ICC World Twenty20 2007
The ICC World Twenty20 2007 was the first World Cup tournament to be held in Twenty20 cricket and ran from September 11th to 24th, 2007 in South Africa .
The Indian team under their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the tournament by beating Pakistan in the final . Indian bowler Irfan Pathan has been named player of the game . The player of the tournament became the Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
The ten test cricket nations were automatically qualified, plus Kenya and Scotland , who had secured participation by reaching the finals in the ICC World Cricket League Division One in early 2007. The top two in each group qualified for the next round, the so-called Super 8 .
Venues
 
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Venues of the ICC World Twenty20 2007 |
The matches were played in three venues in South Africa:
- Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
- Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban
- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Preliminary round
September 11th to 15th
| Group A | Sp. | S. | N | NO | U | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +0.97 |
 Bangladesh
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.15 |
 West Indies
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.23 |
| September 11th scorecard |
Johannesburg |
West Indies 205-6 (20) |
- |
South Africa 208-2 (17.4) |
| South Africa wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| September 13th scorecard |
Johannesburg |
West Indies 164-8 (20) |
- |
Bangladesh 165-4 (18) |
| Bangladesh wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| September 15 scorecard |
Cape Town |
Bangladesh 144 (19.3) |
- |
South Africa 146-3 (18.5) |
| South Africa wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| Group B | Sp. | S. | N | NO | U | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.99 |
 England
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.21 |
 Zimbabwe
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.20 |
| September 12th scorecard |
Cape Town |
Australia 138-9 (20) |
- |
Zimbabwe 139-5 (19.5) |
| Zimbabwe wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| September 13th scorecard |
Cape Town |
England 188-9 (20) |
- |
Zimbabwe 138-7 (20) |
| England wins with 50 runs | ||||
| September 14th scorecard |
Cape Town |
England 135 (20) |
- |
Australia 136-2 (14.5) |
| Australia wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| Group C | Sp. | S. | N | NO | U | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +4.71 |
 New Zealand
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.40 |
 Kenya
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8.05 |
| September 12th scorecard |
Durban |
Kenya 73 (16.5) |
- |
New Zealand 74-1 (7.4) |
| New Zealand wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| September 14th scorecard |
Johannesburg |
Sri Lanka 260-6 (20) |
- |
Kenya 88 (19.3) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 172 runs | ||||
| September 15 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
New Zealand 164-7 (20) |
- |
Sri Lanka 168-3 (18.5) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| Group D | Sp. | S. | N | NO | U | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
 Pakistan
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1.28 |
 Scotland
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2.55 |
| September 12th scorecard |
Durban |
Pakistan 171-9 (20) |
- |
Scotland 120 (19.5) |
| Pakistan wins with 51 runs | ||||
| September 13th scorecard |
Durban |
India |
- |
Scotland |
| No result | ||||
| September 14th scorecard |
Durban |
India 141-9 (20) |
- |
Pakistan 141-7 (20) |
| draw | ||||
India wins the subsequent bowl out 3-0.
Main round
Super 8
September 16-20
| Group E | Sp. | S. | N | NO | U | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
India
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +0.75 |
|
New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +0.05 |
|
South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4th | −0.12 |
|
England
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.70 |
| September 16 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
New Zealand 190 (20) |
- |
India 180-9 (20) |
| New Zealand wins with 10 runs | ||||
| September 16 scorecard |
Cape Town |
South Africa 154-8 (20) |
- |
England 135-7 (20) |
| South Africa wins with 19 runs | ||||
| September 18 scorecard |
Durban |
New Zealand 164-9 (20) |
- |
England 159-8 (20) |
| New Zealand wins with 5 runs | ||||
| September 19 scorecard |
Durban |
New Zealand 153-8 (20) |
- |
South Africa 158-4 (19.1) |
| South Africa wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| September 19 scorecard |
Durban |
India 218-4 (20) |
- |
England 200-6 (20) |
| India wins with 18 runs | ||||
| September 20 scorecard |
Durban |
India 153-5 (20) |
- |
South Africa 116-9 (20) |
| India wins with 37 runs | ||||
| Group F. | Sp. | S. | N | NO | U | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pakistan
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | +0.84 |
|
Australia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +2.26 |
|
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.70 |
|
Bangladesh
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.03 |
| September 16 scorecard |
Cape Town |
Bangladesh 123-8 (20) |
- |
Australia 124-1 (13.5) |
| Australia wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| September 17th scorecard |
Johannesburg |
Pakistan 189-6 (20) |
- |
Sri Lanka 156-9 (20) |
| Pakistan wins with 33 runs | ||||
| September 18 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
Australia 164-7 (20) |
- |
Pakistan 165-4 (19.1) |
| Pakistan wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| September 18 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
Sri Lanka 147-5 (20) |
- |
Bangladesh 83 (15.5) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 64 runs | ||||
| September 20 scorecard |
Cape Town |
Sri Lanka 101 (19.3) |
- |
Australia 102-0 (10.2) |
| Australia wins with 10 wickets | ||||
| September 20 scorecard |
Cape Town |
Bangladesh 140 (19.4) |
- |
Pakistan 141-6 (19) |
| Pakistan wins with 4 wickets | ||||
Semifinals
- Cape Town
| September 22 |
New Zealand 143-8 (20)
|
- |
Pakistan 147-4 (18.5)
|
| Pakistan wins with 6 wickets | |||
- Durban
| September 22 |
India 188-5 (20)
|
- |
Australia 173-7 (20)
|
| India wins with 15 runs | |||
final
- Johannesburg
| September 24th |
India 157-5 (20)
|
- |
Pakistan 152 (19.3)
|
| India wins with 5 runs | |||
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Remarks
- ↑ India wins Bowl Out against Pakistan 3 to 0