The inaugural ICC T20 world cup was played in 2007 in South Africa between 11 September to 24 September 2007. India won the tournament by beating arch-rival Pakistan in the final.
ICC T20 World Cup 2007 Format
Twelve teams contested for the title in the tournament.The 12 teams were divided into four groups of three teams each. The top two teams from each group qualified for Super Eight. Eight teams were further divided into two groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each Super Eight group qualified for the semi-finals.
ICC T20 World Cup 2007 Records
# Most Runs - Matthew Hayden of Australia (265 runs in 6 matches at an average of 88.33
# Highest Individual Score - Chris Gayle of West Indies (117 in 55 balls) against South Africa
# Most Wickets - Umur Gul of Pakistan (13 wickets in 7 matches)
# Best Bowling - Umur Gul of Pakistan (5/6) against New Zealand
# Highest Partnership - 145 runs in 81 balls by Chris Gayle/Devon Smith (West Indies) against South Africa
# Most Sixes - 13 by Craig McMillan (NZ)
# Highest Strike Rate - Shahid Afridi (197.82) of Pakistan
# Most dismissals as wicket-keeper - 9 by Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
# Most dismissals as fielder - 6 by Younis Khan (Pakistan) and AB de Villiers (South Africa)
# Highest team total - Sri Lanka (260/6 in 20 overs) against Kenya
# Lowest team total - Kenya (73 in 16.5 overs) against New Zealand
ICC T20 World Cup 2007 Match Results
Date
Match
Place
Man of the Match
Result
Sep-11
West Indies 205-6 Vs South Africa 208-2
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
CH Gayle
S.Africa won by 8 wickets
Sep-12
Kenya 73-10 Vs New Zealand 74-1
Kingsmead, Durban
MR Gillespie
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Sep-12
Pakistan 171-9 Vs Scotland 120-10
Kingsmead, Durban
Shahid Afridi
Pakistan won by 51 runs
Sep-12
Australia 138-9 Vs Zimbabwe 139-5
Newlands, Cape Town
BRM Taylor
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Sep-13
England 188-9 Vs Zimbabwe 138-7
Newlands, Cape Town
KP Pietersen
England won by 50 runs
Sep-13
West Indies 164-8 Vs Bangladesh 165-4
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Mohammad Ashraful
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets
Sep-13
India 00 Vs Scotland 00
Kingsmead, Durban
-
Match abandoned
Sep-14
Sri Lanka 260-6 Vs Kenya 88-9
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
ST Jayasuriya
SL won by 172 runs
Sep-14
England 135-10 Vs Australia 136-2
Newlands, Cape Town
NW Bracken
Australia won by 8 wickets
Sep-14
India 141-9 Vs Pakistan 141-7
Kingsmead, Durban
Mohammad Asif
Match Tied, India won in Bowl-Out
Sep-15
New Zealand 164-7 Vs Sri Lanka 168-3
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
ST Jayasuriya
SL won by 7 wickets
Sep-15
Bangladesh 144-10 Vs South Africa 146-3
Newlands, Cape Town
M Morkel
S.Africa won by 7 wickets
Sep-16
Bangladesh 123-8 Vs Australia 124-1
Newlands, Cape Town
B Lee
Australia won by 9 wickets
Sep-16
South Africa 154-8 Vs England 135-7
Newlands, Cape Town
JA Morkel
S.Africa won by 19 runs
Sep-16
New Zealand 190-10 Vs India 180-9
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
DL Vettori
New Zealand won by 10 runs
Sep-17
Pakistan 189-6 Vs Sri Lanka 156-9
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Younis Khan
Pakistan won by 33 runs
Sep-18
Australia 164-7 Vs Pakistan 165-4
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Sep-18
New Zealand 164-9 Vs England 159-8
Kingsmead, Durban
CD McMillan
New Zealand won by 5 runs
Sep-18
Sri Lanka 147-5 Vs Bangladesh 83-10
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
CRD Fernando
SL won by 64 runs
Sep-19
India 218-4 Vs England 200-6
Kingsmead, Durban
Yuvraj Singh
India won by 18 runs
Sep-19
New Zealand 153-8 Vs South Africa 158-4
Kingsmead, Durban
JM Kemp
S.Africa won by 6 wickets
Sep-20
Bangladesh 140-10 Vs Pakistan 141-6
Newlands, Cape Town
Junaid Siddique
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Sep-20
Sri Lanka 101-10 Vs Australia 1020
Newlands, Cape Town
SR Clark
Australia won by 10 wickets
Sep-20
India 153-5 Vs South Africa 116-9
Kingsmead, Durban
RG Sharma
India won by 37 runs
Sep-22
New Zealand 143-8 Vs Pakistan 147-4
Newlands, Cape Town
Umar Gul
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Sep-22
India 188-5 Vs Australia 173-7
Kingsmead, Durban
Yuvraj Singh
India won by 15 runs
Sep-24
India 157-5 Vs Pakistan 152-10
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
IK Pathan
India won by 5 runs
