Twenty20
Fast-paced cricket format
Twenty20 is a format of cricket in which each team bats for a single innings of twenty overs, producing matches that last roughly three hours rather than the full day or multiple days of traditional formats.
The abbreviated form makes cricket accessible to casual fans and television audiences: We're going to the Twenty20 match tonight.
Also written T20.
Swinging at pitches
- bowlingPin-toppling pastime
- fieldingHandling balls in play
- wicketsCricket's wooden targets
- oversCricket bowling units
run-rate · innings · powerplay · sixes · boundaries · yorker · slog · catch
Those who observe events
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
- crowdLarge public gathering
- chantsRepeated rhythmic phrases
IPL · franchise · celebrities · entertainment · broadcast · streaming · merchandise · viral
Intensely exciting
- nail-bitingExtremely tense or anxious
- electrifyingIntensely thrilling or stimulating
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
dramatic · tension · climax · pressure · fierce · exhilarating · explosive · unpredictable
One who commands
- all-rounderMulti-skilled person
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- powerplayAsserting dominance strategically
- matchupsPaired competitive encounters
rotation · pinch-hitter · specialist · declaration · momentum · approach
Of limited extent
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- compactTightly packed together
- condensedMade more compact
- quickMoving with speed
limited · fast-paced · sprint · explosive · streamlined
batting
Swinging at pitches
overs · run-rate · innings · powerplay · sixes · boundaries · yorker · slog · catch · stumps
spectators
Those who observe events
chants · IPL · franchise · celebrities · entertainment · broadcast · streaming · merchandise · viral · highlights
thrilling
Intensely exciting
- nail-bitingExtremely tense or anxious
- electrifyingIntensely thrilling or stimulating
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
adrenaline · dramatic · tension · climax · pressure · fierce · exhilarating · explosive · unpredictable · upset
captain
One who commands
- all-rounderMulti-skilled person
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- powerplayAsserting dominance strategically
matchups · rotation · pinch-hitter · specialist · declaration · momentum · approach
short
Of limited extent
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- compactTightly packed together
- condensedMade more compact
quick · limited · fast-paced · sprint · explosive · streamlined
bat
Flying mammal or sports club
- twenty toClock reading, informal
- twenty questionsBinary-answer guessing game
- twenty dollarsCurrency denomination above ten
- twenty yearsPair of decades
- twenty-four hours a dayContinuous, without interruption
- twenty-four sevenAll day, every day