Twenty20 World Cup Scorecard – Final – India vs Pakistan 2007
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- India won the toss and chose to bat.
- Umar Gul took the wickets of both Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, leaving India with 157/5 in 20 overs; only Gautam Gambhir (75 from 54 balls) produced a notable innings.
- A 21-run over from Sreesanth swung the game towards Pakistan. However, Irfan Pathan and Joginder Sharma slowed the scoring dramatically.
- With Pakistan needing 54 from 24 balls, Misbah-ul-Haq hit 3 sixes off Harbhajan Singh in one over.
- Sreesanth was also dispatched for 2 sixes but took the wicket of Sohail Tanvir, as Pakistan went into the last over needing 13 runs to win, with only 1 wicket remaining. Joginder Sharma bowled a wide first ball, followed by a dot ball.
- Misbah followed by taking six off a full-toss; Pakistan needed just 6 runs to win from the last four balls.
- Misbah attempted to hit the next ball with a paddle-scoop over fine leg, but he only managed to sky the ball, and it was caught at short fine-leg by Sreesanth, leaving Pakistan all out for 152 runs.
- Irfan Pathan was awarded the Man of the Match for his spell, which included 3 wickets for 16 runs, including that of Man of the Series, Shahid Afridi.
Final ScoreCard
- India won by 5 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- 1sting – India 157/5 (20 overs)
- Ind – Gautam Gambhir 75 (54)
- Pak – Umar Gul 3/28 (4)
- 2nding – Pakistan 152 all out (19.3 overs)
- Ind – Irfan Pathan 3/16 (4)
- Pak – Misbah-ul-Haq 43 (38)
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