Dubai: The adoption of Twenty-20 was complete today with the International Cricket Council formally recognising it as an official format of the game. The seal of approval to Twenty-20 was given at a recent ICC meeting in London where updated definitions on status on various forms of game were agreed after consultation with ICC full members and representatives of the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS). Accordingly, Twenty-20 would be seen as a form separate from 'Limited Overs Cricket', the ICC release said. The ICC meeting also declared that the top six associate teams would qualify for ODI status while domestic matches of less than three days' scheduled duration or involving more than 11 players would not be classified as first-class cricket. The ICC also formally adopted 'List A' limited overs matches at the domestic level, as clarified by the ACS. The ACS will also maintain on behalf of the ICC the official record of 'List A' matches.
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