Twenty20 cricket

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Twenty20 cricket is a fast-paced, limited-overs format of the sport in which each team faces a maximum of 20 overs, designed to produce a result in about three hours.

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instanceOf cricket format
limited-overs cricket
alsoKnownAs T20 cricket
ballType white cricket ball
battingStrategy aggressive stroke play
bowlingStrategy variation in pace and length
designedFor fast-paced entertainment
producing a result in a single evening
fieldingEmphasis athleticism and run-saving
fieldingRestrictions powerplay overs at start of innings
firstProfessionalCompetition Twenty20 Cup NERFINISHED
formatLevel domestic
franchise
international
governingBody International Cricket Council NERFINISHED
inception 2003
influenced growth of franchise cricket leagues
influencedOtherFormats batting aggression in One Day Internationals
death-overs bowling tactics
inningsEndCondition 20 overs bowled
target reached by chasing team
team all out
introducedBy England and Wales Cricket Board NERFINISHED
maximumOversPerTeam 20
noOfInningsPerTeam 1
originCountry England NERFINISHED
oversPerInnings 20
playedWith coloured clothing in most modern competitions
white clothing in early domestic competitions
playerRoleEmphasis all-rounders
death-overs specialists
power hitters
popularLeagueExample Big Bash League NERFINISHED
Caribbean Premier League NERFINISHED
Indian Premier League NERFINISHED
powerplayOvers typically first six overs
resultFormat loss
no result
tie
win
spectatorAppeal high scoring rate
music and entertainment at grounds
spectatorDemographic family audiences
younger fans
tieBreaker Super Over NERFINISHED
typicalMatchDuration about three hours
typicalRunRate higher than One Day Internationals
worldChampionship ICC Men’s T20 World Cup NERFINISHED
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup NERFINISHED

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Master Blaster associatedWithFormat Twenty20 cricket
Auckland cricket team competitionFormat Twenty20 cricket
Kolkata Knight Riders competitionType Twenty20 cricket
this entity surface form: Twenty20
2016 ICC World Twenty20 cricketFormat Twenty20 cricket
this entity surface form: Twenty20
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Tamil Nadu cricket team format Twenty20 cricket
The Hundred relatedTo Twenty20 cricket
City End usedFor Twenty20 cricket
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford usedFor Twenty20 cricket
County Ground, Derby usedFor Twenty20 cricket
Pavilion End usedFor Twenty20 cricket
Sydney Cricket Ground usedFor Twenty20 cricket
The Oval usedFor Twenty20 cricket
Oval usedFor Twenty20 cricket
subject surface form: The Oval