2007 World Twenty20

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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.[http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/playing-conditions.html Playing conditions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720113337/http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/playing-conditions.html |date=20 July 2008 }}, from ICC World Twenty20 homepage, retrieved 12 September 2007 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 (scorecard).

Within each group (both group stage and Super Eight stage), teams were ranked against each other based on the following criteria:[http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/icc_world_twenty20_playing_conditions_final.pdf Final WorldTwenty20 Playing conditions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911035806/http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/icc_world_twenty20_playing_conditions_final.pdf |date=11 September 2008 }}, from ICC World Twenty20 homepage, retrieved 12 September 2007

1. Higher number of points
2. If equal, higher number of wins
3. If still equal, higher net run rate
4. If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
5. If still equal, result of head-to-head meeting.

{{See also|2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One}}

Teams from every ICC Region :

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By finishing first and second in the 2007 WCL Division One, Kenya and Scotland qualified for the World Twenty20.[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/worldcricketleague/content/story/278133.html A long way from home] "... place among the big boys in the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa this September ..." from Cricinfo, retrieved 9 April 2007

All matches were played at the following three grounds:

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• {{cr|ZIM}}

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• {{cr|NZ}}
• {{cr|KEN}}

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• {{cr|PAK}}
• {{cr|SCO}}

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{{main|2007 ICC World Twenty20 officials}}

The umpires were selected from the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and the ICC International umpire panel and the referees from the Elite Panel of ICC Referees.

{{main|2007 ICC World Twenty20 squads}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/13ind.htm |title=Twenty20 WC: India, Pak in same group |date=13 June 2007 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=2009-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216081401/http://inhome.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/13ind.htm |archive-date=16 February 2012 |url-status=live}} The top two teams from each group went through to the second stage of the tournament.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=1310 |title=Twenty20 World Championship Schedule announced |date=15 May 2007 |publisher=SportsAustralia.com |access-date=2009-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801162957/http://sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=1310 |archive-date=1 August 2008 |url-status=dead}}

A warm-up match was played between South Africa and Pakistan on 6 September 2007 in which South Africa defeated Pakistan by 25 runs.{{Citation |last=Grundlingh |first=Albert |title=Diffusion and Depiction: How Afrikaners Came to Play Cricket in Twentieth-Century South Africa |date=2018 |work=Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971 |pages=191–206 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93608-6_7 |access-date=2024-01-26 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-93608-6_7 |isbn=978-3-319-93607-9}}

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

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Group A saw the only exit of a seeded team when the West Indies were eliminated after losing both their matches. Their first loss came after Chris Gayle's record 117 runs was not enough to prevent South Africa from winning and Bangladesh also winning against West Indies.

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| date = 11 September | time = 18:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|West Indies}}

| score1 = 205/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Chris Gayle 117 (57)

| wickets1 = Johan van der Wath 2/33 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}

| score2 = 208/2 (17.4 overs)

| runs2 = Herschelle Gibbs 90 (55)

| wickets2 = Fidel Edwards 1/21 (3 overs)

| result= South Africa won by 8 wickets

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

| umpires = Mark Benson (Eng) and Daryl Harper (Aus)

| motm = Chris Gayle (WI)

| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

| notes = Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel (both SA) and Ramnaresh Sarwan, Fidel Edwards (both WI) all made their T20I debuts.

• Chris Gayle became the first person to hit a century in an official Twenty20 International. He also scored the most sixes in one innings of Twenty20 with 10.
• The West Indian first-wicket partnership of 145 between Chris Gayle and Devon Smith was the highest in Twenty20 international cricket.
• The West Indies beat their own record of giving away the most extras in a Twenty20 match, with 28 (4 leg-byes, 23 wides and a no-ball).

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| date = 13 September | time = 10:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|West Indies}}

| score1 = 164/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Devon Smith 51 (52)

| wickets1 = Shakib Al Hasan 4/34 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}

| score2 = 165/4 (18 overs)

| runs2 = Aftab Ahmed 62 (49)

| wickets2 = Ramnaresh Sarwan 2/10 (2 overs)

| result = Bangladesh won by 6 wickets

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

| umpires = Mark Benson (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)

| motm = Mohammad Ashraful (Ban)

| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = South Africa and Bangladesh qualified for the Super 8s as a result of this match.

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| date = 15 September | time = 18:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| score1 = 144 (19.3 overs)

| runs1 = Aftab Ahmed 36 (14)

| wickets1 = Shaun Pollock 3/40 (3.3 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}

| score2 = 146/3 (18.5 overs)

| runs2 = Albie Morkel 41 (29)

| wickets2 = Abdur Razzak 2/26 (4 overs)

| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

| umpires = Asad Rauf (Pak) and Tony Hill (NZ)

| motm = Morne Morkel (SA)

| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

| notes =

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Group B started with World Champions Australia being defeated by Zimbabwe, Brendan Taylor scored 60 (not out) and saw the Africans home with one ball to spare.

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| date = 12 September | time = 18:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| score1 = 138/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Brad Hodge 35 (22)

| wickets1 = Elton Chigumbura 3/20 (3 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score2 = 139/5 (19.5 overs)

| runs2 = Brendan Taylor 60* (45)

| wickets2 = Stuart Clark 2/22 (4 overs)

| result= Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

| umpires = Asad Rauf (Pak) and Tony Hill (NZ)

| motm = Brendan Taylor (Zim)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| notes = Tatenda Taibu, Vusi Sibanda, Tawanda Mupariwa (Zim) and Brad Hodge, Mitchell Johnson (both Aus) all made their T20I debuts.

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| date = 13 September | time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}

| score1 = 188/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Kevin Pietersen 79 (37)

| wickets1 = Elton Chigumbura 4/31 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score2 = 138/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Brendan Taylor 47 (39)

| wickets2 = Dimitri Mascarenhas 3/18 (4 overs)

| result = England won by 50 runs

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

| umpires = Asad Rauf (Pak) and Ian Howell (SA)

| motm = Kevin Pietersen (Eng)

| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.

| notes = Luke Wright, Darren Maddy and Chris Schofield (Eng) all made their T20I debuts.

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| date = 14 September | time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}

| score1 = 135 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Andrew Flintoff 31 (19)

| wickets1 = Nathan Bracken 3/16 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score2 = 136/2 (14.5 overs)

| runs2 = Matthew Hayden 67* (43)

| wickets2 = Andrew Flintoff 1/25 (4 overs)

| result= Australia won by 8 wickets

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

| umpires = Asad Rauf (Pak) and Ian Howell (SA)

| motm = Nathan Bracken (Aus)

| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = Australia and England qualified for the Super 8s as a result of this match.

| notes =

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In the first match Kenya scored the lowest Twenty20 International total of 73 against New Zealand and went on to lose with 12.2 overs and 9 wickets to spare. Kenya's fate was sealed when they allowed Sri Lanka to post a Twenty20 world record of 260 in the group's second match. Kenya were then bowled out for 88 and lost by a record 172 runs.

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| date = 12 September

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}

| score1 = 73 (16.5 overs)

| runs1 = Collins Obuya 18 (25)

| wickets1 = Mark Gillespie 4/7 (2.5 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}

| score2 = 74/1 (7.4 overs)

| runs2 = Lou Vincent 27 (20)

| wickets2 = Thomas Odoyo 1/22 (3 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 9 wickets

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Kingsmead, Durban

| umpires = Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| motm = Mark Gillespie (NZ)

| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

| notes = Nehemiah Odhiambo, Maurice Ouma (Ken) and Chris Martin, Daniel Vettori (NZ) all made their T20I debuts.

• Kenya's score of 73 all out was the lowest ever score in a Twenty20 International.

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| date = 14 September

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}

| score1 = 260/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Sanath Jayasuriya 88 (44)

| wickets1 = Jimmy Kamande 3/48 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}

| score2 = 88 (19.3 overs)

| runs2 = Alex Obanda 21 (25)

| wickets2 = Tillakaratne Dilshan 2/4 (1.3 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 172 runs

| venue = Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

| umpires = Daryl Harper (Aus) and Nigel Llong (Eng)

| motm = Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)

| toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to field.

| report = (scorecard)

| rain = Jehan Mubarak and Gayan Wijekoon (both SL) made their T20I debuts.

• Sri Lanka's score of 260 for six was the highest recorded in any top-level Twenty20 match. They also recorded the largest margin of victory in Twenty20 Internationals.
• Sri Lanka and New Zealand qualified for the Super 8s as a result of this match.

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| date = 15 September | time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}

| score1 = 164/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Ross Taylor 62 (42)

| wickets1 = Dilhara Fernando 2/31 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score2 = 168/3 (18.5 overs)

| runs2 = Sanath Jayasuriya 61 (44)

| wickets2 = Daniel Vettori 2/23 (4 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

| venue = Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

| umpires = Mark Benson (Eng) Daryl Harper (Aus)

| motm = Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)

| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

|report = (scorecard)

| rain =

| notes =

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India and Pakistan played in the first ever World Twenty20 bowl-out. India's bowlers defeated Pakistan 3–0.

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| date = 12 September | time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| score1 = 171/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Younis Khan 41 (29)

| wickets1 = Craig Wright 3/29 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}

| score2 = 120 (19.5 overs)

| runs2 = Fraser Watts 46 (35)

| wickets2 = Shahid Afridi 4/19 (4 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 51 runs

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Kingsmead, Durban

| umpires = Steve Davis (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Shahid Afridi (Pak)

| notes = This was Scotland's inaugural T20I match.

• Fraser Watts, Ryan Watson, Navdeep Poonia, Gavin Hamilton, Neil McCallum, Dougie Brown, Colin Smith, Majid Haq, Craig Wright, John Blain, Dewald Nel (Sco) all made their T20I debuts.

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| date = 13 September | time = 18:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| score1 =

| runs1 =

| wickets1 =

| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}

| score2 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result= No Result

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Kingsmead, Durban

| umpires = Steve Davis (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to field.

| motm =

| rain = No play was possible due to rain.

| notes = Pakistan qualified for the Super 8s as a result of this match.

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| date = 14 September | time = 18:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| score1 = 141/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Robin Uthappa 50 (39)

| wickets1 = Mohammad Asif 4/18 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score2 = 141/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Misbah-ul-Haq 53 (35)

| wickets2 = Irfan Pathan 2/20 (4 overs)

| result= Match tied (India won bowl-out 3–0, Ind {{fontcolor|green|X X X}}, Pak {{fontcolor|red|O O O}})

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Kingsmead, Durban

| umpires = Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| motm = Mohammad Asif (Pak)

| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

| notes = Sohail Tanvir (Pak) made his T20I debut.

• After the match ended in a tie, the winner was decided out of a bowl out. India won the bowl out and qualified for the Super 8s as a result of this match.

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This tournament's Super Eight format was designed such that the top 2 seeds from each group was pre-decided at the start of the tournament. The actual performance of the team in the Group Stage played no role in determining if the team qualified into Super Eight Group E or F. For example, in Group C, though Sri Lanka finished with more points than New Zealand, for the purpose of the Super Eight groupings, New Zealand retained the group's top seed position (C1) while Sri Lanka retained the group's second seed position (C2).

In case a third-seeded team qualified ahead of the two top-seeded teams, it took on the seed of the eliminated team. This only happened in Group A, where Bangladesh (original seed A3) qualified ahead of West Indies (original seed A2) and therefore took on the A2 spot in Group F. The other seven top seeds qualified.{{cite web|url=http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/tournament-format.html|title=Tournament format|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011082654/http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/tournament-format.html |archive-date=11 October 2007}}

The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each Super Eight group qualified for the semi-finals.

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|win_SA=2 |loss_SA=1 |nrr_SA=-0.116

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| date = 16 September | time = 10:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}

| score1 = 190 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Brendon McCullum 45 (31)

| wickets1 = Harbhajan Singh 2/24 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score2 = 180/9 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Gautam Gambhir 51 (33)

| wickets2 = Daniel Vettori 4/20 (4 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 10 runs

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

| umpires = Mark Benson (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)

| motm = Daniel Vettori (NZ)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

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| date = 16 September | time = 18:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}

| score1 = 154/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Albie Morkel 43 (20)

| wickets1 = Stuart Broad 3/37 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score2 = 135/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Owais Shah 36 (31)

| wickets2 = Albie Morkel 2/12 (2 overs)

| result = South Africa won by 19 runs

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

| umpires = Asad Rauf (Pak) and Tony Hill (NZ)

| motm = Albie Morkel (SA)

| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Jeremy Snape (Eng) made his T20 debut.

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| date = 18 September | time = 10:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}

| score1 = 164/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Craig McMillan 57 (31)

| wickets1 = James Anderson 2/24 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score2 = 159/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Darren Maddy 50 (31)

| wickets2 = Shane Bond 2/20 (4 overs)

| result= New Zealand won by 5 runs

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Kingsmead, Durban

| umpires = Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| motm = Craig McMillan (NZ)

| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

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| date = 19 September | time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}

| score1 = 153/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Craig McMillan 48 (25)

| wickets1 = Morné Morkel 4/16 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}

| score2 = 158/4 (19.1 overs)

| runs2 = Justin Kemp 89* (56)

| wickets2 = Mark Gillespie 2/11 (3.1 overs)

| result = South Africa won by 6 wickets

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Kingsmead, Durban

| umpires = Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| motm = Justin Kemp (SA)

| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Nathan McCullum (NZ) made his T20I debut.

• England were eliminated as a result of this match.

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| date = 19 September | time = 18:00

| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score2 = 200/6 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Vikram Solanki 43 (31)

| wickets2 = Irfan Pathan 3/37 (4 overs)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| score1 = 218/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Virender Sehwag 68 (52)

| wickets1 = Chris Tremlett 2/45 (4 overs)

| result= India won by 18 runs

| report= (scorecard)

| venue = Kingsmead, Durban

| umpires = Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| motm = Yuvraj Singh (Ind)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Rohit Sharma, Joginder Sharma (Ind) and Chris Tremlett (Eng) made their T20I debuts.

• Yuvraj Singh scored the fastest fifty in a Twenty20 International from just 12 deliveries faced (previous best was 20 balls by Mohammed Ashraful in the same tournament) and also became the fourth cricketer in all official forms of cricket and the first in Twenty20 to hit 6 sixes in an over. Stuart Broad was the bowler.
• This was the highest score against a Test team during the tournament.

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| date = 20 September | time = 18:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| score1 = 153/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Rohit Sharma 50 (40)

| wickets1 = Shaun Pollock 2/17 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}

| score2 = 116/9 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Albie Morkel 36 (37)

| wickets2 = R. P. Singh 4/13 (4 overs)

| result = India won by 37 runs

| report= (scorecard)

| venue = Kingsmead, Durban

| umpires = Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| motm = Rohit Sharma (Ind)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = After three teams finished on equal points, New Zealand and India advanced to the semi-finals by having higher net run rates. The hosts, South Africa, were eliminated as a result of this match.

• South Africa needed 126 runs while chasing to qualify for semi final but they failed and were eliminated.

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|result1=Q |result2=Q

|win_AUS=2 |loss_AUS=1 |nrr_AUS=2.256

|win_BAN=0 |loss_BAN=3 |nrr_BAN=-2.031

|win_PAK=3 |loss_PAK=0 |nrr_PAK=0.843

|win_SL=1 |loss_SL=2 |nrr_SL=-0.697

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| date = 16 September | time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| score1 = 123/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Tamim Iqbal 32 (40)

| wickets1 = Brett Lee 3/27 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score2 = 124/1 (13.5 overs)

| runs2 = Matthew Hayden 73* (48)

| wickets2 =

| result = Australia won by 9 wickets

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

| umpires = Asad Rauf (Pak) and Ian Howell (SA)

| motm = Brett Lee (Aus)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Brett Lee took the first ever hat-trick in a T20I match.{{cite web|first=Sriram|last=Veera|title=Hayden and Lee power Australian win|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/311208.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=16 September 2007|access-date=28 March 2016}}

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| date = 17 September | time = 18:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| score1 = 189/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shoaib Malik 57 (31)

| wickets1 = Lasith Malinga 3/43 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score2 = 156/9 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Chamara Silva 38 (27)

| wickets2 = Shahid Afridi 3/18 (4 overs)

| result= Pakistan won by 33 runs

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

| umpires = Daryl Harper (Aus) and Nigel Llong (Eng)

| motm = Younis Khan (Pak)

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

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| date = 18 September | time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| score1 = 164/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Michael Hussey 37 (25)

| wickets1 = Sohail Tanvir 3/31 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score2 = 165/4 (19.1 overs)

| runs2 = Misbah-ul-Haq 66* (42)

| wickets2 = Stuart Clark 3/27 (4 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 6 wickets

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

| umpires = Mark Benson (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)

| motm = Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak)

| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

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{{limited overs matches

| date = 18 September | time = 18:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}

| score1 = 147/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Jehan Mubarak 31* (19)

| wickets1 = Mahmudullah 1/19 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}

| score2 = 83 (15.5 overs)

| runs2 = Aftab Ahmed 18 (11)

| wickets2 = Sanath Jayasuriya 2/4 (1.5 overs)

| result= Sri Lanka won by 64 runs

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

| umpires = Mark Benson (Eng) and Daryl Harper (Aus)

| motm = Dilhara Fernando (SL)

| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match.

• Bangladesh were eliminated from the tournament.

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{{limited overs matches

| date = 20 September | time = 10:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}

| score1 = 101 (19.3 overs)

| runs1 = Jehan Mubarak 28 (26)

| wickets1 = Stuart Clark 4/20 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score2 = 102/0 (10.2 overs)

| runs2 = Matthew Hayden 58* (38)

| wickets2 =

| result = Australia won by 10 wickets

| report= (scorecard)

| venue = Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

| umpires = Asad Rauf (Pak) and Ian Howell (SA)

| motm = Stuart Clark (Aus)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Australia qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match.

• Sri Lanka was eliminated from the tournament.
• This was the first time a team chased a total in the tournament with all 10 wickets intact, making it the biggest margin of victory in terms of wickets.

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{{limited overs matches

| date = 20 September | time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| score1 = 140 (19.4 overs)

| runs1 = Junaid Siddique 71 (49)

| wickets1 = Shoaib Malik 2/15 (2 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score2 = 141/6 (19 overs)

| runs2 = Shahid Afridi 39 (15)

| wickets2 = Abdur Razzak 2/16 (4 overs)

| result= Pakistan won by 4 wickets

| report = (scorecard)

| venue = Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

| umpires = Ian Howell (SA) and Tony Hill (NZ)

| motm = Junaid Siddique (Ban)

| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Junaid Siddique (Ban) made his T20 debut.

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{{Round4

|22 September – Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town| {{cr|NZ}}|143/8 (20 ov) | {{cr|PAK}}|{{nowrap|147/4 (18.5 ov)}}

|22 September – Kingsmead, Durban| {{cr|IND}} |188/5 (20 ov)| {{cr|AUS}}|173/7 (20 ov)

|24 September – Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg|{{cr|IND}}|{{nowrap|157/5 (20 ov)}}|{{cr|PAK}}|152 (19.3 ov)|

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{{limited overs matches

| date = 22 September | time = 13:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}

| score1 = 143/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Ross Taylor 37* (23)

| wickets1 = Umar Gul 3/15 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score2 = 147/4 (18.5 overs)

| runs2 = Imran Nazir 59 (41)

| wickets2 = Scott Styris 1/14 (3 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 6 wickets

| report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/current/match/287877.html Scorecard]

| venue = Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Attendance: 18,734

| umpires = Daryl Harper (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| motm = Umar Gul (Pak)

| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

| notes =

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{{limited overs matches

| date = 22 September | time = 18:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| score1 = 188/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Yuvraj Singh 70 (30)

| wickets1 = Mitchell Johnson 2/31 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score2 = 173/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Matthew Hayden 62 (47)

| wickets2 = S. Sreesanth 2/12 (4 overs)

| result= India won by 15 runs

| report= [http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287878.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kingsmead, Durban

| umpires = Mark Benson (Eng) and Asad Rauf (Pak)

| motm = Yuvraj Singh (Ind)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.

| notes =

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{{limited overs matches

| date =24 September 2007

| time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| score1 = 157/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Gautam Gambhir 75 (54)

| wickets1 = Umar Gul 3/28 (4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score2 = 152 (19.3 overs)

| runs2 = Misbah-ul-Haq 43 (38)

| wickets2 = Irfan Pathan 3/16 (4 overs)

| result = India won by 5 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287879.html Scorecard]

| venue = Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 32,217

| umpires = Mark Benson (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| motm = Irfan Pathan (Ind)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.

| notes = Yusuf Pathan (Ind) made his T20I debut.

}}

India won the toss and chose to bat on what was considered to be a traditionally batsman-friendly pitch at the Bullring.{{cite web|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gdXpspIAJ3xqNuLwKF7boCk5SwXA|title=Arch rivals sight redemption in dream T20 final|publisher=AFP|date=23 September 2007|access-date=2007-09-25|quote=With fellow master-blasters Dhoni and Pakistan's Shahid Afridi both due to take the field at the batsman-friendly Wanderers here, a sell-out crowd on what is a bank holiday in South Africa can expect another run-fest.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114030149/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gdXpspIAJ3xqNuLwKF7boCk5SwXA|archive-date=14 November 2007|url-status=dead}} 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 (3/16), RP Singh (3/26) and Joginder Sharma (2/20) 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.

{{Main|2007 ICC World Twenty20 records and statistics}}

The leading run-scorer in the tournament was Matthew Hayden, with 265 runs, and the highest wicket-taker Umar Gul with 13 wickets.

The top-five in each category are:

Coverage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was as follows:

;Television networks

{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/espn-star-sports-announces-worldwide-broadcast-deals-for-icc-world-twenty20-27307.html|title=ESPN Star announces worldwide broadcast deals for world twenty20|date=18 August 2007 }}

• Africa — Supersport (Live)
• Australia — Fox Sports (Live)
• Australia — Nine Network
• Bangladesh — Bangladesh Television(In group stage 2 Bangladesh match only) (Live)
• Canada — Asian Television Network (Live)
• Caribbean – Caribbean Media Corporation (Live)
• India — ESPN (Live) – English
• India — STAR Cricket (Live) – Hindi
• Jamaica – Television Jamaica (Live)
• Middle East – Ten Sports (Live)
• New Zealand — SKY Network Television (Live)
• Pakistan — GEO Super (Live)
• Pakistan – Pakistan Television Corporation (Live)
• Sri Lanka — Sirasa Network (Live)
• United Kingdom — Sky Sports (Live)
• United States — DirecTV CricketTicket (Live)

Radio Networks

• Africa – All Jazz Radio
• Australia – Australian live radio
• Bangladesh – DhakaFM
• Canada – CBC radio one
• Caribbean; Radio airplay
• India – All India Radio
• Jamaica – Radio Jamaica Limited
• Middle East – Top Fm radio
• New Zealand – Radio pacific
• Pakistan – Radio Pakistan
• Sri Lanka – Radio Sri Lanka, Sinhala Radio Service
• United Kingdom – BBC Radio 5 Live
• United States – WHTZ-FM – Z-100

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