T20 Cricket - first ever T20 played on Feb 17,2005

T20 was conceptualised in England in 2003 to draw more attention to domestic cricket as the traditional limited-overs formats had become stale.

T20 was adopted by the International Cricket Council in 2005

The first ever T20 was played @Eden Park,Auckland,NZ between Australia and New Zealand on February 17, 2005,the players sported retro looks, imitating hairstyles famous in the 1980s

Scorecard

Australia won the toss and  chose to bat first

Australia scored 214/5 in 20 Overs
Ricky Ponting                              98*(55 Balls with 4x8and 6x5)
Andrew Symonds                        32(13 Balls with 4x4 and 6x2)
Simon Katich                               30(25 Balls with 4x2 and 6x1)
Michael Hussey                            31(15 Balls with 4x1 and 6x3)
Wicket Takers(NZ)
Kyle Mills                                     3/44(4)
Chris Cairns                                  1/28(4)
Daryl Tuffey                                   1/50(4)
NZ scored 170/10 in 20 Overs
Brendon McCullum                       36(24 Balls with 4x5 and 6x1)
Stephen Fleming                            18(13 Balls with 4x3)
Scott Styris                                    66(39 Balls with 4x5 and 6x3)
Jeff Wilson                                     18(14 Balls with 4x2)
Wicket Takers(Australia)
Michael Kasprowicz                       4/29(4)
Glenn McGrath                               2/48(4)
James Hopes                                   1/23(4)
Brett Lee                                        1/26(4)
Andrew Symonds                            1/33(3)

Match Result - Australia won by 44 runs
MOM - Ricky Ponting(Australia)




The evolution of T20 has gradually resulted in an improved fielding standards, new innovations like switch hits and slow bouncers, one of the biggest consequences attributed to the format is that cricket has rapidly changed into a batsman's game.