Twenty20 Cricket was first played in English domestic cricket in 2003 to popularise first-class cricket and attract more spectators. It has since spread to many other countries.
- A "Twenty20 Game" consists of 20 overs for each side, a free-hit after a no-ball is bowled, short boundaries, batting-friendly pitches, and other rules designed to attract crowds that would not be willing to sit through the slower-paced one-day games or test matches.
- The first men's Twenty20 international was between Australia and New Zealand in 2005, the first women's Twenty20 international having been between England and New Zealand in 2004.
- The ICC announced after its Executive Board meeting in March 2006 that from 2007 to 2015, the Twenty20 World Championship would be held every two years, the first ever Twenty20 World Championship to be held in South Africa in 2007.
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