England, the birthplace of cricket, had to wait a long time for its first ICC title. It came close many times and failed. Finally, in 2010, that historic moment came, when England won the third edition of the Twenty20 World Cup, putting on a special performance in the final.
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Despite being born and raised in England, it took a long time for the team to win its first International Cricket Council (ICC) title. In the meantime, it had to face many failures, even when it came close to the title.
Finally, in 2010, that historic opportunity arose and England won the third edition of the Twenty20 World Cup. England's final performance was special in itself.
Why did they lose in the final, to their biggest and traditional rival Australia. England had previously lost three World Cup finals of One Day Cricket, in 1979, 1987 and 1992. England won the final at the famous Kingston Oval in Bridgetown by seven wickets. Australia batted first and scored 147 runs for the loss of six wickets. In reply, England achieved the target in 17 overs, losing three wickets.
Kevin Pietersen was the best player of the tournament, he shone with the bat. This World Cup was special in the sense that England won. What made this World Cup special was that it was held in the West Indies. When we say West Indies, we think of places in the Caribbean that are famous for cricket, music, dance, and fun. Twenty-20 cricket was in the process of becoming famous for such fun. After the organization of the first World Cup, Twenty-20 cricket itself had become a very popular format.
The second World Cup took it further. A total of 12 teams participated in the tournament held from April 30 to May 16. Two of them were qualified teams, while the others were Test-certified teams. The qualified teams were Afghanistan and Ireland. This is the first time that Afghanistan has played an international tournament. The participating teams were divided into four groups.
At the end of the league stage, two teams from each group made the journey to the Super Eights. From the first group, England and Pakistan reached the semi-finals, while New Zealand and South Africa were eliminated. From the other group, Australia and Sri Lanka reached the last four, while the teams eliminated were the hosts West Indies and India.
In the semi-finals, England defeated Sri Lanka and Australia defeated Pakistan. In the end, the team that became the champion was England.
