51-662: T20 kit The East Bay Blazers (more commonly known as the Bay Blazers ) are an American professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that compete in Minor League Cricket (MiLC). The team is based in San Jose, California . It was formed in 2020 as part of 24 original teams to compete in Minor League Cricket. The franchise is owned by Biju Nair and Vivek Tummalapalli. The team's home ground
102-442: A Bangladesh Under-19s tour of Sri Lanka in 2007, and later played in a series against Sri Lanka. He played in two warm-up matches and two competition matches in the 2007-08 Under-19s World Cup, scoring 9 runs in two innings. He played for Sri Lanka Schools in an Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament in 2007–08, and again the following season. Perera made two further Under-19 Test appearances and four One-Day International appearances in
153-417: A Twenty20 franchise elsewhere in the world and make far more money. Under-17s and Under-19s are playing T20 games in national championships, and at the detriment of two-day games. Good state players these days are averaging 35; if you were averaging 35 when I was playing your dad would go and buy you a basketball or a footy and tell you to play that. Ricky Ponting , In June 2009, speaking at
204-507: A baseball dugout . The Laws of cricket apply to Twenty20, with major exceptions: Currently, if the match ends with the scores tied and there must be a winner, the tie is broken with a one-over-per-side Eliminator or Super Over : Each team nominates three batsmen and one bowler to play a one-over-per-side "mini-match". The team which bats second in the match bats first in the Super Over. In turn, each side bats one over bowled by
255-654: A crowd of 27,509, the highest attendance for any county cricket game at the ground – other than a one-day final – since 1953. Thirteen teams from different parts of the country participated in Pakistan's inaugural competition in 2004, with the Faisalabad Wolves the first winners. On 12 January 2005 Australia's first Twenty20 game was played at the WACA Ground between the Western Warriors and
306-593: A light-hearted manner – both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the Beige Brigade . Some of the players also sported moustaches or beards and hairstyles popular in the 1980s, taking part in a competition amongst themselves for "best retro look", at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as
357-559: A return tour for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh in 2009. Perera made his debut List A appearance against Badureliya Sports Club in 2009–10, taking three wickets in a comfortable victory for the side. Perera made his first-class debut against Badureliya Sports Club in 2009–10. Within Nondescripts Cricket Club , Perera scored brilliant 244 runs against Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club gave his side by an innings and 39 runs. The 405 partnership by him and Jehan Mubarak in
408-399: A tie-breaking bowl-out 3–0; 126 runs were scored apiece in the game proper. The game was the last international match played by Chris Cairns . The ICC has declared that it sees T20 as the optimal format for globalizing the game, and in 2018, announced that it will give international status to all T20 cricket matches played between its member nations. This resulted in a significant leap in
459-637: Is Santa Clara Cricket Field, located in Santa Clara, California . Former Sri Lankan cricketer Angelo Perera currently helms captaincy duties, while American international Sanjay Krishnamurthi helms vice-captaincy duties. South African cricketer David White and American international Sanjay Krishnamurthi currently lead the batting and bowling leaderboards with 1,001 runs and 29 wickets respectively. Talks of an American Twenty20 league started in November 2018 just before USA Cricket became
510-412: Is a form of limited overs cricket in that it involves two teams, each with a single innings . The key feature is that each team bats for a maximum of 20 overs (120 legal balls). The batting team members do not arrive from and depart to traditional dressing rooms, but come and go from a bench (typically a row of chairs) visible in the playing arena, analogous to association football's technical area or
561-556: Is a right-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who plays for Nondescripts Cricket Club . He was born in Moratuwa and attended to St Peter's College, Colombo . In 2019, he became only the second batsman after Arthur Fagg to score double centuries in both innings of any first class match. Perera retired from international cricket in January 2022, having last playing for the national team in 2019. Perera made his cricketing debut in
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#1732798840624612-455: Is a shortened format of cricket . At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innings each, which is restricted to a maximum of twenty overs . Together with first-class and List A cricket, Twenty20 is one of the three forms of cricket recognised by
663-516: The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One , a 50-over competition. In December 2007 it was decided to hold a qualifying tournament with a 20-over format to better prepare the teams. With six participants, two would qualify for the 2009 World Twenty20 and would each receive $ 250,000 in prize money. The second tournament was won by Pakistan , who beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament
714-695: The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 . The Board of Control for Cricket in India started the Indian Premier League popularly known as IPL , which is now the largest cricket league, in 2008, which utilizes the North American sports franchise system with ten teams in major Indian cities. In September 2017, the broadcasting and digital rights for the next five years (2018–2022) of the IPL were sold to Star India for US$ 2.55 billion, making it one of
765-637: The 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament . In December 2019, he was the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament , with 384 runs in nine matches. In October 2020, he was drafted by the Dambulla Hawks for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League . In August 2021, he was named as the vice-captain of the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament. In November 2021, he
816-488: The International Cricket Council (ICC) as being played at the highest level, both internationally and domestically. A typical Twenty20 game is completed in about three and a half hours, with each innings lasting around 90 minutes and an official 10-minute break between the innings. This is much shorter than previous forms of the game, and is closer to the timespan of other popular team sports. It
867-804: The Lashings , Blasters and the Lone Star Athletics , and won twice against the Blasters , Grizzlies , and the Surf Riders . The Blazers finished third overall in their division, marginally missing out on the play-offs to the Seattle Thunderbolts due to an inferior net run rate (NRR). Twenty20 First-class cricket One Day International Limited overs (domestic) Twenty20 International Twenty20 (domestic) Other forms Twenty20 (abbreviated T20 )
918-642: The Rose Bowl in Hampshire on 13 June 2005, which England won by a margin of 100 runs, a record victory which lasted until 2007. On 9 January 2006 Australia and South Africa met in the first international Twenty20 game in Australia. In a first, each player's nickname appeared on the back of his uniform, rather than his surname. The international match drew a crowd of 38,894 people at The Gabba . On 16 February 2006 New Zealand defeated West Indies in
969-628: The Strikers , the Grizzlies twice, and the Stars once, but won against the Catchers once, and the Blasters , the Lashings , the Surf Riders , and the Seattle Thunderbolts twice. The Blazers finished 3rd at the end of the group stage, thus not qualifying for the finals. Ahead of the 2022 season , Major League Cricket announced that the draft for that season would take place on May 12. Ahead of
1020-543: The Victorian Bushrangers . It drew a sell-out crowd of 20,000, which was the first one in nearly 25 years. Starting on 11 July 2006, 19 West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the Stanford 20/20 tournament. The event was financially backed by billionaire Allen Stanford , who gave at least $ 28 million in funding money. It was intended that the tournament would be an annual event. Guyana won
1071-490: The Indian fitness website Takath.com that Twenty20 had "raised the bar" in terms of fitness levels for all players, demanding higher levels of strength, speed, agility and reaction time from all players regardless of role in the team. Matthew Hayden credited retirement from international cricket with aiding his performance in general and fitness in particular in the Indian Premier League . Several commentators have noted that
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#17327988406241122-518: The Super Over is also tied then a " countback " is used, with scores after the fifth ball for each team being used to determine the result. If it is still tied, then the countback goes to four balls, and so on. The latest Super Over to decide a match was between the United States and Pakistan on 6 June 2024, in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas, with
1173-717: The T20 format has been embraced by many Associate members of the ICC partly because it is more financially viable to play. T20's success has also inspired the invention of even shorter formats, such as T10 cricket and 100-ball cricket , and its impact on cricket has been compared to or served as inspiration for innovations in other sports, such as with the 3x3 variant of basketball or the Indian Pro Kabaddi League . Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting , on
1224-469: The United States winning 18/1 to 13/1 in the Super Over after tying on 159. Tied Twenty20 matches were previously decided by a bowl-out . Women's and men's Twenty20 Internationals have been played since 2004 and 2005 respectively. To date, 76 nations have played the format, including all Test-playing nations . In November 2011, the ICC released the first Twenty20 International rankings for
1275-493: The annual Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's , former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist pushed for Twenty20 to be made an Olympic sport . "It would," he said, "be difficult to see a better, quicker or cheaper way of spreading the game throughout the world." This became a reality starting with the 2028 Summer Olympics . T20 cricket has also been accepted into the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games . Twenty20 match format
1326-482: The competition, securing $ 280,000 prize money. 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 $ 20 million in each match. The Stanford Superstars won the first match, but no further fixtures were held as Allen Stanford was charged with fraud in 2009. Several T20 leagues started after the popularity of
1377-530: The exhibition league. After the conclusion of the exhibition league, USA Cricket announced that they were planning to launch the inaugural season of Minor League Cricket in spring 2021. Ahead of the official season, which was announced to kick off on July 31, the Grizzlies announced David White as captain with Rusty Theron helming vice-captain duties. Throughout the group stage, the Blazers lost to
1428-630: The fans. The Women's Big Bash League was started in 2015 by Cricket Australia, while the Kia Super League was started in England and Wales in 2016. The Mzansi Super League in South Africa was started in 2018. Several T20 leagues follow the general format of having a group stage followed by a Page playoff system among the top four teams where: In the Big Bash League, there is an additional match to determine which of
1479-455: The fourth- or fifth-placed teams will qualify to be in the top four. The first Twenty20 International match was held on 5 August 2004 between the England and New Zealand women's teams, with New Zealand winning by nine runs. On 17 February 2005 Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland . The game was played in
1530-446: The game. In October 2018, the ICC announced that the women's ranking would be split between ODIs and T20Is, and released both tables shortly thereafter. This is a list of the current Twenty20 domestic competitions in several of the leading cricket countries. Angelo Perera Angelo Kanishka Perera (born 23 February 1990), or Angelo Perera , is a former professional cricketer , who played limited over cricket for Sri Lanka. He
1581-659: The inaugural event, defeating Trinidad and Tobago by five wickets, securing $ 1 million in prize money. On 5 January 2007 the Queensland Bulls played the New South Wales Blues at The Gabba , Brisbane . An unexpected 16,000 fans turned up on the day to buy tickets, causing Gabba staff to throw open gates and grant many fans free entry. Attendance reached 27,653. For the February 2008 Twenty20 match between Australia and India, 85,824 people attended
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1632-748: The match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground , involving the Twenty20 World Champions against the ODI World Champions . The Stanford Super Series was held in October 2008 between the three teams. The respective winners of the English and Caribbean Twenty20 competitions, Middlesex and Trinidad and Tobago , and a Stanford Superstars team formed from West Indies domestic players. Trinidad and Tobago won
1683-517: The match was the highest partnership for the fourth wicket in a first-class match on Sri Lankan soil. Perera blasted 30 fours and six sixes in his knock that required only 204 balls and it was also his highest first-class score In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament . The following month, he was also named in Colombo's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament . In August 2018, he
1734-576: The men's game, based on the same system as the Test and ODI rankings. The rankings cover a two- to three-year period, with matches since the most recent 1 August weighted fully, matches in the preceding 12 months weighted two-thirds, and matches in the 12 months preceding that weighted one-third. To qualify for the rankings, teams must have played at least eight Twenty20 Internationals in the ranking period. The ICC Women's Rankings were launched in October 2015, which aggregated performance over all three forms of
1785-599: The new format. The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the Twenty20 Cup . The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the Surrey Lions defeating the Warwickshire Bears by nine wickets in the final to claim the title. The first Twenty20 match held at Lord's , on 15 July 2004 between Middlesex and Surrey , attracted
1836-457: The new governing body of cricket in the United States . In May 2021, USA Cricket announced they had accepted a bid by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) for a US$ 1 billion investment covering the league and other investments benefitting the U.S. national teams. In an Annual General Meeting on February 21, 2020, it was announced that USA Cricket was planning to launch Major League Cricket in 2021 and Minor League Cricket that summer, but it
1887-488: The number of T20I matches played across the world. Every two years an ICC World Twenty20 tournament is to take place, except in the event of an ICC Cricket World Cup being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the year before. The first tournament was in 2007 in South Africa where India defeated Pakistan in the final. Two Associate teams had played in the first tournament, selected through
1938-523: The official season, it was announced that former Sri Lankan cricketer Angelo Perera and American international Sanjay Krishnamurthi would replace David White and Rusty Theron as captain and vice-captain respectively throughout the season. Throughout the season, the Blazers lost once against the Mustangs, won once and lost once against the Strikers and the Thunderbolts , won once against
1989-522: The one nominated opposition bowler, with their innings over if they lose two wickets before the over is completed. The side with the higher score from their Super Over wins. If the Super Over also ends up in a tie, it is repeated until the tie is broken. In the Australian domestic competition the Big Bash League , the Super Over is played slightly differently, with no two-wicket limit, and if
2040-753: The other hand, has criticised Twenty20 as being detrimental to Test cricket and for hampering batsmen's scoring skills and concentration. Former Australian captain Greg Chappell made similar complaints, fearing that young players would play too much T20 and not develop their batting skills fully, while former England player Alex Tudor feared the same for bowling skills. Former West Indies captains Clive Lloyd , Michael Holding and Garfield Sobers criticised Twenty20 for its role in discouraging players from representing their test cricket national side, with many West Indies players like Chris Gayle , Sunil Narine and Dwayne Bravo preferring instead to play in
2091-409: The player registration for the Minor League Cricket exhibition league began. On August 15, 2020, USA Cricket announced the teams participating in the exhibition league matches, also listing the owners for each team. The draft for the exhibition league began on August 22, 2020, with the Bay Blazers releasing their squad on August 24. Rusty Theron was later named as captain for the Bay Blazers for
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2142-539: The result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously: Glenn McGrath jokingly replayed 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 normally used in cricket) in response. The first Twenty20 international in England was played between England and Australia at
2193-442: The world's most lucrative sports league per match. The IPL has seen a spike in its brand valuation to US$ 5.3 billion after the 10th edition , according to global valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff & Phelps. The Big Bash League , Bangladesh Premier League , Pakistan Super League , Caribbean Premier League , and Afghanistan Premier League started thereafter, following similar formulae, and remained popular with
2244-519: The younger generation in response to dwindling crowds and reduced sponsorship. The Board wanted to deliver fast-paced, exciting cricket accessible to 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, invented by New Zealand cricketer Martin Crowe , to county chairmen in 2001, and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting
2295-617: Was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the lack of high-quality cricket stadiums in the USA. Major League Cricket was pushed to a summer-2023 launch and Minor League Cricket was pushed back to July 31, 2021. USA Cricket CEO Iain Higgins also pointed out cities such as New York City , Houston and Los Angeles with a large cricket fanbase, and targeted them among others as launch cities for Minor League Cricket . In July 2020,
2346-621: Was held in Bangladesh. The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was won by West Indies. In July 2020, the ICC announced that both the 2020 and 2021 editions had been postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In June 2021, the ICC expanded the Twenty20 World Cup from 16 to 20 teams starting from the 2024 edition onwards. Twenty20 cricket is claimed to have resulted in a more athletic and explosive form of cricket. Indian fitness coach Ramji Srinivasan declared in an interview with
2397-512: Was held in the West Indies in May 2010, where England defeated Australia by seven wickets. The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was won by the West Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka at the finals. It was the first time in cricket history when a T20 World Cup tournament took place in an Asian country. The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was won by Sri Lanka, by defeating India at the finals, where the tournament
2448-525: Was introduced to create a fast-paced game that would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television. The game has succeeded in spreading around the cricket world. On most international tours there is at least one Twenty20 match and all Test -playing nations have a domestic cup competition. When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002, the ECB sought another one-day competition to fill with
2499-534: Was named in Galle's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League . In February 2019, in the penultimate round of the Super Eight fixtures in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament , Perera scored a double-century in each innings. This had only been done once before in first-class cricket, by Arthur Fagg for Kent against Essex in the 1938 County Championship in England. In March 2019, he was named in Colombo's squad for
2550-515: Was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League . Perera made his T20I debut against Bangladesh in 2013. In the same year, he made his ODI debut against South Africa at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium . After ups and downs, Perera called for the ODI squad against Australia , where he played in the fourth ODI at Dambulla. He
2601-522: Was the winning captain of the Sri Lankan team during the 2nd edition of the 2017 Emerging Cup held in Bangladesh. This was the first time Sri Lanka went onto win this tournament by defeating Pakistan in the finals. In February 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against South Africa , but he did not play. Angelo Perera married Ravindi Samarasekera on 5 May 2018 at
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