ICC T20 World Cup

 INTRODUCTION:

The international championship of Twenty20 cricket is the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as ICC World Twenty20. The tournament, which is organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC), is currently made up of 16 teams: six teams chosen through the T20 World Cup Qualifier and the top ten teams from the rankings at the deadline.

The event typically occurs every two years. However, the tournament's 2020 edition was originally scheduled to take place in Australia in 2020. However, because of COVID-19, the tournament was moved to 2021, with India serving as the host nation, five years after the 2016 edition ended. However, the matches were moved to Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. In May 2016, the International Cricket Council (ICC) proposed holding a tournament in 2018, with South Africa as a potential host. However, after the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, the ICC dropped the idea of holding a tournament in 2018. Seven tournaments have been played, and only the West Indies have won the tournament on multiple occasions. India defeated Pakistan in the final of the inaugural World Twenty20 in South Africa in 2007 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

The 2009 tournament was held in England, and Pakistan, the previous runner-up, prevailed over Sri Lanka in the Lord's final. The countries that make up the West Indies cricket team hosted the third tournament in 2010. In the Barbados final at Kensington Oval, England defeated Australia to win their first international tournament. For the first time, Asia hosted the fourth tournament, the 2012 World Twenty20, with all matches played in Sri Lanka. The fifth tournament, the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, was held in Bangladesh and was won by Sri Lanka, who defeated India. Sri Lanka was the first team to play in three finals, and the West Indies won the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka in the final. This was the West Indies' first international tournament victory since the 2004 Champions Trophy. India hosted the sixth tournament, the ICC World Twenty20 in 2016, which West Indies won by defeating England. The T20 World Cup is currently held by Australia, who won their first title by defeating New Zealand in 2021 final.

HISTORY:

The ECB needed a one-day competition to replace the Benson & Hedges Cup when it ended in 2002. In response to declining attendance and decreased sponsorship, cricketing authorities sought to increase the game's popularity among the younger generation. Its goal was to make exciting, fast-paced cricket available to thousands of fans who were turned off by the longer versions. The first Twenty20 match held at Lord's, on July 15, 2004, between Middlesex and Surrey, attracted a crowd of 27,509, the largest attendance for any county cricket game at the ground other than Guyana won the inaugural tournament, defeating Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets, securing US$1,000,000 in prize money.[citation needed] A spin-off tournament, the Stanford Super Series, was held in October 2008 between Middlesex and Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was financially backed by convicted fraudster Allen Stanford, who gave at least the Stanford Superstars played England on November 1 in what was anticipated to be the first of five matches in as many years, with the winner receiving US$20,000,000 for each match. Twenty20 Internationals Main article: Trinidad and TobagoTwenty20 International On February 17, 2005, at Auckland's Eden Park, Australia won the inaugural men's full international Twenty20 match against New Zealand. The New Zealand team's uniform was a direct copy of that worn by the Beige Brigade, and both teams wore uniforms that were similar to those worn in the 1980s. At the request of the Beige Brigade, some of the players also participated in a competition among themselves for the best retro look by sporting mustaches, beards, and hairstyles popular in the 1980s. Glenn McGrath jokingly reenacted the Trevor Chappell underarm incident from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and Billy Bowden showed him a mock red card (red cards are not typically used in cricket). As the outcome of the game became clear toward the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously.

In the 2009 Lord's final, Lasith Malinga lost by bowling to Shahid Afridi in the inaugural tournament.

In the beginning, it was decided that the ICC World Twenty20 tournament would be held every two years unless there was a Cricket World Cup scheduled for the same year, in which case it would be held the year before. Kenya and Scotland had to qualify through the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One, a 50-over competition held in Nairobi. The first tournament was held in South Africa, where India defeated Pakistan in the final. With six players, two would qualify for the 2009 World Twenty20, where they would each receive $250,000 in prize money. Pakistan won the second tournament by beating Sri Lanka by eight wickets on June 21 in England. England defeated Australia by seven wickets in the May 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament in West Indies. The West Indies won the ICC World Twenty20 in 2012 by defeating Sri Lanka in the finals. A host nation competed in the ICC World Twenty20 final for the first time. Twelve people competed for the title, with Ireland and Afghanistan serving as the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The T20 World Cup tournament was held for the first time in an Asian nation.

Expansion to 16 teams

The 2012 edition was to be expanded into a 16-team format however this was reverted to 12. The 2014 tournament, held in Bangladesh was the first to feature 16 teams including all ten full members and six associate members who qualified through the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. However, the top eight full-member teams in the ICC Men's T20I Team 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. Three new teams (Nepal, Hong Kong, and the UAE) made their debut in this tournament.

Expansion to 20 teams

The T20 World Cup tournaments in 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030 will now include 20 teams, according to an announcement made in June 2021 by the International Cricket Council. The teams will be divided into four groups, with the top two teams from each group reaching the Super Eights. They will be divided into two groups of four, with the top two teams from each group reaching the semi-finals.

The West Indies and the United States will be the hosts of the Twenty20 World Cup in 2024. The United States will be hosting the World Cup for the first time, and numerous stadiums across the nation will either be constructed from scratch or repurposed for cricket. India and Sri Lanka will jointly host the tournament in 2026. Australia and New Zealand will host the tournament in 2028, and England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland will host the tournament in 2030.