They tend to emphasise the more "exciting" aspects of cricket as seen by more casual observers of the game, which includes aggressive batting and fast run scoring.
On 17 February 2005, Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland.
[2] In October 2019, Cricket West Indies decided to host women's exhibition T10 matches in the lead-up to the CPL 2019 final.
[3] Ninety–90 Bash, also known as the 90/90 is an upcoming annual franchise-based 90-ball cricket league in the United Arab Emirates, with each team facing 15 overs.
In contrast to orthodox cricket rules, an extra ball is not awarded following a wide or no-ball, in order to save time.
This rule does not usually apply for the last over of each inning to ensure that no strategic advantage can be gained from the deliberate bowling of a wide ball.
The tactical implications of this rule for the fielding team captain are important as he must carefully decide when to bowl his experienced and inexperienced bowlers.
This informal format of cricket is extremely popular in the UK and is seen as the ideal way for new or inexperienced players to be introduced to the sport.
More than any other format of cricket, the outcome of the game is often decided by the joint contributions of all the players rather than a few highly skilled performers.
As the games last less than an hour, sixes cricket is typically played in a tournament format with multiple teams competing at the same ground.
The format was conceived as a way to financially reward the top-class domestic cricketers in Australia whose opportunities of making it into the significantly higher-paying Australian national side were limited.
Matches were played outside the regular cricket season during the Australian winter at rugby stadiums with smaller rectangular fields such as Willows Sports Complex in Townsville.