The final of ICC World Twenty20 2007 was played on 24 September between India and Pakistan at The New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. India defeated Pakistan by 5 runs in this final to win inaugural T20 world cup.
Scorecard
Toss: India won toss and chose to bat
India Innings |
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| Batsman | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate |
| Gautam Gambhir | c Asif b Gul | 75 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 138.88 |
| Yusuf Pathan | c Malik b Asif | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 187.50 |
| Robin Uthappa | c Afridi b Tanvir | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.72 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c & b Gul | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 73.68 |
| MS Dhoni | c Gul | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Rohit Sharma | Not Out | 30 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 187.50 |
| Irfan Pathan | Not Out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total (Extras-6) | Wickets – 5 | 157 | 120 | 13 | 4 | RR. – 7.85 |
Bowling |
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| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Wide/NB |
| Mohammad Asif | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 1w |
| Sohail Tanvir | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 2w |
| Shahid Afridi | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | – |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | – |
| Umar Gul | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7.00 | 1w/1nb |
| Yasir Arafat | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | – |
Pakistan Innings |
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| Batsman | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate |
| Mohammad Hafeez | c Uthappa b Singh | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Imran Nazir | Run out (Uthappa) | 33 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 235.71 |
| Kamran Akmal | b Singh | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Younis Khan | c Y Pathan b Joginder | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Shoaib Malik | c Sharma b I. Pathan | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 47.05 |
| Misbah-Ul-Haq | c Sreesanth b Joginder | 43 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 113.15 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Sreesanth b I. Pathan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Yasir Arafat | b I. Pathan | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 136.36 |
| Sohail Tanvir | b Sreesanth | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 300.00 |
| Umar Gul | b Singh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mohammad Asif | Not Out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 |
| Total (Extras-12) | Wickets – 10 | 152 | 117 | 11 | 8 | RR – 7.79 |
Bowling |
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| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Wide/NB |
| RP Singh | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 | 1nb |
| S Sreesanth | 4 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 11.00 | 2w |
| Joginder Sharma | 3.3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.71 | 2w |
| Yusuf Pathan | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | – |
| Irfan Pathan | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4.00 | 1w |
| Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12.00 | 1w |
Result: India won by 5 runs
Man of The Match: Irfan Pathan (India)
Man of The Series: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
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