For over a century, cricket has preserved its dignity across three distinct formats, each ruling its own age with authority. Now a new chapter opens, shaped by a world that moves with greater haste yet still longs for the old certainties. Conceived as a reinvention of the sport, it is one that is fashioned with both daring and decorum. Here, intellect swings with instinct while time gains the rhythm of a swifter age. This is the final evolution of cricket, and thus a new era. Welcome to the Fourth Format. Welcome to Test Twenty - the world's first mixed-gender youth cricket ecosystem..
How We’re Rewriting the Rules of the Game
Four breakthroughs that blend Test strategy with T20 intensity.
A new format
Cricket’s evolution reaches its next frontier with Test Twenty - the world’s first 80-over format. Each team plays two innings of 20 overs, with first-innings scores carried forward into the second. Completed within a single day, it fuses the strategy of Test cricket with the intensity of T20, creating a game that’s fast, tactical, and deeply competitive. The match concludes within a single day, with outcomes possible as a win, loss, tie, or draw.
A new generation
Built for the future, Test Twenty is designed exclusively for players from around the world aged 13 to 21 - giving young cricketers a global stage to test their skill, temperament, and passion. It’s a celebration of youth, opportunity, and fearless ambition - where the next generation doesn’t wait to be discovered, they step up to be seen.
A new technology
At the heart of Test Twenty lies a proprietary AI-driven scouting and analytics engine powered by motion sensors, data intelligence, and advanced player profiling. It redefines how talent is identified, measured, and developed - making the selection process transparent, merit-based, and truly global.
A new tournament
Launching in October-November 2026, the Junior Test Twenty Championship brings together six high-profile franchises with multicultural teams competing for the crown. With live broadcasts, youth-driven fandom, and professional infrastructure, it’s not just another cricket tournament - it’s the birth of a new era for the sport.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Understanding the Test Twenty format
Think of it as ‘middle-form’ cricket. It combines the best of both worlds. Not as long as full five-day test cricket. But neither as momentary as T20 cricket. The fourth format has been set out to bring the strategy of Tests, while channeling the energy and intensity of the T20s. • Two Innings of 20 overs per side. • 80 overs in total - per match. • Boys' XI and Girls' XI play together for the same outcome. • Scores get carried forward from first innings to the second. • ‘Follow-on’ is possible. • Outcome can include win, loss, tie, draw. • If its a tie - we go to a super over. • For a draw, our rule requires the team batting last (4th innings) must not lose more than 4 wickets till the last ball. The moment they lose the 5th wicket, the draw option disappears and the team now plays for a win or loss.
Junior Test Twenty Championship
As the Fourth Format comes to life, Test Twenty will make its global debut in October-November 2026 with the launch of the Junior Test Twenty Championship - a groundbreaking tournament that brings the world’s finest young cricketers onto one stage. Designed as a true level-playing field, it invites the next generation to showcase their skill, composure, and creativity under the all-new rules adjustments of Test Twenty - where tradition meets transformation.
The Franchises
The Junior Test Twenty Championship will feature four continental founding franchises. Together, they represent cricket’s expanding global heartbeat and its enduring connection to India, the sport’s spiritual home. The continental franchises represents world regions, and they will each embody the game’s universal reach and diversity.
The Parity Rule
The Test Twenty ‘Parity Rule’ is a revolutionary system that integrates male and female players into the same competitive cricket ecosystem for the first time in cricket’s history. Franchises feature both male and female squads competing together for the same championship result. Both the boys’ XI and girls’ XI play the same match, across separate 40 over innings. This ensures that both genders are equal stakeholders and no franchise can win without the combined contribution of both.
The Global Selection Process
The application starts by registering on the testtwenty.com website. Applicants recommended by recognised coaches, administrators, or cricketers qualify for the Direct Entry Route, while all others follow the Standard Entry Route - beginning with AI-powered evaluations and city trials across India and the world.
From these trials, the Top Global 1000 players are selected into the Challenger Pool and ranked accordingly on the Test Twenty Player Index. From this pool, the Global Selections Committee shall assess and shortlist the Top 300 and place them in the Elite Pool. This is where the franchises will pick their squads during the Player Draft. Each franchise will pick a squad of 40 players ( 20 boys and 20 girls). Season 1 will feature 160 players in total across 4 continental franchises.
OUR RULES
Alongside the foundational laws of cricket, Test Twenty introduces a series of refined rule adjustments under the Fourth Format. Each has been designed to elevate excitement, enhance tactical play, and maintain perfect balance between bat and ball - ensuring the game remains thrilling yet fair.
