UNBREAKABLE RECORDS OF T20 WORLD CUP
The day was of 11th September 2007 and the venue was "New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. It was the 1st match which was being played the World’s
best cricket teams i.e South Africa and West Indies. Both were ready to prove
themselves that which of them is the best. South Africa win the toss and
decided to field first. West Indies score 205 runs by 6 wickets and give the target of 206
which was a big task to achieve.
FASTEST CENTURY IN T20
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET HISTORY
Left-handed batsman Christopher Henry Gayle which came to play after fall of one
wicket. He played and give the world a new record. His batting will be
remembered in the history of t20 world cup. He pushed the boll out of ground by
10 times without touching the ground and seven boundaries by touching outlines
of boundary. With the help of 10 sixes and 7 fours Chris Gayle scored fastest
century within 57 bolls. He added 117 runs in
the West Indies' score card. It was the world record of fastest century in t20
world cup.
The total score of West Indies in this match was 205 runs which
was chased by South Africa by 8 wickets within 17.4 ours.
Umpires of t20 world cup 2007 – South Africa vs West Indies
1- Daryl Harper
2- Mark Benson
3- Nigel Llong - TV Empire
4- Karl Hurter - Reserve Umpire
FASTEST 50 IN T20 WORLD
CUP
The world saw an-other world record in this 1st t20
world cup. Yuvraj Singh from India side was batting and betting the England bowlers
in 21st match of this world cup at Durban on 19th day
of September 2007.
He scored 58 runs on 16 bolls with the help of 3 fours and 7
sixes. India win this match from England by 18 runs.
Umpires of t20 world cup 2007 – India VS England
1- Billy Doctrove
2- Simon Taufel
3- Steve Davis -TV Empire
4- Brain Jerling - Reserve Umpire
MOST WICKETS IN T20
WORLD CUP
Shakeeb Ul Hassan is also the part of t20 World cup. He became the
reason to return back the batsmen to the pavilion more than all other bowlers
of the world. He has gotten 41 wickets in t20 world cups and 93 overall wickets
in t20 international cricket in 117 matches which is also the world record.
|
Year |
Winner Country |
|
2021 |
Postpone due to Covid-19 |
|
2020 |
|
|
2016 |
West Indies |
|
2014 |
Sri Lanka |
|
2012 |
West Indies |
|
2010 |
England |
|
2009 |
Pakistan |
|
2007 |
India |
WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP
History of Women cricket is also not new. Women started playing
cricket in mid of 18th century. Some consensus are that 1st women cricket match
was played in Surrey. First Twenty 20World Cup between females’ teams was played in year
2009 in England. Following teams participate to perform in 1st ICC’s
Women T20 World Cup:
|
Pool A New Zealand Australia West Indies South Africa |
Pool B England Pakistan |
This 1st T20 women’s world cup was won by England
by 6 wickets from New Zealand.
After 1st T20 World Cup was organized by ICC
regularly which was won by the following countries:
|
Year of T20 WC |
Winner Country |
|
2023 |
Postpone due to Covid |
|
2020 |
Australia |
|
2018 |
Australia
|
|
2016 |
West Indies |
|
2014 |
Australia
|
|
2012 |
Australia
|
|
2010 |
Australia
|
|
2009 |
England |
Top 10 Teams
Rating of Women
(as on
25-09-2021)
Following is the team
rating issued by ICC in September 2021.
|
Country |
Points |
Ratings |
|
Australia |
8967 |
289 |
|
England |
11060 |
284 |
|
India |
10146 |
267 |
|
New Zealand |
8275 |
267 |
|
South Africa |
8048 |
252 |
|
West Indies |
7468 |
241 |
|
Pakistan |
6778 |
226 |
|
Sri Lanka |
3631 |
202 |
|
Bangladesh |
5001 |
192 |
|
Ireland |
3948 |
165 |
Top 10 Bowlling Rating
of Women
(as on 25-09-2021)
|
Country |
Player Name |
Year of Birth |
Rating |
|
England |
Sophie Ecclestone |
1999 |
771 |
|
England |
Sarah Glenn |
1999 |
744 |
|
South Africa |
Shabnim Ismail |
1988 |
718 |
|
Australia |
Megan Schutt |
1993 |
699 |
|
India |
Deepi Sharma |
1997 |
685 |
|
Australia |
Jess Jonassen |
1992 |
684 |
|
England |
Katherine Brunt |
1985 |
681 |
|
Pakistan |
Anam Amin |
1992 |
668 |
|
Australia |
Sophie Molineux |
1998 |
650 |
|
Australia |
Georgia Warehan |
1999 |
641 |
Top 10 Batting Rating of
Women
(as on 25-09-2021)
|
Country |
Player Name |
Year of Birth |
Rating |
|
Australia |
Beth Mooney |
1994 |
754 |
|
India |
Shafali Verma |
2004 |
726 |
|
India |
Smriti Mandhana |
1996 |
709 |
|
Australia |
Meg Lanning |
1992 |
698 |
|
New Zealand |
Sophie Devine |
1989 |
692 |
|
Australia |
Alyssa Healy |
1990 |
673 |
|
New Zealand |
Suzie Bates |
1987 |
649 |
|
Sauth Africa |
Lizele Lee |
1992 |
629 |
|
West Indies |
Stafanie Taylor |
1991 |
618 |
|
Scot Land |
Kathryn Bryce |
1997 |
613 |