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2007 World Twenty20

2007 ICC World Twenty20
2007 ICC World Twenty20.svg
Dates 11 September – 24 September
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 played 27
Player of the series Pakistan Shahid Afridi
Most runs Australia Matthew Hayden (265)
Most wickets Pakistan Umar Gul (13)
Official website www.icc-cricket.com
2009

The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was the inaugural Twenty20 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.

During the group stage and Super Eight, points were awarded to the teams as follows:

In case of a tie (i.e., both teams score exactly the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a bowl-out decided the winner. This was applicable in all stages of the tournament. The bowl-out was used to determine the result of only one game in this tournament – the Group D game between India and Pakistan on 14 September .

Within each group (both group stage and Super Eight stage), teams were ranked against each other based on the following criteria:

By finishing first and second in the 2007 WCL Division One, Kenya and Scotland qualified for the World Twenty20.

The 12 participant teams were divided into four groups of three teams each. The groups were determined based on the rankings of the teams in Twenty20 as of 1 March 2007. The top two teams from each group went through to the second stage of the tournament.

All times given are South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)


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