<P> A Twenty20 International ( T20I ) is a form of cricket match between two representative teams , each having T20I status as determined by the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , and is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket . The first such match was played between Australia and New Zealand on 17 February 2005 . The Indian cricket team played its first T20I match -- under the captaincy of Virender Sehwag -- during the 2006 -- 07 series in South Africa ; India defeated the hosts by six wickets in the one - off match and claimed the series . </P>
<P> A Twenty20 International ( T20I ) is a form of cricket match between two representative teams , each having T20I status as determined by the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , and is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket . The first such match was played between Australia and New Zealand on 17 February 2005 . The Indian cricket team played its first T20I match -- under the captaincy of Virender Sehwag -- during the 2006 -- 07 series in South Africa ; India defeated the hosts by six wickets in the one - off match and claimed the series . </P>
who is the first t20 captain in india
who is the first t20 captain in india
Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag