Twenty20 cricket is the newest form of cricket where each team bats for a maximum of only 20 overs a side, with each innings lasting for 75 minutes.Twenty20 cricket was first introduced at county level by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003 and such was the success of the format of the sport, the game quickly spread around the world with the first men’s full Twenty20 international taking place in February 2005 between New Zealand and Australia.
Twenty20 Champions League 2008
The 2008 Twenty20 Champions League is the first edition of the international club cricket tournament. It is due to be held in India or the Middle East in October 2008. The winners will earn around $5m. The tournament is expected to last ten days and consist of fifteen matches.
The Champions Twenty20 will be held in the first year in India. Form the second edition onwards attempts would be made to hold it in the Middle East, Australia, South Africa and England. The tournament, featuring the top two Twenty20 sides of the participating countries, will have a total prize money of $10 million, with winner getting $5 million and the runner-up $2.5 million.
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