First 20-20 cricket world cup will be held in South Africa from September 11-14. This event will feature 12 nations (8 test playing nations + 4 qualifiers) over 13 days.
Favourite teams to win first 20-20 world cup:
Australia and South Africa are hot favourites to win this world cup. Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India are the dark horses.
Batsmen to watch out for:
Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist- Australia.
Kevin Pietersen – England.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag – India.
Graeme Smith, Gibbs, Justin Kemp – South Africa.
Jayawardena, Jayasuriya – Sri Lanka
Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle – West Indies
Md. Ashraful, Shoaib Malik – Pakisthan
Bowlers to watch out for:
Shane Bond, Mitchell Johnson, Andrew Flintoff.
Jacob Oram, Shaun Pollock, Chaminda Vaas
Dwayne Bravo, Md. Asif.
Must watch 20-20 matches in League stage:
1. India Vs Pakistan at Kingsmead on September 14.
2. Australia Vs England at Newlands on September 14.
3. South Africa Vs West Indies on September 11 at Wanderers.
