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{{Infobox limited overs final
| title = 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final
| image =[[File:2007_Men's_T20_World_Cup_Champions_cover.png]]
| event = [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]]
| team1 = {{flagicon|IND|size=52px}}
| team1score = 157/5
| team1overs = 20 overs
| team2 = {{flagicon|PAK|size=52px}}
| team2score = 152
| team2overs = 19.3 overs
| rain =
| details = India won by 5 runs
| date = 24 September 2007
| stadium = [[Wanderers Stadium]]
| city = [[Johannesburg]]
| man_of_the_match = [[Irfan Pathan]] (Ind)
| umpires = [[Mark Benson]] (Eng) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| attendance = 32,217
| television =
| previous =
| next = [[2009 World Twenty20 final|2009]]
|caption=A poster giving tribute to the champion Indian team|imagesize=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 [[International Cricket Council|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==
{{main article|2007 ICC World Twenty20}}

In Group D, after initial games against [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]], rivals India and Pakistan met at [[Kingsmead Cricket Ground]], Durban, South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287855/pakistan-vs-scotland-3rd-match-group-d-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=Afridi and Gul overwhelm Scotland|first=Dileep|last=Premachandran|date=12 September 2007|access-date=1 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287859/india-vs-scotland-7th-match-group-d-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=Points shared as rain washes out play|first=Dileep|last=Premachandran|date=13 September 2007|access-date=1 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287862/india-vs-pakistan-10th-match-group-d-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=India edge past in bowl-out|first=Dileep|last=Premachandran|date=14 September 2007|access-date=2 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In the Super 8s, India lost to [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] by 10 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287865/india-vs-new-zealand-13th-match-group-e-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=Vettori stars in ten-run win|first=Sriram|last=Veera|date=16 September 2007|access-date=3 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> India then defeated [[England cricket team|England]] and host [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] by 18<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287873/england-vs-india-21st-match-group-e-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=Yuvraj onslaught overwhelms England|first=Dileep|last=Premachandran|date=19 September 2007|access-date=7 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and 37 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287876/south-africa-vs-india-24th-match-group-e-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=Inspired India evict South Africa|first=Dileep|last=Premachandran|date=19 September 2007|access-date=7 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Meanwhile, Pakistan beat [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by 33 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287868/pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-16th-match-group-f-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=Pakistan raise all-round game in easy win|first=Dileep|last=Premachandran|date=17 September 2007|access-date=7 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Pakistan also defeated [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/scorecard/287870/australia-vs-pakistan-18th-match-group-f-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=18th Match, Group F, ICC World Twenty20 at Johannesburg, Sep 18 2007|access-date=7 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and chased [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] to win by four wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/report/287875/bangladesh-vs-pakistan-23rd-match-group-f-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=Tepid Pakistan win by four wickets|first=Dileep|last=Premachandran|date=20 September 2007|access-date=10 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

The first semi-final was a tight contest between Pakistan and New Zealand, which Pakistan won by six wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/312094.html|title=Gul lays the Shoaib factor to rest|first=Sambit|last=Bal|location=Cape Town|date=22 September 2007|access-date=10 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/scorecard/287877/new-zealand-vs-pakistan-1st-semi-final-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=1st Semi Final, ICC World Twenty20 at Cape Town, Sep 22 2007|access-date=10 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> India faced Australia in the second semi-final match, the lead alternating until India turned it around to win their spot in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/312141.html|title=Beating the Australians at their own game|first=S|last=Rajesh|location=Durban|date=22 September 2007|access-date=10 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Don't mix cricket with religion, urge fans |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/dont-mix-cricket-with-religion-urge-fans/articleshow/2402726.cms |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=25 September 2007}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite news |title=The deliriously brave ones meet |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-deliriously-brave-ones-meet-312217 |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

==Match==
=== Match officials ===

* '''On-field [[umpire (cricket)|umpires]]''': [[Mark Benson]] (Eng) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
* '''[[Third umpire|TV umpire]]''': [[Daryl Harper]] (Aus)
* '''[[Fourth umpire|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 (cricketer)|Yasir Arafat]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Booth |first1=Lawrence |title=India v Pakistan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/sep/24/cricket.lawrencebooth |access-date=27 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=24 September 2007}}</ref>

=== 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.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7009035.stm|title=India win dramatic Twenty20 final|first=Paresh|last=Soni|date=24 September 2007|access-date=11 July 2019|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> [[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.<ref name=Scoreboard>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/scorecard/287879/india-vs-pakistan-final-icc-world-twenty20-2007-08|title=Final, ICC World Twenty20 at Johannesburg, Sep 24 2007|access-date=11 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

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.<ref name=BBC/> [[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.<ref name=BBC/> 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.<ref name=Scoreboard/>

{{Limited overs matches
| date = 24 September
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 157/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 75 (54)
| wickets1 = [[Umar Gul]] 3/28 (4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score2 = 152 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] 43 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 3/16 (4 overs)
| result= India won by 5 runs
| report= [http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287879.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]
| umpires = [[Mark Benson]] (Eng) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Irfan Pathan]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Yusuf Pathan]] (Ind) made his T20I debut.
}}

=== Scorecard ===

'''Source:<ref>{{cite web |access-date=24 September 2007 |title=2007 ICC World Twenty20 final |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287879.html |website=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>'''

;1st innings
{{Cricket match batting box begin|title={{cr|IND}} batting}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Gautam Gambhir]]|status=c Asif b Gul|runs=75|balls=54|4s=8|6s=2|strike_rate=138.88}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Yusuf Pathan]]|status=c Malik b Asif|runs=15|balls=8|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=187.50}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Robin Uthappa]]|status=c Afridi b Tanvir|runs=8|balls=11|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=72.72}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Yuvraj Singh]]|status=c & b Gul|runs=14|balls=19|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=73.68}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] *†|status=b Gul|runs=6|balls=10|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=60.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Rohit Sharma]]|status=not out|runs=30|balls=16|4s=2|6s=1|strike_rate=187.50}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Irfan Pathan]]|status=not out|runs=3|balls=3|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Harbhajan Singh]]|status=did not bat|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Joginder Sharma]]|status=did not bat|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[S. Sreesanth]]|status=did not bat|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[R. P. Singh]]|status=did not bat|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(lb 1; w 4; nb 1)|runs=6|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=(5 wickets; 20 overs)|runs='''157'''|balls=|4s=13|6s=4|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''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)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title={{cr|PAK}} bowling}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=25|wickets=1|econ=8.33|wides=1|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Sohail Tanvir]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=29|wickets=1|econ=7.25|wides=2|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Shahid Afridi]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=30|wickets=0|econ=7.50|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mohammad Hafeez]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=25|wickets=0|econ=8.33|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Umar Gul]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=28|wickets=3|econ=7.00|wides=1|no-balls=1}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Yasir Arafat (cricketer, born 1982)|Yasir Arafat]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=19|wickets=0|econ=9.50|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

;2nd innings
{{Cricket match batting box begin|title={{cr|PAK}} batting}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mohammad Hafeez]]|status=c Uthappa b RP Singh|runs=1|balls=3|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=33.33}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Imran Nazir (cricketer)|Imran Nazir]]|status=run out (Uthappa)|runs=33|balls=14|4s=4|6s=2|strike_rate=235.71}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Kamran Akmal]] †|status=b RP Singh|runs=0|balls=3|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Younis Khan]]|status=c YK Pathan b Joginder|runs=24|balls=24|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Shoaib Malik]] *|status=c Rohit b IK Pathan|runs=8|balls=17|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=47.05}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Misbah-ul-Haq]]|status=c Sreesanth b Joginder|runs=43|balls=38|4s=0|6s=4|strike_rate=113.15}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Shahid Afridi]]|status=c Sreesanth b IK Pathan|runs=0|balls=1|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Yasir Arafat (cricketer, born 1982)|Yasir Arafat]]|status=b IK Pathan|runs=15|balls=11|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=136.36}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Sohail Tanvir]]|status=b Sreesanth|runs=12|balls=4|4s=0|6s=2|strike_rate=300.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Umar Gul]]|status=b RP Singh|runs=0|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]]|status=not out|runs=4|balls=1|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=400.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(b 1; lb 4; w 6; nb 1)|runs=12|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=(all out; 19.3 overs)|runs='''152'''|balls=|4s=11|6s=8|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''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)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title={{cr|IND}} bowling}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[R. P. Singh]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=26|wickets=3|econ=6.50|wides=0|no-balls=1}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[S. Sreesanth]]|overs=4|maiden=1|runs=44|wickets=1|econ=11.00|wides=2|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Joginder Sharma]]|overs=3.3|maiden=0|runs=20|wickets=2|econ=5.71|wides=2|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Yusuf Pathan]]|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=5|wickets=0|econ=5.00|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Irfan Pathan]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=16|wickets=3|econ=4.00|wides=1|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Harbhajan Singh]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=36|wickets=0|econ=12.00|wides=1|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Key'''
* <nowiki>*</nowiki> – [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
* {{dagger}} – [[Wicket-keeper]]
* c ''Fielder'' – Indicates that the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named [[Fielding (cricket)|fielder]]
* b ''Bowler'' – Indicates which [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]] gains credit for the dismissal

==Aftermath==
After the match, Indian captain [[MS Dhoni]] remarked that "[[Twenty20]] will be huge in India."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hopps |first1=David |title=India on top of the world after Gambhir snuffs out Pakistan attack |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/sep/25/cricket.worldtwenty2020071 |access-date=12 February 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=25 September 2007}}</ref> Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik blamed "luck"<ref name="Malikcrying">{{cite news |title='Nazir's run out turning point' |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070926/sports.htm#7 |access-date=12 February 2023 |work=The Tribune India}}</ref> and apologized to "Muslims all over the world" for the defeat, drawing sharp criticism from Muslim leaders and sportspeople in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=When sport does become a religion - Sorry Shoaib in global gaffe |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/when-sport-does-become-a-religion-sorry-shoaib-in-global-gaffe/cid/973199 |access-date=12 February 2023 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref>

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 top bus|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).<ref>{{cite news |title=Team India arrives, gets hero's welcome |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/team-india-arrives-gets-heros-welcome/articleshow/2403567.cms |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The players were rewarded {{INRconvert|80|l|year=2007|mode=historical}} each, while Yuvraj Singh was gifted an additional {{INRconvert|1|c|year=2007|mode=historical}} and a [[Porsche 911]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Players get Rs 80 lakh each; Yuvi gets Porsche, RP Mercedes |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-players-get-rs-80-lakh-each-yuvi-gets-porsche-rp-mercedes-1123653 |work=DNA India |date=2007-09-26 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rajan |first1=Sanjay |title=Twenty20 heroes return to huge welcome |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-29720520070926 |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=Reuters |date=2007-09-26 |language=en}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Fans vent ire on Younis, Afridi |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070926/sports.htm#5 |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=The Tribune India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan reacts to defeat with anger |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/pakistan-reacts-to-defeat-with-anger/story-orNWxp2597NqDNCXYuKkuN.html |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]
* [[2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/series/286109.html|title=ICC World Twenty20 / Results|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}

{{India Squad 2007 ICC World Twenty20}}
{{ICC World Twenty20}}
{{International cricket in 2007–08}}

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