Dates | 11 – 24 September 2007[1] |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockout |
Host(s) | South Africa |
Champions | India (1st title) |
Runners-up | Pakistan |
Participants | 12 (from 16 entrants) |
Matches | 27 |
Attendance | 516,489 (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 |
The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was the inaugural Twenty20 International cricket world championship, 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.[2]
India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.
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