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2007 World Twenty20

2007 ICC World Twenty20
T20 Takes Off
Dates11 – 24 September 2007[1]
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group stage and Knockout
Host(s) South Africa
Champions India (1st title)
Runners-up Pakistan
Participants12 (from 16 entrants)
Matches27
Attendance516,488 (19,129 per match)
Player of the seriesPakistan Shahid Afridi
Most runsAustralia Matthew Hayden (265)
Most wicketsPakistan Umar Gul (13)
Official websitewww.icc-cricket.com
2009

The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was the inaugural edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20 that was contested in South Africa from 11 to 24 September 2007. Twelve teams took part in the thirteen-day tournament—the ten Test-playing nations and the finalists of the 2007 WCL Division One tournament: Kenya and Scotland. India won the tournament, beating Pakistan in the final at Johannesburg.[2]

  1. ^ "T20 World Cup 2007". cricketwa. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ Soni, Paresh (24 September 2007). "ICC World Twenty20". BBC. Retrieved 24 September 2007. India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.

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