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Twenty20 Cricket WC 2007 [2] Trivia Quiz

A sequel, also includes some of the interesting facts of the tournament, one couldn't have missed!

A multiple-choice quiz by rad_. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
rad_

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
273,231

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many countries participated in the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who did ODI Champions Australia not lose to during the 2007 T20 World Cup? Hint

New Zealand

India

Zimbabwe

Pakistan

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many matches were washed out in the 2007 T20 World Cup? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was denied Twenty20's first ever 5-wicket haul after the wicket taking delivery was incorrectly called as a front foot no-ball? Hint

Morne Morkel

Mitchell Johnson

Mohammad Asif

Shaun Pollock

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which wicket keeper had the most number of dismissals to his credit in the first ever Twenty20 World Cup? Hint

Mark Boucher

Kumara Sangakarra

Brendon McCullum

Adam Gilchrist

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which country during the 2007 20-20 World Cup, held the dubious distinction of winning by the biggest margin in terms of runs, and also losing by the biggest margin in terms of wickets? Hint

Sri Lanka

India

Australia

New Zealand

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which established Test playing nation did not qualify for the Super8 stage of the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup? Hint

Australia

West Indies

Kenya

England

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Question 8 of 10

8. Against which team did Brett Lee take his and T20s first ever hat-trick? Hint

Sri Lanka

Bangladesh

England

Pakistan

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which country, that had already qualified for the semis, had to exit from the 2007 World Twenty20, on the basis of net run rate because of losing one match? Hint

West Indies

England

Bangladesh

South Africa

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which was the attraction: South Africa and ICC adopted to keep the crowds entertained during the matches. Hint

Drive in movie theatres

Lucky draws

Big screens

Dancers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many countries participated in the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship?

Answer: 12

12 countries took part in the first World Cup and were placed in four groups, each comprising three countries. The non-Test playing nations in the tournament were Kenya and Scotland.

2. Who did ODI Champions Australia not lose to during the 2007 T20 World Cup?

Answer: New Zealand

Australia surprisingly lost their opening match to minnows Zimbabwe, their Super8 match against Pakistan, and also the semi-final to eventual Twenty20 Champions India. In-between these losses, Australia won comprehensively against England, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

3. How many matches were washed out in the 2007 T20 World Cup?

Answer: 1

The Group match between India and Scotland in Durban was the only match abandoned.

4. Who was denied Twenty20's first ever 5-wicket haul after the wicket taking delivery was incorrectly called as a front foot no-ball?

Answer: Morne Morkel

The batsman had nicked the ball to the keeper, which would have made it the first 5-er for Morne Morkel and Twenty20, but umpire Billy Doctrove called for a no-ball. TV cameras showed that the delivery was a safe one. Moreover, a free hit was given.

5. Which wicket keeper had the most number of dismissals to his credit in the first ever Twenty20 World Cup?

Answer: Adam Gilchrist

Not surprisingly, the reliable Adam Gilchrist finished on top with 9 dismissals, where as Mark Boucher and Mushfiqur Rahim did with 7 each.

6. Which country during the 2007 20-20 World Cup, held the dubious distinction of winning by the biggest margin in terms of runs, and also losing by the biggest margin in terms of wickets?

Answer: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka won their Group match against Kenya by 172 runs, and lost their final Super8 fixture against Australia by 10 wickets, thus drawing such dubious accomplishment.

7. Which established Test playing nation did not qualify for the Super8 stage of the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup?

Answer: West Indies

West Indies crashed out of the first ever 20-20 World Cup losing to South Africa and Bangldesh in the Group stage. Ironically, the two well cemented ODI teams of India and Pakistan that had exited from the World Cup 2007 after finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, ended up as the finalists of the Twenty20 World Cup.

8. Against which team did Brett Lee take his and T20s first ever hat-trick?

Answer: Bangladesh

Australia's fast bowler Brett Lee dismissed Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, and Alok Kapali of Bangladesh in three consecutive deliveries to pick up the first hat-trick of T20 Cricket.

9. Which country, that had already qualified for the semis, had to exit from the 2007 World Twenty20, on the basis of net run rate because of losing one match?

Answer: South Africa

Hosts South Africa, that had virtually qualified for the Final Fours before their final Super8 match against India, needed 154 to win and 126 to avoid a possible elimination. The hosts were reduced to 119 in allotted overs, that brought their net run rate lower that New Zealand's and were shown the door because of agonisingly falling short by 7 runs.

10. Which was the attraction: South Africa and ICC adopted to keep the crowds entertained during the matches.

Answer: Dancers

Two female and male dancers took to the DJ's music whenever a boundary was hit.

Source: Author rad_

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