Who Won the First T20 World Cup

This ICC event has generally been held every two years. However, the 2020 edition of the tournament was scheduled to take place in 2020 in Australia, but due to the Covid-19 spread, the T20 world cup was postponed to 2021 with the host changed to India. But due to the Covid-19 spread in India, the exact edition was relocated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 was won by the Australian Cricket Team. West Indies is the most successful team in the ICC T20 World Cup campaign. They won two editions back in 2012 by defeating Sri Lanka in the final and in 2016 by beating England. Here is the answer to your question Who Won the First T20 World Cup in 2007.

First T20 World Cup Final Match in 2007

ParticularsDetails
Date24 September 2007, Monday
TeamsIndia and Pakistan
Cricket EventICC T20 World Cup 2007
MatchIndia vs Pakistan, 2007 T20 World Cup Final Match
Stadium/VenueThe Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Match TossIndia won the toss and opt to bat
India Playing XIGautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni
(C&WK,) Rohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma
S Sreesanth, RP Singh
Pakistan Playing XI Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (WK) , Younis Khan
Shoaib Malik (C), Misbah-Ul-Haq, Sahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Sohail
Tanvir, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif
UmpiresMark Benson, Simon Taufel
Third EmpireDaryl Harper
Match RefereeRanjan Madugalle
Match Final ScoreIndia- 157-5 (20 Overs)
Pakistan- 152-10 (19.3 Overs)
Who Won the First T20 World CupIndia Won by 5 Runs
First T20 World Cup Winners 2007

Who Won the First T20 World Cup in 2007

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is the international championship of T20 Cricket, which is organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The first T20 world cup was in 2007 in South Africa where the Indian Cricket Team defeated Pakistan by 5 runs in the final match. The final match of the T20 world cup 2007 was played on 24 September 2022, Monday at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. In the final, the Indian team was lead by MS Dhoni and Pakistan Team was lead by Shoaib Malik.

First T20 World Cup Winners- In the final match of the T20 world cup 2007, India won the toss and opt to bat first. After the toss, India comes to bat and scored 157/5 in 20 overs, whereas the Pakistan team comes to bat in the next inning and scored 152/10 in 19.3 overs. Here Indian Cricket Team won the First T20 World Cup in 2007 by 5 runs.

ICC Men’s First T20 World Cup 2007 Scorecard

India Innings

BatsmanWicketRunBall4s6sS. Rate
Gautam Gambhir c Mohammad Asif b Umar Gul 75 54 8 2138.89
Yusuf Pathanc Shoaib Malik b Mohammad Asif 15 8 1 1187.50
Robin Uthappac Shahid Afridi b Sohail Tanvir 811 1 072.73
Yuvraj Singhc & b Umar Gul 1419 1 073.68
MS Dhonib Umar Gul 610 0 060.00
Rohit SharmaNot Out 3016 2 1187.50
Irfan PathanNot Out 3 3 0 0100.00
ParticularsDetails
Extras6 (b0, lb1, w4, nb1, p0)
Inning Total157-5 (20 Overs)
BowlerOversMaidenRunWicketNBWDEco. Rate
Mohammad Asif 3 0 25 1 0 1 8.33
Sohail Tanvir 4 0 29 1 0 2 7.25
Shahid Afridi 4 0 30 0 0 0 7.50
Mohammad Hafeez 3 0 25 0 0 0 8.33
Umar Gul 4 0 18 3 1 1 7.00
Yasir Arafat 2 0 19 0 0 0 9.50
ICC Men’s First T20 World Cup 2007 Scorecard

Pakistan Innings

BatsmanWicketRunBall4s6sS. Rate
Mohammad Hafeez c Uthappa b Singh 1 3 0 0 33.33
Imran Nazirrun out (Uthappa) 33 14 4 2235.71
Kamran Akmal b Singh 0 3 0 0 0.00
Younis Khan c YK Pathan b Joginder Sharma 24 24 4 0100.00
Shoaib Malikc Sharma b IK Pathan 8 17 0 0 47.06
Misbah-Ul-Haqc Sreesanth b Joginder Sharma 43 38 0 4113.16
Shahid Afridic Sreesanth b IK Pathan 0 1 0 0 0.00
Yasir Arafatb IK Pathan 15 11 2 0 136.36
Sohail Tanvirb Sreesanth 12 4 0 2 300.00
Umar Gulb Singh 0 2 0 0 0.00
Mohammad Asifnot out 4 1 1 0 400.00
ParticularsDetails
Extras12 (b1, lb4, w6, nb1, p0)
Inning Total152-10 (19.3 Overs)
BowlerOversMaidenRunWicketNBWDEco. Rate
RP Singh 4 0 26 3 1 0 6.50
S Sreesanth 4 1 44 1 0 2 11.00
Joginder Sharma 3.3 0 20 2 0 2 6.06
Yusuf Pathan 1 0 5 0 0 0 5.00
Irfan Pathan 4 0 16 3 0 1 4.00
Harbhajan Singh 3 0 36 0 0 0
1st T20 World Cup 2007 Scorecard

First T20 World Cup Man of the Series in 2007

The 2007 T20 World Cup was the first-ever ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the trophy was won by the Indian Cricket Team and Pakistani Cricketer Shahid Afridi win the Man of the Series Title. He takes 12 wickets at an eco rate of 15.66, he was the 2nd highest wicket-taker in the tournament and with the bat, Afridi scored 91 runs at 15.16 having the best score of 46.

Crickhit Question and Answer

  1. Who had won the first T20 World Cup?

    First T20 World Cup Winners- In the final match of the T20 world cup 2007, India won the toss and opt to bat first. After the toss, India comes to bat and scored 157/5 in 20 overs, whereas the Pakistan team comes to bat in the next inning and scored 152/10 in 19.3 overs. Here Indian Cricket Team won the First T20 World Cup in 2007 by 5 runs.

  2. Which country won the first T20?

    Who Won the First T20 World Cup in 2007- The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is the international championship of T20 Cricket, which is organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The first T20 world cup was in 2007 in South Africa where the Indian Cricket Team defeated Pakistan by 5 runs in the final match. The final match of the T20 world cup 2007 was played on 24 September 2022, Monday at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. In the final, the Indian team was lead by MS Dhoni and Pakistan Team was lead by Shoaib Malik.

  3. Who won the first T20 World Cup captain?

    The final match of the T20 world cup 2007 was played on 24 September 2022, Monday at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. In the final, the Indian team was lead by MS Dhoni and Pakistan Team was lead by Shoaib Malik.

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