan; the latter lost the previous encounter. Pakistan managed to remove Dilshan, the Player of the Series for his 317 runs, without scoring, which had a big impact on the Sri Lanka innings. Sangakkara put up a fight scoring an unbeaten 64, but a target of 138 wasn't going to be easy to defend. Afridi proved this to be correct, hitting an unbeaten 54, which helped Man of the Match Pakistan win the trophy with 8 balls to spare. Umar Gul was the top wicket taker with 13 wickets, a repeat performance of 2007 edition. Yuvraj Singh hit the most sixes in the tournament.

2010

The West Indies hosted the third World Twenty20 a little over eight months after the previous tournament. The format in this tournament too same as in the previous two. The 12 teams consisted of the ten full members and two associates. England proved the surprise package, winning their first major limited-overs trophy with a comprehensive victory over Australia in the final. The Australians had provided amazing fireworks in the semi-final when Pakistan appeared on course for a second final only for Michael Hussey to smash 26 from five deliveries (in a 24-ball 60 not out) to win the game with a ball to spare. The significant strugglers were India and South Africa; one disturbed by the short ball, the other unable to pace a run chase. In this edition too, India lost all the three matches of the Super-8 stage. To the frustration of the commercial gurus in the game, India's elimination before the semi-finals again meant lost revenue. The two Associates – Ireland and Afghanistan – far from disgraced themselves. Mahela Jayawardene scored 302 runs, maximum in this edition of World T20. Dirk Nannes, the Dutch bowler who later qualified for Australian selection was the highest wicket taker with 14 wickets. Cameron White with 12 sixes topped the number of sixes chart.

Expansion to 16 teams

2012

The

Zimbabwe

2014

The

ICC T20I Championship rankings on 8 October 2012 were given a place in the Super 10 stage. The remaining eight teams competed in the group stage, from which two teams advance to the Super 10 stage.[17][18] Three new teams (Nepal, Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates
) made their debut in this tournament. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, who convincingly beat India by 6 wickets with 13 balls to spare. Imran Tahir of South Africa and Virat Kohli of India were the highest wicket taker and run scorer respectively.

Winning teams, captains, and coaches

Year Host Winning Team Captain Head coach Runner-up
2007  South Africa  India
M S Dhoni
 Lalchand Rajput  Pakistan
2009
  England  Pakistan Younis Khan Intikhab Alam  Sri Lanka
2010
  West Indies  England Paul Collingwood Andy Flower  Australia
2012
  Sri Lanka  West Indies
Darren Sammy
 Ottis Gibson  Sri Lanka
2014
  Bangladesh  Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal & Lasith Malinga Paul Farbrace  India
2016  India  West Indies
Darren Sammy
 Phil Simmons  England
2021
  UAE &  Oman  Australia Aaron Finch Justin Langer  New Zealand
2022
  Australia  England Jos Buttler Matthew Mott  Pakistan

See also

References

  1. ^ "World T20 renamed as T20 World Cup". ICC. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier to be held in Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  3. ^ Matches played 13 June 2003 ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008
  4. ^ Twenty20 Cup, 2003, Final – Surrey v Warwickshire ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008
  5. ^ Weaver, Paul (25 May 2009). "Usman Afzaal gives Surrey winning start but absent fans fuel concerns". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Guyana crowned Stanford 20/20 champions". ESPNcricinfo. 14 August 2006.
  7. ^ "Dates for Stanford Twenty20 announced". The Jamaica Observer. 9 February 2006. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008.
  8. ^ "Udal leads Middlesex for Stanford". ESPNcricinfo. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  9. ^ McGlashan, Andrew (27 October 2008). "Ramdin leads T&T to big-money glory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  10. ^ McGlashan, Andrew (1 November 2008). "Gayle leads Superstars to millions". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  11. ^ "US tycoon charged over $8bn fraud". BBC News. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  12. ^ "BCCI AGM 2011: Rajiv Shukla appointed IPL chief". Sahara Samay. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Brand IPL comes under a cloud". Business Standard. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Controversies, scandals inflicting body blow to IPL as brand value". India Today. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  15. ^ "IPL matches to be broadcast live on Youtube". ESPNcricinfo. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  16. ^ "ICC approves Test championship". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  17. ^ "West Indies to start World T20 title defence against India". ICC. 27 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  18. ^ "BCB promises stellar T20 WC". The Daily Star. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.

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