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Twenty20 World Cup
The Twenty20 World Cup is the biennial international championship for the shortest version of cricket. The tournament features 12 teams, including the members of the ICC with full test status, in addition to another two qualifiers.
Despite being a new event, the Twenty20 World Cup has quickly gripped the imagination of cricket fans around the world, with the inaugural series recording better attendance figures than the Cricket World Cup.
The Twenty20 World Cup follows a similar format to the Cricket World Cup. A group stage is used to determine the qualifiers for the super 8 stage, with the top four teams progressing to the knockout rounds of the tournament.
The 2009 Twenty20 World Cup will be hosted by England.
Twenty20 World Cup Betting
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The Twenty20 World Cup has been well received by bookmakers in the United Kingdom. Massive global interest in the event translates into full betting coverage and a variety of betting specials during the tournament. The unpredictable nature of Twenty20 cricket means that fans can capitalise on high odds for a variety of cricket betting options.
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Twenty20 World Cup History
The Twenty20 World Cup was first played in South Africa in 2007. The tournament was conceived and organized to capitalise on the explosive growth in public interest in the shortest version of the game.
The inaugural tournament was an unqualified success, with fans exposed to a new carnival atmosphere and explosive cricket. The first tournament provided a thrilling finale, when India defeated Pakistan by 5 runs to become the first Twenty20 World Cup champions.
South Africa and England were chosen as the first co-hosts of the tournament due to the fact that they were the first countries to organize Twenty20 tournaments at domestic level. In 2011 the Twenty20 World Cup will move to the Asian subcontinent, when Sri Lanka is scheduled to become the first Asian country to host the event.
Twenty20 World Cup Winners
The Twenty20 World Cup has only one winner to date, with India taking the title in 2007. India’s win at the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup caused a sensation in India, and was partially responsible for the creation and enthusiastic reception of the Indian Premier League.
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