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| Dates | 11 – 24 September 2007[1] |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage andKnockout |
| Host | South Africa |
| Champions |  India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan |
| Participants | 12 (from 16 entrants) |
| Matches | 27 |
| Attendance | 516,488 (19,129 per match) |
| Player of the series | Shahid Afridi |
| Most runs |  Matthew Hayden (265) |
| Most wickets | Umar Gul (13) |
| Official website | www.icc-cricket.com |
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The2007 ICC World Twenty20 was the inaugural edition of theMen's T20 World Cup, formerly known as theICC World Twenty20 that was contested inSouth Africa from 11 to 24 September 2007. Twelve teams took part in the thirteen-day tournament—the tenTest-playing nations and the finalists of the2007 World Cricket League Division One tournament:Kenya andScotland.India won the tournament, beatingPakistan in thefinal atJohannesburg by 5 runs.[2]
During the group stage and Super Eight, points were awarded to the teams as follows:
| Results | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 2 points |
| No result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
In case of atie (i.e., both teams score exactly the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), abowl-out decided the winner. This was applicable in all stages of the tournament.[3] The bowl-out was used to determine the result of only one game in this tournament – the Group D game between India and Pakistan on 14 September(scorecard).
Within each group (both group stage and Super Eight stage), teams were ranked against each other based on the following criteria:[4]
Teams from everyICC Region :
Kenya
South Africa (host nation)
ZimbabweBy finishing first and second in the2007 WCL Division One,Kenya andScotland qualified for the World Twenty20.[5]
All matches were played at the following three grounds:
| Cape Town | Durban | Johannesburg |
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| Newlands Cricket Ground | Kingsmead | Wanderers Stadium |
| Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 34,000 |
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The umpires were selected from theElite Panel of ICC Umpires and theICC International umpire panel and the referees from theElite Panel of ICC Referees.
The 12 participant teams were divided into four groups of three teams each. The groups were determined based on the rankings of the teams in Twenty20 as of 1 March 2007.[6] The top two teams from each group went through to the second stage of the tournament.[7]
A warm-up match was played between South Africa and Pakistan on 6 September 2007 in which South Africa defeated Pakistan by 25 runs.[8]
All times given areSouth African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Seed | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | A1 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.974 |
| 2 | A3 |  Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.149 |
| 3 | A2 |  West Indies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.233 |
Group A saw the only exit of a seeded team when theWest Indies were eliminated after losing both their matches. Their first loss came afterChris Gayle's record 117 runs was not enough to preventSouth Africa from winning and Bangladesh also winning against West Indies.
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South Africa won by 8 wickets Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Mark Benson (Eng) andDaryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match:Chris Gayle (WI) |
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Bangladesh won by 6 wickets Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Mark Benson (Eng) andNigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match:Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) |
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South Africa won by 7 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andTony Hill (NZ) Player of the match:Morne Morkel (SA) |
| Pos | Seed | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | B1 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.987 |
| 2 | B2 |  England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.209 |
| 3 | B3 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.196 |
Group B started with World ChampionsAustralia being defeated byZimbabwe,Brendan Taylor scored 60 (not out) and saw the Africans home with one ball to spare.
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Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andTony Hill (NZ) Player of the match:Brendan Taylor (Zim) |
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England won by 50 runs Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andIan Howell (SA) Player of the match:Kevin Pietersen (Eng) |
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Australia won by 8 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andIan Howell (SA) Player of the match:Nathan Bracken (Aus) |
| Pos | Seed | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | C2 |  Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.721 |
| 2 | C1 |  New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.396 |
| 3 | C3 | Kenya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −8.047 |
In the first match Kenya scored the lowest Twenty20 International total of 73 againstNew Zealand and went on to lose with 12.2 overs and 9 wickets to spare. Kenya's fate was sealed when they allowedSri Lanka to post a Twenty20 world record of 260 in the group's second match. Kenya were then bowled out for 88 and lost by a record 172 runs.
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New Zealand won by 9 wickets Kingsmead,Durban Umpires:Billy Doctrove (WI) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Mark Gillespie (NZ) |
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Sri Lanka won by 172 runs Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Daryl Harper (Aus) andNigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match:Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Mark Benson (Eng)Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match:Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) |
| Pos | Seed | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | D2 | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.000 |
| 2 | D1 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.275 |
| 3 | D3 |  Scotland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −2.550 |
India and Pakistan played in the first ever World Twenty20 bowl-out. India's bowlers defeated Pakistan 3–0.
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Pakistan won by 51 runs Kingsmead,Durban Umpires:Steve Davis (Aus) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
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Scores tied, India won 3-0 viabowl-out. (IndX X X, PakO O O) Kingsmead,Durban Umpires:Billy Doctrove (WI) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Mohammad Asif (Pak) |
This tournament's Super Eight format was designed such that the top 2 seeds from each group was pre-decided at the start of the tournament. The actual performance of the team in the Group Stage played no role in determining if the team qualified into Super Eight Group E or F. For example, in Group C, though Sri Lanka finished with more points than New Zealand, for the purpose of the Super Eight groupings, New Zealand retained the group's top seed position (C1) while Sri Lanka retained the group's second seed position (C2).
In case a third-seeded team qualified ahead of the two top-seeded teams, it took on the seed of the eliminated team. This only happened in Group A, where Bangladesh (original seed A3) qualified ahead of West Indies (original seed A2) and therefore took on the A2 spot in Group F. The other seven top seeds qualified.[10]
The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each Super Eight group qualified for the semi-finals.
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| Australia |
| Bangladesh |
| England |
| India |
| New Zealand |
| Pakistan |
| South Africa |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.750 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.050 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.116 |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.700 |
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New Zealand won by 10 runs Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Mark Benson (Eng) andNigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match:Daniel Vettori (NZ) |
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South Africa won by 19 runs Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andTony Hill (NZ) Player of the match:Albie Morkel (SA) |
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New Zealand won by 5 runs Kingsmead,Durban Umpires:Billy Doctrove (WI) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Craig McMillan (NZ) |
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South Africa won by 6 wickets Kingsmead,Durban Umpires:Billy Doctrove (WI) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Justin Kemp (SA) |
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India won by 18 runs Kingsmead,Durban Umpires:Billy Doctrove (WI) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Yuvraj Singh (Ind) |
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India won by 37 runs Kingsmead,Durban Umpires:Billy Doctrove (WI) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Rohit Sharma (Ind) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.843 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.256 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.697 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.031 |
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Matthew Hayden 73* (48) |
Australia won by 9 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andIan Howell (SA) Player of the match:Brett Lee (Aus) |
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Pakistan won by 33 runs Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Daryl Harper (Aus) andNigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match:Younis Khan (Pak) |
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Pakistan won by 6 wickets Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Mark Benson (Eng) andNigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match:Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) |
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Sri Lanka won by 64 runs Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Mark Benson (Eng) andDaryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match:Dilhara Fernando (SL) |
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Matthew Hayden 58* (38) |
Australia won by 10 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andIan Howell (SA) Player of the match:Stuart Clark (Aus) |
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Pakistan won by 4 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Ian Howell (SA) andTony Hill (NZ) Player of the match:Junaid Siddique (Ban) |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 September –Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town | ||||||
| New Zealand | 143/8 (20 ov) | |||||
| 24 September –Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg | ||||||
| Pakistan | 147/4 (18.5 ov) | |||||
| India | 157/5 (20 ov) | |||||
| 22 September –Kingsmead,Durban | ||||||
| Pakistan | 152 (19.3 ov) | |||||
| India | 188/5 (20 ov) | |||||
| Australia | 173/7 (20 ov) | |||||
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Pakistan won by 6 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Attendance: 18,734 Umpires:Daryl Harper (Aus) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Umar Gul (Pak) |
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India won by 15 runs Kingsmead, Durban Umpires:Mark Benson (Eng) andAsad Rauf (Pak) Player of the match:Yuvraj Singh (Ind) |
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India won by 5 runs Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Attendance: 32,217 Umpires:Mark Benson (Eng) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Irfan Pathan (Ind) |
India won the toss and chose to bat on what was considered to be a traditionally batsman-friendly pitch at the Bullring.[12]Umar Gul took the wickets of bothYuvraj Singh andMahendra Singh Dhoni, leaving India with 157/5 in 20 overs; onlyGautam Gambhir (75 from 54 balls) produced a notable innings. A 21-run over fromSreesanth swung the game towards Pakistan. However,Irfan Pathan (3/16),RP Singh (3/26) andJoginder Sharma (2/20) slowed the scoring dramatically. With Pakistan needing 54 from 24 balls,Misbah-ul-Haq hit 3 sixes offHarbhajan Singh in one over.Sreesanth was also dispatched for 2 sixes but took the wicket ofSohail Tanvir, as Pakistan went into the last over needing 13 runs to win, with only 1 wicket remaining. Joginder Sharma bowled a wide first ball, followed by a dot ball. Misbah followed by taking six off a full-toss; Pakistan needed just 6 runs to win from the last four balls. Misbah attempted to hit the next ball with apaddle-scoop overfine leg, but he only managed to sky the ball, and it was caught at short fine-leg by Sreesanth, leaving Pakistan all out for 152 runs.Irfan Pathan was awarded theMan of the Match for his spell, which included 3 wickets for 16 runs.
The leading run-scorer in the tournament wasMatthew Hayden, with 265 runs, and the highest wicket-takerUmar Gul with 13 wickets.The top-five in each category are:
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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| Matthew Hayden | 6 | 6 | 265 | 81.33 | 144.80 | 73* | 0 | 4 | 32 | 10 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 7 | 6 | 227 | 37.83 | 129.71 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 5 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | 7 | 7 | 218 | 54.50 | 139.74 | 66* | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 |
| Shoaib Malik | 7 | 7 | 195 | 39.00 | 126.62 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 5 | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 161.81 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| Source:Cricinfo[13] | ||||||||||
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | S/R | 4WI | 5WI |
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| Umar Gul | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27.4 | 5.60 | 11.92 | 4/25 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Stuart Clark | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 6.00 | 12.00 | 4/20 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 |
| RP Singh | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 6.33 | 12.66 | 4/13 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 6.71 | 15.66 | 4/19 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 5.33 | 11.63 | 4/20 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Source:Cricinfo[14] | ||||||||||
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India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)With fellow master-blasters Dhoni and Pakistan's Shahid Afridi both due to take the field at the batsman-friendly Wanderers here, a sell-out crowd on what is a bank holiday in South Africa can expect another run-fest.
