2007 World Twenty20
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| Dates | 11 September – 24 September |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockout |
| Host(s) |
 South Africa
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| Champions |
 India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Pakistan
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| Participants | 12 (from 16 entrants) |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Player of the series |
Shahid Afridi
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| 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 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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