A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket played between international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), where each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. These matches hold top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket, and it was initially introduced to create a fast-paced game that would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television. T20I status was initially limited to Full Members and some Associate Member teams, but in 2018, the ICC announced that it would grant T20I status to all its 105 members from 1 January 2019