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55-441: There are currently four divisions taking place biannually with promotion and relegation taking place between divisions. In 2010 Division One, for the first time, a Twenty20 tournament took place following the traditional 50 over competition. The ICC Americas Championship first took place in 2000 between the five associate teams in the region. 2006 saw the championship evolve into a league system with three divisions allowing most of

110-517: A 122 run partnership, before Ifill and Paul Prashad steered them home for the seven wicket win. The 2002 tournament was held in Argentina and saw the debut of the Bahamas . The home side were disappointed to go without a win, again losing to the affiliate member in the tournament. The USA won the tournament after rain washed out the final day, ending Canada's hopes of winning the tournament for

165-659: A T20 Tournament and a 50 over tournament where Canada was crowned the 50 over champion undefeated and Bahamas was relegated to Division 2 after a thrilling tie against Argentina in the last match. If they had won, Argentina would have been relegated to Division 2 on NRR. USA won the T20 Tournament beating Canada in the finals. In 2010, the inaugural Americas Division Four tournament was announced and it took place in Mexico City from 13 to 19 June 2010. The participating teams were Mexico (the host team), Costa Rica and

220-417: 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

275-507: 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

330-593: 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

385-494: A place in 2010 WCL Division Eight. Newly promoted Brazil had a disappointing setback after their captain, Matt Featherstone, suffered a back injury just days before the team's departure. They lost all their matches and were relegated back to Division Three. The 2010 Americas Division One tournament took place from 27 May – 7 June in Bermuda. The hosts were joined by Argentina, Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands and USA. It consisted of

440-596: 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 the International Cricket Council (ICC) as being played at

495-399: 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

550-412: 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

605-617: Is relegated to the division below where possible. The only occasion this did not happen was in 2008 when Turks and Caicos Islands retained their Division Two spot despite finishing last. The 2000 tournament was held in Ontario , Canada , at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club and G Ross Lord Park. Then affiliate member the Cayman Islands gained a surprise victory over Argentina , and the tournament itself went down to

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660-516: 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

715-691: The International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2004. Their international debut was in 2006 against Costa Rica . The team made their ICC Americas Championship debut in June 2010 and in 2011 participated in the ICC Americas Division 3 tournament in Costa Rica. Mexico has also participated in the South American Championship in 2014 and 2018 winning both the time. In 2017, they became an associate member . In April 2018,

770-642: 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

825-452: The 4th time and the hosts ended as runners-up and Argentina came back to Division Two that will be held in 2013. In this tournament, which was won by hosts, was held in Nassau, Bahamas Twenty20 First-class cricket One Day International Limited overs (domestic) Twenty20 International Twenty20 (domestic) Other forms Twenty20 (abbreviated T20 ) is

880-567: 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 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

935-597: The Falkland Islands . All the participants were playing in a World Cricket League competition for the first time. Cuba withdrew from the tournament due to travel restrictions placed on the players by the Cuban government. A 50 over tournament over the first three days was followed by a 20 over tournament over the remaining two days. Mexico won both tournaments, winning all four of their games. 50 over tournament 20 over tournament In this tournament, all

990-786: The ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Mexico and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status. Mexico became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2004. Their first international match was played on 19 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship against Costa Rica who they beat. Prior to this there had been teams based in Mexico City that had played against Belize but these were not recognised as international fixtures. Having beaten Costa Rica in

1045-562: 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

1100-518: 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

1155-668: 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

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1210-469: 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

1265-556: The affiliate nations in the region to participate. This coincided with the introduction of the World Cricket League, an ICC initiative to give all cricket playing nations a chance to qualify for the Cricket World Cup . In 2010, a fourth division was added meaning that all members in the region were able to take part in the league system. Typically, the team finishing first is promoted and the lowest place team

1320-493: 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

1375-645: 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 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

1430-740: 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 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

1485-775: 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 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

1540-686: The division for the 2010 competition. The Division One tournament was held in Florida from 25 to 30 November and saw the hosts, USA winning fairly comfortably. As a result, they now equaled Canada in winning the ICC Americas Championship twice. Suriname lost all their games and so were relegated back to Division Two for the 2010 competition. Peru debuted in Division Three. Suriname gained a place in Division One, but

1595-466: The divisions consisted of the T20 format and not of the 50-over format. However, this is the 7th edition of the ICC Americas Championship. The 2011 Americas Division Three was held 13–20 March in Costa Rica. Belize won the tournament, while being undefeated, and qualified for 2011 Americas Division Two. But the hosts ended in 5th place. Cuba did not participate due to flight restrictions. The 2011 Americas Division Two which took place from 10 to 17 April

1650-630: 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

1705-464: The final day. Canada and Bermuda were level on six points each going into their final game. Bermuda batted first and were dismissed for 186, with Dennis Archer top scoring with 59, with John Davison and Nicholas Ifill taking three wickets each for the home team. When Canada batted, they lost their first two wickets quickly, but Nicholas Ifill (completing a fine all-round performance with an unbeaten 78) and Joseph Harris (who scored 60) putting on

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1760-577: 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 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,

1815-455: 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

1870-453: 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. Mexico national cricket team T20I kit The Mexican national cricket team represents the country of Mexico in international cricket . They became an affiliate member of

1925-616: 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 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

1980-429: 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 was introduced to create a fast-paced game that would be attractive to spectators at

2035-978: The hosts after defeating Guatemala. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Mexico and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status. Mexico played their first ever Twenty20 International match against Belize in the 2019 Central American Cricket Championship . ICC Americas Championship Division III- 4th place (2011) Division IV- Champions: 1 (2010) South American Cricket Championship Champions: 2 (2014, 2018) Runners-up: 1 (2019) Central American Cricket Championship Champions: 2 (2007, 2024) Runners-up: 3 (2006, 2009, 2023) International match summary — Mexico Last updated 13 October 2024 Most T20I runs for Mexico Most T20I wickets for Mexico T20I record versus other nations Records complete to T20I #2906. Last updated 13 October 2024. For

2090-579: 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 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

2145-576: 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

2200-558: The new Twenty20 format. Mexico performed well in the tournament, winning all but one of their matches and even defeating close rivals Belize in a close fought match. As a result, they finished 2nd in the tournament. In 2011, Mexico competed in the ICC Division 3 Americas tournament in Costa Rica finishing in 4th place. In 2012, a youthful Mexico team participated in the 4th Volcano Cup in El Salvador finishing runners up to

2255-488: 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

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2310-522: 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

2365-753: 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

2420-539: 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

2475-405: The second time in a row. The 2004 tournament was held in Bermuda, and featured the same teams as in the 2002 tournament. It was won for the second time by Canada , who went unbeaten throughout the tournament. The 2006 tournament was played over three divisions, a format that is intended to continue in future with promotion and relegation between the divisions. The 2006 Division Three tournament

2530-478: The tournament they then lost to Belize finishing second. In 2007, Mexico hosted the Central American Cricket Championship and won it by defeating Costa Rica and El Salvador. In 2008, Mexico travelled to El Salvador to take part in the 2nd Easter Cup. They finished second, losing to Belize but winning easily against El Salvador. Mexico took part in the 3rd Central American Championship in 2009 in Panama under

2585-534: 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 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

2640-722: Was held in Suriname and saw the official ICC debuts of Brazil and Chile . The tournament was won by Suriname who gained promotion to Division Two. The 2006 Division Two tournament was held in and won by Argentina after they beat the Bahamas in what was the deciding group games. The 2006 Division One tournament was held in Canada. The hosts started poorly, losing to Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, and were unable to repeat their 2004 performance, finishing third. The tournament

2695-676: 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

2750-532: Was held in Suriname and won by Suriname which qualified for 2011 Americas Division One. Panama, Belize, and Turks and Caicos had the same number of points, but were placed in their respective places by their net run rate. Brazil ended last place for the second time. The 2011 Americas Division One took place between 17 and 24 July and was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Canada won the tournament for

2805-512: 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

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2860-677: 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 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

2915-585: Was relegated later to Division Two, and Turks and Caicos Islands gained a place in Division Two, but was relegated later to Division Three. The 2009 Americas Division Three was held from 9–12 October in Santiago, Chile. Brazil won the tournament, remaining undefeated, and qualified for 2010 Americas Division Two. The 2010 Americas Division Two was held from 1–6 February in Nassau, Bahamas. Bahamas won obtaining not only promotion to Division One, but also

2970-418: Was the debut competition for Peru. Turks and Caicos Islands were the champions and were promoted to Division Two. The Division Two tournament was held from 3–5 April and was won narrowly by the hosts, Suriname . Three of the four teams finished on 8 points but Suriname were promoted due to having the highest net run rate. Although newly promoted Turks and Caicos Islands finished in last place they remained in

3025-590: Was won by Bermuda for the first time. The tournament also functioned as qualifying for the World Cricket League for Argentina and the Cayman Islands (the other three were already in the tournament). The Caymans finished fourth, giving them a spot in Division Three in 2007, and Argentina a spot in Division Five in 2008. The Division Three tournament was held in Argentina from 11 to 16 February and

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