South African nice launches Take a look at Twenty, October 16, 2025. — X/@ABdeVilliers17
Cricket is about to trial a brand new format, ‘Take a look at Twenty’, pairing the strategic depth of Exams with the tempo of T20s.
Designed to retain the longest format’s tactical nuance whereas making it extra accessible, Take a look at Twenty completes a match in a single day.
Every fixture spans 80 overs, with each groups batting twice, two 20-over innings per aspect, and first-innings scores carrying into the second to stability aggression with consistency.
The format accommodates all attainable outcomes: win, loss, tie, or draw. If the mixed scores are degree, a Tremendous Over will resolve the winner. Nonetheless, if a crew completes its innings with 5 wickets remaining, it may choose to accept a draw.
The idea is the brainchild of Gaurav Bahirvani, Founder and CEO of Take a look at Twenty, and was formally launched on Thursday with sturdy endorsements from cricket legends AB de Villiers, Matthew Hayden, Harbhajan Singh, and Sir Clive Lloyd, who hailed it as cricket’s “next chapter.”
The format’s first main occasion, the Junior Take a look at Twenty Championship, is scheduled for 2026, that includes gamers aged 13 to 19.
The event goals to nurture younger cricketers by testing their temperament, decision-making, and sport intelligence, relatively than pure hitting capacity.
It can function six franchises, three from India and three worldwide (primarily based in London, Dubai, and a US metropolis).
Every crew will encompass 16 gamers, evenly divided between Indian and worldwide expertise. Participant choice will happen by way of two routes:
Direct Entry: For gamers advisable by licensed cricketers, coaches, or directors.
Commonplace Entry: Open trials utilizing AI and motion-sensor expertise to make sure equity.
Gamers shall be evaluated via the Take a look at Twenty Intelligence Index (TTII) — a data-driven system that assesses decision-making, temperament, and cricketing IQ.
Out of 1,000 shortlisted gamers, 300 will advance, and 96 shall be drafted into the founding franchises.
Including star enchantment, the franchises are anticipated to be co-owned by celeb and sporting households, described by organisers as those that “grew up with the game in their blood.”
Revolutionary Guidelines and Match Dynamics
Powerplay: One per match, lasting 4 overs, chosen by the captain; if unused, it’s routinely utilized between overs 7 and 10 of the second innings.
Early Collapse Clause: If a crew is bowled out earlier than 10 overs in its first innings, the opposition positive factors three extra overs.
Bowling Restrictions: A most of 5 bowlers per crew, every allowed as much as eight overs throughout each innings.
Wides and No-Balls: Commonplace T20 guidelines apply, however three or extra in a single over set off a three-run penalty.
Over-Price Penalty: Groups with gradual over-rates will lose 5 runs and a timeout.
Tremendous Session: In case of a tie, a one-over eliminator decides the outcome; if nonetheless degree, the crew with extra boundaries wins.
