2007 World Twenty20 final

November 2020 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final File:2007_Men's_T20_World_Cup_Champions_cover.png 2007 ICC World Twenty20 IND 52px 157/5 20 overs PAK 52px 152 19.3 overs India won by 5 runs 24 September 2007 Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg Irfan Pathan (Ind) Mark Benson (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus) 32,217 2009 A poster giving tribute to the champion Indian team 100px The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket match played between India and Pakistan in Johannesburg, South Africa. Administered by the ICC, it was the culmination of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, which was the inaugural edition of the Men's T20 World Cup. India won the T20 World Cup title by defeating Pakistan by five runs in the final. The two teams had previously met in a Group D match of the tournament, which was also won by India. Road to the final 2007 ICC World Twenty20 In Group D, after initial games against Scotland, rivals India and Pakistan met at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287855/pakistan-vs-scotland-3rd-match-group-d-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08 Afridi and Gul overwhelm Scotland Dileep Premachandran 12 September 2007 1 July 2019 ESPNcricinfohttps://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287859/india-vs-scotland-7th-match-group-d-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08 Points shared as rain washes out play Dileep Premachandran 13 September 2007 1 July 2019 ESPNcricinfo After India got to 141 for 9 in their twenty overs, a Misbah-ul-Haq run-out on the last ball of the game saw the match head into a bowl-out which India won 3–0 with Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa scoring for India.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287862/india-vs-pakistan-10th-match-group-d-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08 India edge past in bowl-out Dileep Premachandran 14 September 2007 2 July 2019 ESPNcricinfo In the Super 8s, India lost to New Zealand by 10 runs.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287865/india-vs-new-zealand-13th-match-group-e-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08 Vettori stars in ten-run win Sriram Veera 16 September 2007 3 July 2019 ESPNcricinfo India then defeated England and host South Africa by 18https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287873/england-vs-india-21st-match-group-e-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08 Yuvraj onslaught overwhelms England Dileep Premachandran 19 September 2007 7 July 2019 ESPNcricinfo and 37 runs.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287876/south-africa-vs-india-24th-match-group-e-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08 Inspired India evict South Africa Dileep Premachandran 19 September 2007 7 July 2019 ESPNcricinfo Meanwhile, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287868/pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-16th-match-group-f-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08 Pakistan raise all-round game in easy win Dileep Premachandran 17 September 2007 7 July 2019 ESPNcricinfo Pakistan also defeated Australiahttps://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/scorecard/287870/australia-vs-pakistan-18th-match-group-f-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08 18th Match, Group F, ICC World Twenty20 at Johannesburg, Sep 18 2007 7 July 2019 ESPNcricinfo and chased Bangladesh to win by four wickets.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287875/bangladesh-vs-pakistan-23rd-match-group-f-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08 Tepid Pakistan win by four wickets Dileep Premachandran 20 September 2007 10 July 2019 ESPNcricinfo The first semi-final was a tight contest between Pakistan and New Zealand, which Pakistan won by six wickets.http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/312094.html Gul lays the Shoaib factor to rest Sambit Bal Cape Town 22 September 2007 10 July 2019 ESPNcricinfohttps://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/scorecard/287877/new-zealand-vs-pakistan-1st-semi-final-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08 1st Semi Final, ICC World Twenty20 at Cape Town, Sep 22 2007 10 July 2019 ESPNcricinfo India faced Australia in the second semi-final match, the lead alternating until India turned it around to win their spot in the final.http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/312141.html Beating the Australians at their own game S Rajesh Durban 22 September 2007 10 July 2019 ESPNcricinfo Preview Ahead of the final, Pakistani newspapers predicted a victory for Pakistan due to the fact that the match would be held during the month of Ramadan.Don't mix cricket with religion, urge fans https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/dont-mix-cricket-with-religion-urge-fans/articleshow/2402726.cms 20 August 2023 The Times of India 25 September 2007 Sambit Bal wrote on ESPNcricinfo that "There is little to choose between the teams, and it might just boil down to who can hold their nerve best."The deliriously brave ones meet https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-deliriously-brave-ones-meet-312217 20 August 2023 ESPNcricinfo en Match Match officials On-field umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus) TV umpire: Daryl Harper (Aus) Reserve umpire: Billy Doctrove (WI) Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL) Team composition The Indian team made one change from their semi-final against Australia: Yusuf Pathan went into the lineup to replace Virender Sehwag, who was unavailable for fitness issues. Pakistan also made one change with Fawad Alam being replaced by Yasir Arafat.Booth Lawrence India v Pakistan https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/sep/24/cricket.lawrencebooth 27 August 2024 The Guardian 24 September 2007 Match summary After winning the coin toss and electing to bat first, India lost their opening wicket in the third over when Yusuf Pathan mistimed his shot to be caught by Shoaib Malik for 15. The next wicket to fall was Robin Uthappa, with another mistimed shot ending his innings on eight. Settling down, Gautam Gambhir played his shots (he achieved top score for India with 75 from 54 balls including 8 fours and 2 sixes). On the other end, Yuvraj Singh was caught out from a Umar Gul delivery to end the 63-run partnership. After MS Dhoni was bowled by Gul for 6, the innings slowed between over 14 to 18.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7009035.stm India win dramatic Twenty20 final Paresh Soni 24 September 2007 11 July 2019 BBC Sport Rohit Sharma made some late-order hitting which brought India to 157 for 5 in the twenty overs. For Pakistan, Gul was the best of the bowlers as he took three wickets while Asif and Sohail Tanvir each took a wicket.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/scorecard/287879/india-vs-pakistan-final-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08 Final, ICC World Twenty20 at Johannesburg, Sep 24 2007 11 July 2019 ESPNcricinfo In the run chase, Pakistan lost Hafeez in the first over while Akmal was bowled by an in-swinger from R. P. Singh. After a twenty-one run-over from S. Sreesanth, Imran Nazir was run out Robin Uthappa on 33, which started a brief collapse with the wickets of Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi and Yasir Arafat putting Pakistan to 104 for 7. Misbah-ul-Haq remained strong at the other end with support from the tail-enders, and reached within thirteen runs of the target; however, he lost his wicket, with the gamble of going over short-fine leg ending in a Sreesanth catch. This resulted in India winning by five runs. The pick of the bowlers was Irfan Pathan and R. P. Singh, who each collected three wickets; Joginder Sharma and S. Sreesanth also got into the wickets with two and one, respectively. 24 September 14:00 IND 157/5 (20 overs) Gautam Gambhir 75 (54) Umar Gul 3/28 (4 overs) PAK 152 (19.3 overs) Misbah-ul-Haq 43 (38) Irfan Pathan 3/16 (4 overs) India won by 5 runs Scorecard Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Mark Benson (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Irfan Pathan (Ind) India won the toss and elected to bat. Yusuf Pathan (Ind) made his T20I debut. Scorecard Source:24 September 2007 2007 ICC World Twenty20 final http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287879.html ESPN Cricinfo 1st innings IND batting Gautam Gambhir c Asif b Gul 75 54 8 2 138.88 Yusuf Pathan c Malik b Asif 15 8 1 1 187.50 Robin Uthappa c Afridi b Tanvir 8 11 1 0 72.72 Yuvraj Singh c & b Gul 14 19 1 0 73.68 Mahendra Singh Dhoni *† b Gul 6 10 0 0 60.00 Rohit Sharma not out 30 16 2 1 187.50 Irfan Pathan not out 3 3 0 0 100.00 Harbhajan Singh did not bat Joginder Sharma did not bat S. Sreesanth did not bat R. P. Singh did not bat Extras (lb 1; w 4; nb 1) 6 Total (5 wickets; 20 overs) 157 13 4 Fall of wickets: 1/25 (YK Pathan, 2.4 ov), 2/40 (Uthappa, 5.4 ov), 3/103 (Yuvraj, 13.3 ov), 4/111 (Dhoni, 15.2 ov), 5/130 (Gambhir, 17.6 ov) PAK bowling Mohammad Asif 3 0 25 1 8.33 1 0 Sohail Tanvir 4 0 29 1 7.25 2 0 Shahid Afridi 4 0 30 0 7.50 0 0 Mohammad Hafeez 3 0 25 0 8.33 0 0 Umar Gul 4 0 28 3 7.00 1 1 Yasir Arafat 2 0 19 0 9.50 0 0 2nd innings PAK batting Mohammad Hafeez c Uthappa b RP Singh 1 3 0 0 33.33 Imran Nazir run out (Uthappa) 33 14 4 2 235.71 Kamran Akmal † b RP Singh 0 3 0 0 0.00 Younis Khan c YK Pathan b Joginder 24 24 4 0 100.00 Shoaib Malik * c Rohit b IK Pathan 8 17 0 0 47.05 Misbah-ul-Haq c Sreesanth b Joginder 43 38 0 4 113.15 Shahid Afridi c Sreesanth b IK Pathan 0 1 0 0 0.00 Yasir Arafat b IK Pathan 15 11 2 0 136.36 Sohail Tanvir b Sreesanth 12 4 0 2 300.00 Umar Gul b RP Singh 0 2 0 0 0.00 Mohammad Asif not out 4 1 1 0 400.00 Extras (b 1; lb 4; w 6; nb 1) 12 Total (all out; 19.3 overs) 152 11 8 Fall of wickets: 1/2 (Hafeez, 0.5 ov), 2/26 (Akmal, 2.3 ov), 3/53 (Nazir, 5.4 ov), 4/65 (Younis, 8.3 ov), 5/76 (Malik, 11.3 ov), 6/77 (Afridi, 11.4 ov), 7/104 (Arafat, 15.6 ov), 8/138 (Tanvir, 17.6 ov), 9/141 (Gul, 18.5 ov), 10/152 (Misbah, 19.3 ov) IND bowling R. P. Singh 4 0 26 3 6.50 0 1 S. Sreesanth 4 1 44 1 11.00 2 0 Joginder Sharma 3.3 0 20 2 5.71 2 0 Yusuf Pathan 1 0 5 0 5.00 0 0 Irfan Pathan 4 0 16 3 4.00 1 0 Harbhajan Singh 3 0 36 0 12.00 1 0 Key * – Captain – Wicket-keeper c Fielder – Indicates that the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named fielder b Bowler – Indicates which bowler gains credit for the dismissal Aftermath After the match, Indian captain MS Dhoni remarked that "Twenty20 will be huge in India."Hopps David India on top of the world after Gambhir snuffs out Pakistan attack https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/sep/25/cricket.worldtwenty2020071 12 February 2023 The Guardian 25 September 2007 Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik blamed "luck"'Nazir's run out turning point' https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070926/sports.htm#7 12 February 2023 The Tribune India and apologized to "Muslims all over the world" for the defeat, drawing sharp criticism from Muslim leaders and sportspeople in India.When sport does become a religion - Sorry Shoaib in global gaffe https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/when-sport-does-become-a-religion-sorry-shoaib-in-global-gaffe/cid/973199 12 February 2023 The Telegraph On 26 September, the Indian team was greeted with a warm welcome by the fans upon their return to India. The players took a 30-kilometre open bus ride from the Mumbai Airport to the Wankhede Stadium, where they were felicitated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).Team India arrives, gets hero's welcome https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/team-india-arrives-gets-heros-welcome/articleshow/2403567.cms 23 June 2021 The Times of India en The players were rewarded 80 l 2007 historical each, while Yuvraj Singh was gifted an additional 1 c 2007 historical and a Porsche 911.Players get Rs 80 lakh each; Yuvi gets Porsche, RP Mercedes https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-players-get-rs-80-lakh-each-yuvi-gets-porsche-rp-mercedes-1123653 DNA India 2007-09-26 enRajan Sanjay Twenty20 heroes return to huge welcome https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-29720520070926 23 June 2021 Reuters 2007-09-26 en In Pakistan, the loss was met with agitation by several fans who formed mobs, raised slogans and burned effigies of the players. In Lahore, effigies of Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan were burned at the football stadium which was hosting the 2007 AFC President's Cup.Fans vent ire on Younis, Afridi https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070926/sports.htm#5 23 June 2021 The Tribune IndiaPakistan reacts to defeat with anger https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/pakistan-reacts-to-defeat-with-anger/story-orNWxp2597NqDNCXYuKkuN.html 23 June 2021 Hindustan Times See also 2011 Cricket World Cup 2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final References External links http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/series/286109.html ICC World Twenty20 / Results ESPNcricinfo Final Category:Men's T20 World Cup finals Category:International cricket competitions in 2007 Category:India–Pakistan cricket rivalry