2007 ICC World Twenty20 Overview

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