The once in two year cricketing extravaganza is over with scintillating performances, up and downs, lows and highs, holding the fans in nerve wrecking last ball deciders. The famed two time champion West Indies didn’t even make it to the super 12. A couple of last ball finishes between India – Pakistan and Zimbabwe – Pakistan, both lost by Pakistan, are seat edge stuff. The rain played spoil sport with delight and dismay for teams who scraped through and lost big. Many upsets made favourite title contenders Australia, India, New Zealand and South Africa go back to their drawing rooms to rewrite their future strategies.

The T20 World Cup 2022 was played in Australia from 16th October to 13th November 2022. An epic finale between a strong England and the unpredictable Pakistan who scraped through with two losses in their initial games and fought their way in to the decider. In the end a well balanced and consistent England lifted the trophy for the second time, which they absolutely deserved. A fitting finale for the month long action packed cricketing event, every cricket fan’s delight.

T20 World Cup Finals and Winners So Far

Below are the list of finals played up to 2022 and the winners of those matches.

Year     No. Of Teams              Host Country              Winner            Runner Up

2007                12                    South Afirca                India                Pakistan

2009                12                    England                       Pakistan          Sri Lanka

2010                12                    West Indies                England           Australia

2012                12                    Sri Lanka                     West Indies    Sri Lanka

2014                16                    Bangladesh                 Sri Lanka         India

2016                16                    India                            West Indies    England

2021                16                    UAE/Oman                 Australia         New Zealand

2022                16                    Australia                     England           Pakistan

T20 Cricket World Cup – A Brief History

T20 also known as twenty twenty,  is a format of  the cricket game where twenty overs per team is allowed play against another team. The other two formats of the game are test matches played for five days comprising of two innings for each team and ODI, one day international where 50 overs per team is allowed to play. The longer formats of the game was attracting lesser crowd and there was a need to attract the younger generation and create new fans for the game. Thus T20 was introduced in the year 2002 in England between county teams. The first international T20 game was played between New Zealand and Australia in 2005. The official T20 Men’s World Cup was played in the year 2007 in South Africa with 12 teams. It was also decided that the T20 World Cup will be played once in two years with an exception to advance the T20 World Cup Final to the previous year if there is another Cricket World Cup event taking place in the scheduled year. The number of teams was expanded to 16 in 2014.

Teams Played In The T20 World Cup 2022 In Australia 

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Scotland, South Africa, UAE, Zimbabwe and West Indies.

Rules & Regulations For T20 World Cup

Apart from the existing cricketing rules for T20 game, some new rules are introduced from 2022.

There is a ban to use saliva to shine the ball.

The “Mankad” rules has become official and categorized as a run out.

A new batsman coming in to the game after the one playing got out, the new batsman will be the striker even though the batsman who got out has crossed to other side for a run.

No deliberate movement of players allowed during the time a bowler is running in to bowl. This will result in a dead ball and five runs awarded to the batting team.

A dead ball will be considered if the bowler throws the ball to the strike for a run out, if the striker attempts to position himself by walking down from the crease.

A part of the batsman’s body or the bat should be within the pitch. If the batter moves out of the pitch it will considered a dead ball.

A forceful movement of the batter out of the pitch is considered a no ball.

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Uniting religions and nations, the coveted Cricket World Cup trophy is back in the year 2023. Keeping up with the excitement of the cricket lovers, the series of matches leading to the esteemed trophy will take place in the diverse land of India starting from October 5 till November 19.

The Complete Overview of the Cricket World Cup 2023

1. The 13th edition of the world cup is being hosted by India, giving India an automatic spot out of the 10 teams playing this year. However, the other nine nations had to go through a qualification process (ICC Super Leage for 7 nations, while a qualifier for Sri Lanka and Netherlands) which could not be passed by the two-time trophy winners, West Indies.
2. The 10 teams playing against each other in a span of 46 days and 48 matches are: India, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
3. The matches will cover India from top to bottom with Dharamshala in the north and Chennai in the south. The various host cities for the esteemed trophy are: Dharmshala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai.
4. With the opening ceremony scheduled on October 4, 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, the ICC World Cup will mark a whopping arrival with the first match between England and New Zealand on the next day.
5. The tournament will begin with round robin format where all the teams will play against each other in 45 matches, while the top four teams will meet for the semi-finals on November 15 in Mumbai, and November 16 in Kolkata.
6. The final match will take place on November 19 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad that will decide the country that will lift the championship.

The world of cricket is ready to be captivated once again where 10 teams will vie for the acclaimed trophy. It is a reminder that cricket is not just a game but a religion that transcends boundaries and unites people. So, gear up cricket fans because the ultimate game of the year has almost arrived!