New Rules Introduced In T20WORLDCUP 2024
The first T20 World Cup was held in South Africa in 2007, with 12 teams participating. The tournament has since expanded to 16 teams, with the most recent edition held in Australia in 2022.
The 2016 T20 World Cup in India saw a record attendance of 136,000 spectators at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata during the India-Pakistan match.
The West Indies have won the T20 World Cup twice (2012 and 2016), making them the most successful team in the tournament's history.
Sri Lanka holds the record for the highest score in T20 World Cup history, scoring 260/6 against Kenya in 2007.
Gayle's record-breaking century against England in 2016 remains the fastest in T20 World Cup history, achieved in just 47 balls.
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) and Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) are the top wicket-takers in T20 World Cup history, with 39 wickets each.
The highest partnership in T20 World Cup history was between Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), scoring 166 runs against the West Indies in 2010.
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) has played in the most T20 World Cup matches (34), followed by Rohit Sharma (India) with 33 appearances.
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) was the youngest player to participate in the T20 World Cup, debuting at just 18 years and 28 days old in 2010.
Netherlands' Ryan ten Doeschate was the oldest player to participate in the T20 World Cup, playing at the age of 41 years and 269 days in 2016.
Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) has scored the most runs in T20 World Cup history, amassing 731 runs in 29 matches.
Gayle's unbeaten 100* against England in 2016 remains the highest individual score in T20 World Cup history.
Chris Gayle (West Indies) has hit the most sixes in T20 World Cup history, with a staggering 63 sixes in 26 matches.
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) holds the record for the best bowling figures in T20 World Cup history, taking 5/3 against New Zealand in 2014.
The West Indies and England are the only teams to have won the T20 World Cup twice, in 2012 and 2016, and 2010 and 2022, respectively.
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