Interesting Facts About T20 Cricket:

Chris Gayle is first batsman to make century in T20, he scores 117 not out against South Africa in the first match of the World Twenty20 in 2007.

Brett Lee was the first bowler to take hat-trick in T20 matche.

First match of T20 was played between Australia and New Zealand, the match was played on 17th February, 2005, at Eden Park, Auckland. Australia won this match.

The first-ever T20 international tie was between New Zealand and West Indies.

Lakshmipathy Balaji took this hat-trick in the first season of the Indian Premier League in 2008.

The highest team total in world cup T20 is 260 runs for 6 wickets by Sri Lanka against Kenya.

Yuvraj Singh has scored the fastest fifty (in 12 balls) in T20 world cup. This was against England.

Only one match was abandoned in the 2007 World Cup – the group match between India and Scotland in Durban.

Highest successful run chase in the world cup T20 was by South Africa against West Indies – chased the target of 205 runs.

Yuvraj Singh became the first player in T20 to hit six 6s in an over. This was against England in T20 world cup 2007 and bowler was Stuart Broad.