- 1. How many full members qualified directly for the inaugural tournament in 2007 along with the top two teams from the 2007 WCL Division One?
A) Twelve
B) Eight
C) Ten
D) Sixteen
- 2. For which tournament was a separate global qualifier introduced for teams advancing from the World Cricket League?
A) 2019 tournament
B) 2012 tournament
C) 2009 tournament
D) 2007 tournament
- 3. In what year was a new expanded pathway with regional qualifiers introduced?
A) 2009 tournament
B) 2024 tournament
C) 2012 tournament
D) 2019 tournament
- 4. When was a new qualification pathway introduced following the rebranding as the T20 World Cup?
A) 2012
B) 2024
C) 2022
D) 2019
- 5. From which tournament onwards is direct qualification given to the top teams from the previous tournament and T20I Rankings?
A) 2019 tournament
B) 2028 tournament
C) 2024 tournament
D) 2022 tournament
- 6. To how many teams did the T20 World Cup expand starting from the 2024 tournament?
A) 16 teams
B) 20 teams
C) 24 teams
D) 12 teams
- 7. What happened to the global qualifiers following the expansion to 20 teams in 2024?
A) They were expanded
B) They remained unchanged
C) They were discontinued
D) They were made optional
- 8. For which tournament will an expanded global qualifier be introduced involving teams from regional qualifiers and bottom teams from the previous T20 World Cup?
A) 2028 tournament
B) 2024 tournament
C) 2030 tournament
D) 2026 tournament
- 9. How many stages is the T20 World Cup played in?
A) Three stages
B) Four stages
C) Five stages
D) Two stages
- 10. How many groups played in the preliminary stage during the years 2014–2022?
A) 6 groups
B) 2 groups
C) 4 groups
D) 8 groups
- 11. How many groups played in the preliminary stage during the years 2007–2012 and 2024–2026?
A) 10 groups
B) 2 groups
C) 6 groups
D) 4 groups
- 12. How many groups will play in the preliminary stage from 2028 onwards?
A) 8 groups
B) 2 groups
C) 6 groups
D) 4 groups
- 13. What is the second round of the tournament called for the years 2007–2012 and 2024–2026?
A) Super 6
B) Super 8
C) Super 10
D) Super 12
- 14. What is the second round of the tournament called for the years 2014–2016 and 2028 onwards?
A) Super 12
B) Super 16
C) Super 8
D) Super 10
- 15. What was the second round of the tournament called during 2021–2022?
A) Super 10
B) Super 8
C) Super 12
D) Super 6
- 16. What is the first criterion used to rank teams in the preliminary and Super rounds?
A) Net run rate
B) T20I rankings
C) Wins
D) Points
- 17. What is the second criterion used to rank teams in the preliminary and Super rounds?
A) Points
B) Net run rate
C) Results of games between tied teams
D) Wins
- 18. What is the third criterion used to rank teams in the preliminary and Super rounds?
A) Wins
B) Points
C) Net run rate
D) T20I rankings ahead of the tournament
- 19. What is the fourth criterion used to rank teams in the preliminary and Super rounds?
A) Results of games between tied teams
B) Wins
C) Points
D) Net run rate
- 20. What is the fifth criterion used to rank teams in the preliminary and Super rounds?
A) Wins
B) Points
C) Net run rate
D) T20I rankings ahead of the respective tournament
- 21. How many teams made up the knockout stage from 2007 to 2026?
A) Six teams
B) Eight teams
C) Four teams
D) Two teams
- 22. How many teams will make up the knockout stage from 2026 onwards?
A) Eight teams
B) Ten teams
C) Four teams
D) Six teams
- 23. Since what year has a Super Over been used to decide the winner in case of a tie?
A) 2009
B) 2007
C) 2019
D) 2012
- 24. What happens if a tie occurs again in the Super Over?
A) A bowl-out is used
B) Subsequent super overs would be played until there is a winner
C) The match is declared a draw
D) The team with the most boundaries wins
- 25. Prior to 2019, how was a tied match decided if scores were equal and no Super Over applied (or after a tie)?
A) The team that had scored the most boundaries in their innings
B) Coin toss
C) T20I rankings
D) A bowl-out
- 26. What method was used during the 2007 tournament to decide the winner of tied matches?
A) A Super Over
B) A bowl-out
C) Net run rate
D) Most boundaries
- 27. Which team won the 2014 T20 World Cup?
A) India
B) West Indies
C) England
D) Sri Lanka
- 28. Who did Sri Lanka defeat in the final of the 2014 T20 World Cup?
A) England
B) Pakistan
C) India
D) West Indies
- 29. Which team won the 2016 T20 World Cup held in India?
A) England
B) Australia
C) West Indies
D) India
- 30. Who did West Indies defeat in the final of the 2016 T20 World Cup?
A) England
B) South Africa
C) New Zealand
D) India
- 31. Which country was proposed by the ICC in May 2016 as a possible host for a tournament in 2018 before it was dropped?
A) England
B) South Africa
C) New Zealand
D) Australia
- 32. In what year did the ICC announce that World Twenty20 tournaments would be rebranded as the 'T20 World Cup'?
A) 2020
B) 2018
C) 2016
D) 2021
- 33. Originally, which country was set to host both the men's and women's tournaments in 2020?
A) Australia
B) England
C) South Africa
D) India
- 34. Why was the 2020 tournament postponed to 2021?
A) Renovation of stadiums
B) Refusal of member nations to travel
C) COVID-19 pandemic and international travel restrictions
D) Inclement weather conditions
- 35. Where was the 2021 T20 World Cup actually played due to COVID-19 concerns in India?
A) Australia and New Zealand
B) South Africa and Zimbabwe
C) United Arab Emirates and Oman
D) England and Wales
- 36. Who did Australia defeat in the final of the 2021 T20 World Cup?
A) India
B) England
C) New Zealand
D) Pakistan
- 37. Who did England defeat in the final of the 2022 T20 World Cup?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) Pakistan
D) England did not play Pakistan
- 38. When did the ICC announce that the Men's T20 World Cup would expand to 20 teams?
A) May 2016
B) June 2021
C) November 2021
D) November 2018
- 39. Which countries co-hosted the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup?
A) Australia and New Zealand
B) India and Sri Lanka
C) West Indies and the United States
D) England and Wales
- 40. How many years had passed since India's previous T20 World Cup title win before they won in 2024?
A) 15 years
B) 17 years
C) 20 years
D) 12 years
- 41. Who co-hosted the 2026 T20 World Cup?
A) England and Scotland
B) Australia and New Zealand
C) India and Sri Lanka
D) West Indies and United States
- 42. Which body votes for the hosts of the tournament after examining bids?
A) The Global Cricket Board
B) The International Olympic Committee
C) The ICC's executive committee
D) The United Nations Sports Council
- 43. Who hosted the tournament in 2012?
A) Bangladesh
B) England
C) The West Indies
D) India
- 44. Who hosted the tournament in 2014?
A) Bangladesh
B) Sri Lanka
C) South Africa
D) India
- 45. When did the ICC confirm the hosts for the 2024 to 2030 men's hosts cycle?
A) November 2018
B) November 2021
C) June 2021
D) May 2016
- 46. Who are scheduled to host the 2028 Men's T20 World Cup?
A) India and Sri Lanka
B) Australia and New Zealand
C) West Indies and United States
D) England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland
- 47. Which nations are scheduled to co-host the 2030 Men's T20 World Cup?
A) India and Sri Lanka
B) Australia and New Zealand
C) West Indies and United States
D) England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland
- 48. How many total teams have competed in the T20 World Cup as of 2026?
A) 15
B) 20
C) 30
D) 25
- 49. Who proposed the 20-over per innings game to county chairmen in 2001?
A) The ICC Chairman
B) Benson & Hedges
C) Stuart Robertson
D) The ECB President
- 50. Which team won the inaugural edition of the T20 Blast in England?
A) Warwickshire
B) Yorkshire
C) Surrey
D) Middlesex
- 51. Who did Surrey defeat in the final of the first T20 season in England?
A) New Zealand
B) Middlesex
C) Pakistan
D) Warwickshire
- 52. When was the first Twenty20 match held at Lord's?
A) 20 December 2007
B) 13 June 2003
C) 15 July 2004
D) 17 February 2005
- 53. What crowd size attended the first Twenty20 match at Lord's in 2004?
A) 35,000
B) 50,000
C) 15,000
D) 26,500
- 54. Why was the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy delayed and shifted to South Africa in 2009?
A) Security concerns
B) Weather conditions
C) COVID-19 pandemic
D) Lack of venues
- 55. How many total countries have hosted the T20 World Cup?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 15
D) 25
- 56. What is the width of the trophy at the top?
A) 13.97 cm
B) 15.0 cm
C) 16.5 cm
D) 18.2 cm
- 57. What is the width of the trophy at the base?
A) 13.97 cm
B) 16.5 cm
C) 14.5 cm
D) 11.2 cm
- 58. In what year was the trophy designed?
A) 2005
B) 2009
C) 2010
D) 2007
- 59. Which company designed the trophy?
A) Links of London
B) Amit Pabuwal
C) Minale Bryce Design Strategy
D) Thomas Lyte
- 60. Who was the initial manufacturer of the trophy?
A) Links of London
B) Amit Pabuwal
C) Minale Bryce
D) Thomas Lyte
- 61. Which company became the official manufacturer of the trophy in 2021?
A) Links of London
B) Thomas Lyte
C) Minale Bryce Design Strategy
D) Amit Pabuwal
- 62. How many nations have played in the T20 World Cup as of the 2026 tournament?
A) Twenty-five
B) Twenty-two
C) Thirty
D) Twenty
- 63. How many times has India won the T20 World Cup title?
A) Four times
B) Once
C) Twice
D) Thrice
- 64. How many times has England won the T20 World Cup title?
A) Twice
B) Never
C) Once
D) Thrice
- 65. How many times has Australia won the T20 World Cup title?
A) Four times
B) Thrice
C) Once
D) Twice
- 66. In which year did India achieve the feat of winning as hosts and defending their title in the following edition?
A) 2020
B) 2022
C) 2026
D) 2024
- 67. Where is Kensington Oval located?
A) London, England
B) Melbourne, Australia
C) Bridgetown, Barbados
D) Mumbai, India
- 68. Which venue is the only one to have hosted more than one final?
A) Kensington Oval
B) Lord's
C) Melbourne Cricket Ground
D) Wankhede Stadium
- 69. In which edition did Afghanistan make its debut?
A) 2009
B) 2012
C) 2010
D) 2007
- 70. How many different associate teams have qualified for the competition since the inaugural edition?
A) Thirteen
B) Fifteen
C) Eight
D) Ten
- 71. Who is the only cricketer to play in both the inaugural 2007 and the tenth 2026 editions of the T20 World Cup?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Brendan Taylor
C) MS Dhoni
D) Shakib Al Hasan
- 72. Who holds the record for the most appearances in T20 World Cup matches?
A) MS Dhoni
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Virat Kohli
D) Shakib Al Hasan
- 73. Which player holds the record for the most T20 World Cup matches as a captain?
A) MS Dhoni
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Daren Sammy
D) Virat Kohli
- 74. Who has won the most player of the match awards in T20 World Cups?
A) Chris Gayle
B) Virat Kohli
C) Shakib Al Hasan
D) Rohit Sharma
- 75. Which stadium has hosted the most T20 World Cup matches?
A) Eden Gardens
B) Kensington Oval
C) R. Premadasa Stadium
D) Melbourne Cricket Ground
- 76. In which city is the R. Premadasa Stadium located?
A) Mumbai
B) Sydney
C) Dhaka
D) Colombo
- 77. Which umpire has officiated the most T20 World Cup matches?
A) Richard Kettleborough
B) Rod Tucker
C) Simon Taufel
D) Aleem Dar
- 78. Who has umpired the most T20 World Cup finals?
A) Marais Erasmus
B) Richard Illingworth
C) Rod Tucker
D) Simon Taufel
- 79. What is India's victory percentage in T20 World Cups?
A) 73.33%
B) 65.50%
C) 80.12%
D) 70.25%
- 80. How many career runs does Virat Kohli have in T20 World Cups?
A) 1,150
B) 1,292
C) 1,050
D) 1,345
- 81. Who holds the record for the most runs in a single T20 World Cup tournament?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Sahibzada Farhan
C) Virat Kohli
D) Chris Gayle
- 82. How many runs did Sahibzada Farhan score in the 2026 tournament to set the record?
A) 412
B) 383
C) 355
D) 319
- 83. Who holds the record for the most wickets in T20 World Cups?
A) Shakib Al Hasan
B) Arshdeep Singh
C) Pat Cummins
D) Fazalhaq Farooqi
- 84. How many career wickets does Shakib Al Hasan have in T20 World Cups?
A) 50
B) 45
C) 55
D) 40
- 85. In which year did Fazalhaq Farooqi and Arshdeep Singh take their record 17 wickets in a tournament?
A) 2021
B) 2022
C) 2026
D) 2024
- 86. Who is the only player to have taken more than one hat-trick in T20 World Cups?
A) Pat Cummins
B) Arshdeep Singh
C) Shakib Al Hasan
D) Brett Lee
- 87. Who holds the record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in T20 World Cups?
A) MS Dhoni
B) Quinton de Kock
C) Kumar Sangakkara
D) Jos Buttler
- 88. How many dismissals does Quinton de Kock have as a wicket-keeper in T20 World Cups?
A) 39
B) 45
C) 32
D) 28
- 89. Who holds the record for the most catches by a fielder in T20 World Cups?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Virat Kohli
C) David Warner
D) Glenn Maxwell
- 90. Which player holds the record for the most T20 World Cup titles as a captain?
A) Aaron Finch
B) MS Dhoni
C) Rohit Sharma
D) Daren Sammy
- 91. Who holds the record for the most player of the final awards?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Marlon Samuels
C) Daren Sammy
D) Rohit Sharma
- 92. What symbol is used to indicate current Test playing nations or ICC full members in the tables?
A) A dagger symbol
B) A hash symbol
C) A plus sign
D) An asterisk
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