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 |