Overview
- Test Twenty launched in Colombo on Saturday, November 14, 2026, and will stage a 10‑match inaugural season from November 14–29 featuring four continental franchises.
- Each match is an 80‑over, four‑innings contest made up of two 20‑over innings per side with first‑innings totals carried forward; the format allows a follow‑on, ties decided by a Super Over, and a draw only if the fourth‑innings side loses no more than four wickets by the final ball.
- Under a Parity Rule every franchise fields a separate Boys' XI and Girls' XI aged 13–21, and the combined performances of both XIs determine match results and championship standings.
- The initiative is led by founder Gaurav Bahirvani and backed by an advisory group that includes Matthew Hayden, AB de Villiers and Sir Clive Lloyd, with Hayden set to mentor the Australasia franchise and Rajkumar Sharma chairing the selection committee.
- Organisers present Test Twenty as a complementary development pathway that aims to give young players more time in the middle, expose them to competitive scenarios and trial an institutionalised mixed‑gender model with the Final set for November 29, 2026.