2007 ICC World Twenty20 final
 The Wanderers in Johannesburg hosted the inaugural World Twenty20 Final | |||||||
| Event | 2007 ICC World Twenty20 | ||||||
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| India won by 5 runs | |||||||
| Date | 24 September 2007 | ||||||
| Venue | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | ||||||
| Player of the match | Irfan Pathan (Ind) | ||||||
| Umpires | Mark Benson (Eng) Simon Taufel (Aus) | ||||||
| Attendance | 32,217 | ||||||
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The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final was a Twenty20 International cricket match played between India and Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa. Administered by the International Cricket Council (ICC) it was the culmination of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 which was the inaugural edition of the tournament. India won by defeating Pakistan by five runs. The teams had previously played each other in a Group-D match of the tournament, which was also won by India.
Road to the final
[edit]In Group D, after initial games against Scotland, rivals India and Pakistan met at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa.[1][2] 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.[3]
In the Super 8s, India lost to New Zealand by 10 runs.[4] India then defeated England and host South Africa by 18[5] and 37 runs.[6] Meanwhile, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs.[7] Pakistan also defeated Australia[8] and chased Bangladesh to win by four wickets.[9]
The first semi-final was a tight contest between Pakistan and New Zealand, which Pakistan won by six wickets.[10][11] India faced Australia in the second semi-final match, the lead alternating until India turned it around to win their spot in the final.[12]
Preview
[edit]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.[13] 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."[14]
Match details
[edit]Match officials
[edit]- 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
[edit]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.[15]
Match summary
[edit]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.[16] 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.[17]
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 31, which started a brief collapse with the wickets of Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik and Yasir Arafat putting Pakistan to 77 for 6.[16] 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.[16] 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.[17]
Scorecard
[edit]Source:[18]
- 1st innings
 India batting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| 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)
 Pakistan bowling | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| 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
| Pakistan batting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| 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)
| India bowling | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| 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
[edit]After the match, Indian captain MS Dhoni remarked that "Twenty20 will be huge in India."[19] Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik blamed "luck"[20] and apologized to "Muslims all over the world" for the defeat, drawing sharp criticism from Muslim leaders and sportspeople in India.[21]
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).[22] The players were rewarded ₹80 lakh (US$193,477.39) each, while Yuvraj Singh was gifted an additional ₹1 crore (US$241,846.74) and a Porsche 911.[23][24]
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.[25][26]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Premachandran, Dileep (12 September 2007). "Afridi and Gul overwhelm Scotland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Premachandran, Dileep (13 September 2007). "Points shared as rain washes out play". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Premachandran, Dileep (14 September 2007). "India edge past in bowl-out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Veera, Sriram (16 September 2007). "Vettori stars in ten-run win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Premachandran, Dileep (19 September 2007). "Yuvraj onslaught overwhelms England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Premachandran, Dileep (19 September 2007). "Inspired India evict South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Premachandran, Dileep (17 September 2007). "Pakistan raise all-round game in easy win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "18th Match, Group F, ICC World Twenty20 at Johannesburg, Sep 18 2007". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Premachandran, Dileep (20 September 2007). "Tepid Pakistan win by four wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Bal, Sambit (22 September 2007). "Gul lays the Shoaib factor to rest". Cape Town: ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "1st Semi Final, ICC World Twenty20 at Cape Town, Sep 22 2007". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Rajesh, S (22 September 2007). "Beating the Australians at their own game". Durban: ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Don't mix cricket with religion, urge fans". The Times of India. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "The deliriously brave ones meet". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Booth, Lawrence (24 September 2007). "India v Pakistan". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Soni, Paresh (24 September 2007). "India win dramatic Twenty20 final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Final, ICC World Twenty20 at Johannesburg, Sep 24 2007". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "2007 ICC World Twenty20 final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
- ^ Hopps, David (25 September 2007). "India on top of the world after Gambhir snuffs out Pakistan attack". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "'Nazir's run out turning point'". The Tribune India. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "When sport does become a religion - Sorry Shoaib in global gaffe". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Team India arrives, gets hero's welcome". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Players get Rs 80 lakh each; Yuvi gets Porsche, RP Mercedes". DNA India. 26 September 2007.
- ^ Rajan, Sanjay (26 September 2007). "Twenty20 heroes return to huge welcome". Reuters. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Fans vent ire on Younis, Afridi". The Tribune India. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan reacts to defeat with anger". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- "ICC World Twenty20 / Results". ESPNcricinfo.
