Twenty20 World Championship 2007
September 11 - 24, 2007. Johannesburg, South Africa
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ICC Twenty20 World Championship 2007
 The inaugural Twenty20 World Championship was held in South Africa from September 11 to September 24, 2007. Twelve teams took part in the ten-day tournament, comprising the ten Test playing nations as well as Kenya and Scotland. India emerged champions, beating archrivals Pakistan.
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T20 Finals
 WORLD TWENTY20 final, Johannesburg: India v Pakistan
The inaugural Twenty20 World cup final, on Monday, is a marketing man's dream - with Pakistan taking on India.
India held its nerve against a brave charge by Australia to win the spectacle by a handsome margin of 15 runs after setting a target of 189 while earlier in the day, Umar Gul's sensational seam bowling and Imran Nazir's half-century ensured Pakistan the first spot in the ICC World Twenty20 final at New Zealand's expense.
Chasing a target of 144 runs, after a combination of poor batting and excellent bowling restricted New Zealand to 143-8 from their 20 overs, Pakistan won the semi-final encounter at the Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town by six wickets after knocking off 147 runs in 18.5 overs. A middle order collapse had cost New Zealand vital runs after a promising start, Ross Taylor top-scoring with 37.
At Durban, brilliant left-hander Yuvraj Singh hit 70 off just 30 balls as India won the toss and recovered spectacularly from a sluggish start to total 188-5. Australia crumbled when 30 were needed from the last three to end on 173-7.
WORLD TWENTY20 semi-final, Durban: India 188-5 (20 overs) beat Australia 173-7 (20 overs) by 15 runs
WORLD TWENTY20 semi-final, Cape Town: Pakistan 147-4 (18.5 overs) beat New Zealand 143-8 (20 overs) by six wickets
ICC World 20-20, IND vs PAK, Final: India wins the ICC World Twenty20 Championship
Sep 24, 2007
 India beat arch-rivals Pakistan by five runs in a thrilling contest to win the inaugral Twenty20 World Cup at Johannesburg on Monday.
Defending a modest 158, RP Singh struck first up to scalp Mohammad Hafeez for one run and give India a kickstart.
He struck in his successive over to uproot Kamran Akmal for a duck. At that point of time, Pakistan's scorecard read 26 for 2 in 2.3 overs.
Imran Nazir then hammered Indian bowlers all over the ground and soon Pakistan were cruising as they crossed 50 run mark in 6th over with the loss of 2 wickets.
But a splendid direct hit from Robin Uthappa ended Nazirs run at Wanderers. Nazir was caught napping way outside the crease. Nazir was run out on the score of 33 runs from 14 balls.
India were riding on high note against Pakistan as they claimed wickets at regular wickets to derail Pakistans attack.
This time Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi were sent of in a hurry by Irfan Pathan. Pathan struck on 3rd and 5th ball of his over to dismiss the two batsman. While Shoaib made just 8 runs, Afridi was out on duck.
Pathan claimed his third wicket when he cleaned bowled Yasir Arfat for 14.
Earlier, India were restricted to a modest total of 157 runs by Pakistan. Indian top order crumbled under the fiery attack of Pakistan seamers.
But it was a hard fought innings of 75 runs from Gautam Gambhir that boosted Indian total to a modest score. Gambhir's fifty came of just 39 balls. He was caught by Shoaib Malik off the bowling of Mohammad Asif.
Umar Gul, with his match figures of 4-0-28-3 was the best bowlers of the day. He dimissed the key wickets of India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj made 14 runs from 19 balls.
ICC World Twenty20, IND vs PAK, Final: India 157-5 (20 overs) beat Pakistan 152 (19.3 overs) by five runs
T20 Semi Finals
 WORLD TWENTY20 semi-final, Cape Town: New Zealand v Pakistan
 The first semi-final, at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday afternoon, pits Pakistan against New Zealand.
The Pakistan side finished at the top of their group, having won all three of their second round matches against Sri Lanka, Australia and Bangladesh. The only loss in this tournament was agaist India in a bowl out. Pakistan are notoriously erratic and can either be brilliant or dire, but seem to be doing well under their new coach, Australian Geoff Lawson.
New Zealand who owe their place in the ICC World Twenty20 semi-finals thanks to India's heavy defeat of South Africa on Thursday night, lost to South Africa, but went through to the semi-finals by virtue of a better run rate. New Zealand have been impressive throughout the tournament, and it needed a brilliant 89 not out from Justin Kemp for South Africa to beat them in the only second round match that they lost.
The first semi-final starts at 14:00
ICC World 20-20, PAK vs NZ, Semi Final: Pakistan beat New Zealand by 6 wickets
Sep 22, 2007
Pakistan cruised home to a six-wicket victory against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup at Cape Town on Saturday.
Mohammad Hafeez smashed Shane Bond through the covers on the first delivery to start the proceedings at Kingsmead. He, along with Imran Nazir, put up a sixty-run partnership for the first wicket to lead Pakistan's cracking reply before he was trapped lbw by Styris for 32.
Nazir hammered three boundaries and five sixes en route his 59 and put Pakistan on course before Jeetan Patel trapped him in front.
An excellent spell from Umar Gul put New Zealand on the backfoot as they were restricted to 143 for eight after electing to bat.
ICC World Twenty20, PAK vs NZ, Semi Final: Pakistan 147-4 (18.5 overs) beat New Zealand 143-8 (20 overs) by 6 wickets
WORLD TWENTY20 semi-final, Durban: Australia v India
Favorites Australia face brilliant India in the second semi-final, at Durban on Saturday evening
India were brilliant in their victory over England earlier in the week, assisted by a dazzling innings from Yuvraj Singh, who scored 50 off 12 balls and hit six sixes off one over. They were also ruthless in their destruction of South Africa on Thursday night. The only loss in the tournament out of five matches came against New Zealand as they fell 10 runs short while chasing.
Australia, pre-tournament favourites, suffered two shock defeats, first losing to Zimbabwe in the first round and then to Pakistan in the second, but coach Tim Nielsen believes the team is peaking at the right time.
The second semi-final starts at 18:00.
ICC World 20-20, IND vs AUS, Semi Final: India beat Australia by 15 runs
Sep 22, 2007
India ousted Australia by 15 runs to book a place in the finals of World Twenty20 in Durban today.
After setting Australia a daunting target of 189, India restricted the World Champions to 173-7 and set up a finals against arch-rivals Pakistan on Monday in Johannesburg.
Earlier,Yuvraj Singh yet again took Australia to the cleaners with some power hitting as the left-handed bomber smashed a 30-ball 70 to whisk India away to a terrific 188-5.
ICC World Twenty20, IND vs AUS, Semi Final: India 188-5 (20 overs) beat Australia 173-7 (20 overs) by 15 runs
T20 Super 8
ICC World 20-20, IND vs SA, Super 8: India beat South Africa by 37 runs
Sep 20, 2007
India advanced to the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup beating South Africa by 37 runs and in the process knocked the hosts out of the competition while New Zealand also proceeded into the last-four stage on the basis of better run-rate.
New Zeland will take on Pakistan in the first semi-final in Cape Town while India will meet Australia in Durban in the other clash.
Needing 154 runs to win on a bowlers-friendly pitch, South Africa were restricted to 116-9 as R P Singh emerged the star with the ball claiming 4 wickets. Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth took two wickets each.
ICC World Twenty20, IND vs SA, Super 8: India 153-5 (20 overs) beat South Africa 116-9 (20 overs) by 37 runs
ICC World 20-20, PAK vs BAN, Super 8: Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 4 wickets
Sep 20, 2007
Pakistan huffed and puffed their way to a four wicket victory over Bangladesh to maintain an all win record in the Super Eights phase of World Twenty20 at Cape Town today.
Set 141 for a win, Pakistan reached the target with 1 over to spare as Shahid Afridi, who was sent atop, smashed 39 off 21 balls while Mohammad Hafeez (23) and Salman Butt (21) were the other contributors.
ICC World Twenty20, PAK vs BAN, Super 8: Pakistan 141-6 (19 overs) beat Bangladesh 140 (19.4 overs) by four wickets
ICC World 20-20, AUS vs SL, Super 8: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
Sep 20, 2007
World Champions Australia strolled past Sri Lanka to score a 10-wicket victory in their World Twenty20 Super 8s match in Cape Town to book a semi-final place in the event, today.
Having restricted Sri Lankan to 101 all out in 19.3 overs, the Aussies knocked the required target in just 10.2 overs and without losing a wicket.
Openers Adam Gilchrist (31) and Matthew Hayden (58) finished off the things in a hurry as the match was finished off with close to 10 overs to spare.
ICC World Twenty20, AUS vs SL, Super 8: Australia 102-0 (10.2 overs) beat Sri Lanka 101 by 10 wickets
ICC World 20-20, IND vs ENG, Super 8: India beat England by 18 runs
Sep 19, 2007
India registered a 18-run victory over England in the must-win Super 8s game to keep their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup alive, in Durban on Wednesday.
After being set a huge target of 219 runs to win the game as Yuvraj Singh set the record for the fastest half-century and hit six sixes in an over from Stuart Broad, England could manage 200-6 in their allotted 20 overs.
ICC World Twenty20, IND vs ENG, Super 8: India 218-4 (20 overs) beat England 200-6 (20 overs) by 18 runs
6-sixes in an over, fastest international 50 for Yuvraj Singh
September 19, 2007
Yuvraj Singh became the first player in Twenty20 history to hit six sixes in an over in India's match against England.
The astonishing barrage from Yuvraj, 25, helped him reach his half-century off just 12 balls. The lefthander hit the first delivery from England bowler Stuart Broad out of the Kingsmead stadium, and followed with five more sixes in the Super Eight match of the World Twenty20 tournament.
Sir Gary Sobers was the first to hit six sixes in an over in first-class cricket, followed by Ravi Shastri, while Herschelle Gibbs managed it in a one-day international. managed it in a one-day international. Yuvraj Singh is however the first batsman to hit a fast bowler for max.
Yuvraj's 12-ball 50 is also the fastest in any form of international cricket. The previous quickest one-day fifty belonged to Sanath Jayasuriya, in 17 balls for Sri Lanka against Pakistan in 1996.
Record for the fastest 100 is held by Shahid Afridi, who needed only 37 balls against Sri Lanka on his first ever innings.
Previous 36-run overs
1968 Garfield Sobers, of Nottinghamshire and West Indies, hit Malcolm Nash, the Glamorgan left-arm bowler, for 36 in an over in Swansea. See video of Sir Gary Sober's Six 6s
1985 Ravi Shastri, playing for Bombay, matched the achievement in a Ranji Trophy match. The India opening batsman hit Tilak Raj, a slow left-arm Baroda bowler, out of the ground six times.
2007 Herschelle Gibbs won $1 million for charity when he took on Daan van Bunge of Netherlands, the leg spinner, in the 30th over of South Africas World Cup match.
ICC World 20-20, SA vs NZ, Super 8: South Africa beat New Zealand by 6 wickets
Sep 19, 2007
Justin Kemp's aggressive batting spurred South Africa to a six-wicket win over New Zealand in a Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights match on Wednesday.
Kemp smashed six fours and six sixes in his 56-ball 89 not out, the top score in South Africa's reply of 158 for four to New Zealand's total of 153 for eight.
ICC World Twenty20, SA-NZ, Super 8: South Africa 158-4 (19.1 overs) beat New Zealand 153-8 (20 overs) by 6 wickets
ICC World 20-20, SL vs BAN, Super 8: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 64 runs
Sep 19, 2007
Sri Lankan batsmen failed to fire, but the bowlers responded to the call and helped them post a 64 run win against Bangladesh in the Super Eights 'Group F' match of the Twenty20 World Cup.
ICC World Twenty20, SL vs BAN, Super 8: Sri Lanka 147-5 (20 overs) beat Bangladesh 83-10 (15.5 overs) by 64 runs
ICC World 20-20, AUS vs PAK, Super 8: Pakistan beat Australia by 6 wickets
Sep 18, 2007
Led by captain Malik and Misbah Ul Haq , Pakistan inflicted a humiliating defeat on Australia chasing the set target with 5 balls and six wickets in hand. Pakistan earlier touted as favorites seeing their talent and experience have now two back to back wins over Sri Lanka and Australia respectively. Pakistan now are most likely to enter the Semifinal.
Chasing a total of 164 runs for victory against Australia, Pakistan managed to recover well led by its captain Shoaib Malik and Misbah Ul Haq, who scored a brilliant fifty. Pakistan required just 22 runs of last three overs. However a straight drive from Misbah meant Pakistan now need just 16 runs on same number of balls.
ICC World Twenty20, AUS vs PAK, Super 8: Pakistan 165-4 (19.1 overs) beat Australia 164-7 (20 overs) by six wickets
ICC World 20-20, NZ vs ENG, Super 8: New Zealand beat England by 5 runs
Sep 18, 2007
New Zealand edged past England by a mere five runs in a nail-biting encounter in the super eight stage of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Durban on Tuesday.
Despite a shaky start, the Kiwis had recovered to post a competitive 164 for nine, with significant contributions by Scott Styris (42) and Craig McMillan (57).
ICC World Twenty20, NZ vs ENG, Super 8: New Zealand 164-9 beat England 159-8 by five runs
ICC World 20-20, PAK vs SL, Super 8: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs
Sep 17, 2007
Pakistan eased to a 33-run win over Sri Lanka in their first Super Eight match of the ICC World Twenty20 in Johannesburg today.
Set 190 to win, Sri Lanka were restricted to 156-9 in 20 overs as allrounder Shahid Afridi was the pick of the Pakistani bowlers, taking 3-18 in 4 overs.
ICC World Twenty20, PAK vs SL, Super 8: Pakistan 189-6 (20 overs) beat Sri Lanka 156-9 (20 overs) by 33 runs
ICC World 20-20, SA vs ENG, Super 8: South Africa beat England by 19 runs
Sep 16, 2007
South Africa produced a disciplined bowling performance to beat England by 19 runs in their Super Eight match of ICC World Twenty20 in Cape Town on Sunday.
ICC World Twenty20, SA vs ENG, Super 8: South Africa 154-8 (20 ovs) bt England 135-7 (20 ovs) by 19 runs
ICC World 20-20, AUS vs BAN, Super 8: Brett Lee hat-trick crushes Bangladesh
Sep 16, 2007
Paceman Brett Lee recorded the first World Twenty20 hat-trick as Australia coasted to a nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their first match of the Super Eights.
ICC World Twenty20, AUS vs BAN, Super 8: Australia 124-1 (13.5 ovs) bt Bangladesh 123-8 (20 ovs) by 9 wkts
ICC World 20-20, IND vs NZ, Super 8: New Zealand beat India by 10 runs
Sep 16, 2007
New Zealand opened the Super Eight stage of the ICC World Twenty20 with a thrilling 10 run win over India.
Beaten on saturday by Sri Lanka, the New Zealand bounced back with an impressive all-round display in Johannesburg.
A brutal stand of 73 between Craig McMillan and Jacob Oram propelled the Kiwis to an impressive total of 190 all out after they had been put into bat.
ICC World Twenty20, IND vs NZ, Super 8: New Zealand 190-10 (20.0 ovs) bt India 180-9 (20.0 ovs) by 10 runs
T20 Group Matches
ICC World 20-20, SA vs BAN, Group A: South Africa Coast To Seven-Wicket Win Over Bangladesh
Sep 15, 2007
Hosts South Africa scored a comfortable seven wicket victory over Bangladesh in the final group A game of World Twenty20 in Cape Town. Graeme Smith struck some fierce shots in 41 and Albie Morkel fired two sixes in his 41, before Justin Kemp sealed victory in the 19th over with a six.
Earlier, Bangladesh made an explosive start and reached 50 in the fourth over, but had lost too may wickets then to lose their way. Aftab Ahmed hit 36 from 14 balls with five fours and two sixes but they were all out for 144 with three balls left.
ICC World Twenty20, BAN vs SA, Group A: South Africa 146-3 (18.5 ovs) bt Bangladesh 144 (19.3 ovs) by 7 wkts
ICC World 20-20, NZ vs SL, Group C: Jayasuriya blasts Sri Lanka to victory
Sep 15, 2007
Sanath Jayasuriya led Sri Lanka's successful chase of 165 against New Zealand in Johannesburg with 61 off 44 balls. New Zealand who won the toss and elected to bat first put on 164-7 with Ross Taylor producing a superb 42-ball 62.
Both teams have alredy qualified for the next round of the competition. New Zealand meet India in their first Super Eights match at Johannesburg on Sunday, while Sri Lanka face Asian rivals Pakistan at the same venue on Monday.
ICC World Twenty20, SL vs NZ, Group C: Sri Lanka 168-3 (18.5 overs) bt New Zealand 164-7 by seven wickets
ICC World 20-20, IND vs PAK, Group D: India bowl Pakistan out after a thrilling tie (IND 3-0)
Sep 14, 2007
India were able to snatch a tie right on the last ball of the last over of the match against Pakistan in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup encounter at Durban on Friday. The score was tied at 141 with Pakistan 7 wickets down. However, India won the match by scoring 3-0 points over Pakistan in the bowl out.
With this win, India secured 2 crucial points and topped the Group D. No Pakistani bowlers could hit the stumps in the bowl out. All the three Indian bolwers - Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa - hit their stumps.
ICC World Twenty20, IND vs PAK, Group D: India 141 for 9 (20.0 overs) beat Pakistan 141 for 7 (20.0 overs) by Bowl Out (IND 3,PAK 0)
ICC World 20-20, AUS vs ENG, Group B: Australia beat England by 8 wickets
Sep 14, 2007
Australia bounced back from the embarrassment of defeat against Zimbabwe to crush England by eight wickets in a World Twenty20 match at Newlands on Friday.
Needing a win to advance past the group stage Australia produced an emphatic performance, bowling out England for 135 and then racing to victory in 14.5 overs.
ICC World Twenty20, AUS vs ENG, Group B: Australia 136-2 (14.5 overs) bt England 135 (20 overs) by eight wickets
ICC World 20-20, SL vs KEN, Group C: Sri Lanka beat Kenya by 172 runs
Sep 14, 2007
Sri Lanka made an emphatic start to their ICC World Twenty20 campaign as they crushed Kenya by 172 runs in Johannesburg today.
After having posted the highest Twenty20 score of 260-6 in 20 overs, the World Cup runners-up restricted the hapless Kenyans to 88-9 in 19.3 overs to claim full points.
ICC World Twenty20, SL vs KEN, Group C: Sri Lanka 260 for 6 (20.0 overs) beat Kenya 88 for 9 (19.3 overs) by 172 runs
ICC World 20-20, IND vs SCO, Group D: India Scotland match washed out
Sep 13, 2007
Bad weather forced the Twenty20 world championship group D match between India and Scotland to be abandoned without a ball being bowled at Durban on Thursday.
Persistent rain since the afternoon frustrated the two teams after Scotland captain Ryan Watson won the toss and sent India in to bat at the Kingsmead.
Play could not begin and Australian umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davis called off the match when not enough time was left to bowl a minimum of five overs a side to force a result.
ICC World Twenty20, IND vs SCO, Group D: Match abandoned
ICC World 20-20, ENG vs ZIM, Group B: Pietersen sets up England win at World Twenty20
Sep 13, 2007
Kevin Pietersen lashed 79 off 37 balls as England beat giant-killers Zimbabwe in a World Twenty20 match at Newlands on Thursday.
England won by 50 runs as they sent Zimbabwe crashing back to earth after their shock five-wicket win over tournament favourites Australia at the same ground Wednesday.
ICC World Twenty20, ENG vs ZIM, Group B: England 188-9 (20.0 overs) beat Zimbabwe 138-7 (20.0 overs) by 50 runs
ICC World 20-20, WI vs BAN, Group A: Bangladesh beat West Indies by 6 wickets
Sep 13, 2007
West Indies were knocked out of the World Twenty20 competition after they lost to a spirited Bangladesh by six wickets in Johannesburg.
ICC World Twenty20, WI vs BAN, Group A: Bangladesh 165-4 (18.0 overs) beat West Indies 164-8 (20.0 overs) by 6 wickets
ICC World 20-20, AUS vs ZIM, Group B: Zimbabwe beat Australia by 5 wickets
Sep 12, 2007
Zimbabwe scored a credible 5 wicket win over Australia to display the first major upset of the Twenty20 World Cup. Zimbabwean wicketkeeper batsman Brendon Taylor shined both behind and in front of the wickets as he made his first International Twenty20 half century. His fifty came in style and in just 38 balls.
ICC World Twenty20, AUS vs ZIM, Group B: Zimbabwe 139-5 (19.5 overs) beat Australia 138-9 (20.0 overs) by 5 wickets
ICC World 20-20, PAK vs SCO, Group D: Pakistan beat Scotland by 51 runs
Sep 12, 2007
Shahid Afridi smashed 22 off seven balls and then grabbed 4-19 as Pakistan brushed aside Scotland by 51 runs in the Twenty20 world championships at Durban on Wednesday.
ICC World Twenty20, PAK vs SCO, Group D: Pakistan 171-9 (20 overs) beat Scotland 120 (19.3 overs) by 51 runs
ICC World 20-20, NZ vs KEN, Group C: New Zealand beat Kenya by 9 wickets
Sep 12, 2007
New Zealand won the second match of the Twenty20 World Cup against Kenya by 9 wickets. Chasing an insignificant total of 73 runs put up by Kenya, New Zealand wrapped up the match in 7.4 overs. New Zealand opener,Brendon McCullum contributed 17 runs from 14 balls while Peter Fulton pitched in 21 runs off 14 balls.
ICC World Twenty20, NZ vs KEN, Group C: New Zealand 74-1 (7.4 overs) beat Kenya 73-10 (16.5 overs) by 9 wickets
ICC World 20-20, SA vs WI, Group A: South Africa beat West Indies by 8 wickets
Sep 11, 2007
South Africa won the first Twenty20 World Cup match against West Indies by 8 wickets at the New Wanderers Stadium on Tuesday. South Africa won the match with some heroic performances by their top order a poor show on the field by West Indies.
ICC Twenty20 World Cup, SA vs WI, Group A: South Africa 208-2 (17.4 overs) beat West Indies 205-6 by 8 wickets
ICC World 20-20, SA vs WI, Group A: South Africa meet West Indies in ICC World Twenty20 opener
Sep 11, 2007
Hosts South Africa meet the West Indies in the opening match of the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 on Tuesday in Johannesburg.
Both teams are clubbed with minnows Bangladesh in Group A, with only two being able to proceed to the next stage.
South Africa have made a late chance to their squad drafting in Andre Nel for the injured Loots Bosman.
The West Indies too have had injury worries over Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo, but both are expected to be fit for the opener.
South Africa (from): Graeme Smith (capt), Mark Boucher (wkt), Gulam Bodi, A B de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Justin Kemp, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Vernon Philander, Shaun Pollock, Thandi Tshabalala, Johan van der Wath.
West Indies (from): Ramnaresh Sarwan (capt), Denesh Ramdin (wkt), Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pedro Collins, Narsingh Deonarine, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Runako Morton, Daren Powell, Ravi Rampaul, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Smith, Devon Smith.
South Africa takes on West Indies in opening match of World Twenty20
Sep 10, 2007
The first ever Twenty20 cricket world championship has arrived.
From Tuesday, when host South Africa faces West Indies in the opening game of the 12-team competition, the best batsmen in the game will be encouraged simply to hit the ball out of the ground.
West Indies thump New Zealand in Twenty20 warm-up
Sep 9, 2007
New Zealand lost their second world Twenty20 cricket championship warm-up match in Benoni, South Africa, today after they were bowled out for just 115 in reply to the West Indies' modest 150-6.
Nel approved to replace Bosman
Sep 7, 2007
The Technical Committee of the ICC Twenty20 World Championships has approved fast bowler Andre Nel as a replacement for Loots Bosman in hosts South Africa's squad for the tournament starting September 11.
Australia captain Ponting to join team for Twenty20 world chanpionships
Sep 6, 2007
Australia captain Ricky Ponting will fly out to lead his team in the Twenty20 world championship in South Africa after an improvement in his wife's health.
ICC approves Perera as replacement for Murali
Sep 4, 2007
The ICC has approved Dilruwan Perera as a replacement for Muttiah Muralitharan in Sri Lanka's squad for the Twenty20 World Championship to be held in South Africa from September 11 to 24.
England all-rounder Bopara to miss Twenty20 World Cup through injury
Sep 4, 2007
England all-rounder Ravi Bopara will miss this month's Twenty20 World Cup after breaking and dislocating his right thumb in a one-day match against India.
Ponting may miss Twenty20 World Championship
Sep 3, 2007
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting may miss the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa because of undisclosed family reasons.
Murali to miss Twenty20 World Championships
Sep 1, 2007
Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has suffered an elbow injury that rules him out of next month's Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa.
Australia announce Twenty20 World Cup squad
Aug 20, 2007
A nagging elbow injury has forced fast bowler Shaun Tait to withdraw from Australia's ICC World Twenty20 squad.
Australia squad: Ricky Ponting (capt), Adam Gilchrist, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Andrew Symonds, Andrew Hilditch, Shane Watson.
South Africa's all-rounder Jacques Kallis rested for twenty20 world cup
Aug 11, 2007
South Africa have rested their ace all-rounder Jacques Kallis for the inaugural Twenty-20 World Championships they are to host from September 11 to 24.
South Africa squad: Graeme Smith (capt), Gulam Bodi, Loots Bosman, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Justin Kemp, Albie Morkel, Morn Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Vernon Philander, Shaun Pollock, Thandi Tshabalala, Johan van der Wath.
Mohammad Ashraful to lead Bangladesh in twenty20 world cup
Aug 09, 2007
Mohammad Ashraful has been named the skipper of Bangladesh at the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa.
Bangladesh squad: Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Alok Kapali, Abdur Razzak, Aftab Ahmed Chowdhury, Syed Rasel, Farhad Reza, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah Riyad, Junaid Siddique, Mohammed Nazimuddin, Nadif Chowdhury, Ziaur Rahman.
Sri Lanka names a strong squad for twenty20 world cup
Aug 09, 2007
Mahela Jayawardene will lead a strong Sri Lankan team to the inaugural Twenty20 world championship to be held in South Africa in September, officials said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka squad: Mahela Jayawardene (Capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Hasantha Fernando, Gayan Wijekoon, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Jehan Mubarak.
Daniel Vettori to lead New Zealand in South Africa
Aug 09, 2007
The New Zealand selectors have left out Test skipper Stephen Fleming from the Twenty20 World Cup squad.
New Zealand squad: Daniel Vettori (capt), Shane Bond, Peter Fulton, Mark Gillespie, Gareth Hopkins, Chris Martin, Craig McMillan, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Jacob Oram, Jeetan Patel, Bradley Scott, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Lou Vincent.
Dhoni to lead Indian twenty20 world cup squad in South Africa
Aug 07, 2007
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today named the captain of the 15-member squad for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup to be held in South Africa from September 11 to 24.
Indian twenty20 squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Dinesh Karthik, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Joginder Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Sreesanth, Irfan Pathan, RP Singh, Rohit Sharma
Dhoni set to lead India in Twenty20 World Cup
Aug 06, 2007
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is almost certain to be named India's captain when the selectors meet on Tuesday to pick the squad for the inaugural Twenty20 World Championships in September.
England announce twenty20 world cup team
Aug 06, 2007
The England selectors on Monday announced the squads for the Twenty20 World Cup to be played in South Africa next month along with the team that will play with India in the seven-match one-day series later this month.
England squad: Paul Collingwood (capt), Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Andrew Flintoff, James Kirtley, Darren Maddy, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Chris Schofield, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Jeremy Snape, Vikram Solanki, Chris Tremlett, Luke Wright.
Scotland name 15 member squad for Twenty20 World Championship
Aug 02, 2007
Scotland have named former England and Yorkshire player Gavin Hamilton in their 15-man squad for next month's Twenty20 World Cup to be held in South Africa.
Scotland squad: Ryan Watson (captain), John Blain, Dougie Brown, Navdeep Poonia, Gordon Drummond, Gavin Hamilton, Majid Haq, Ross Lyons, Qasim Sheikh, Neil McCallum, Gregor Maiden, Dewald Nel, Colin Smith, Fraser Watts, Craig Wright
ICC announced the umpires list for Twenty20 World Championship
Jul 26, 2007
The International Cricket Council yesterday announced the umpires and match referees for the inaugural Twenty20 world championships, excluding five involved in Aprils shambolic World Cup final.
New Zealand name initial Twenty20 championship squad
Jul 11, 2007
New Zealand Cricket have announced a 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC Twenty20 Championship to be held in South Africa in September.
New Zealand Preliminary Twenty20 world championsip squad: Andre Adams, Shane Bond, Neil Broom, Grant Elliott, Stephen Fleming, James Franklin, Peter Fulton, Mark Gillespie, Chris Harris, Paul Hitchcock, Gareth Hopkins, Jamie How, James Marshall, Chris Martin, Michael Mason, Brendon McCullum , Nathan McCullum , Peter McGlashan, Craig McMillan , James McMillan, Warren McSkimming, Iain O'Brien, Jacob Oram , Jeetan Patel, Aaron Redmond, Bradley Scott, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori, Lou Vincent.
England recalls Trescothick in provisional 30-man squad
Jul 11, 2007
Marcus Trescothick could be back for England sooner than expected. The 31-year-old left-handed batsman was named in England's provisional cricket squad for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday, eight months after he dropped out of the Ashes tour of Australia citing a stress-related condition.
England Twenty20 probables :James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Glen Chapple, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Andrew Flintoff, James Kirtley, Jon Lewis, Mal Loye, Darren Maddy, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Paul Nixon, Monty Panesar, Mark Pettini, Kevin Pietersen, Liam Plunkett, Matthew Prior, Chris Schofield, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Jeremy Snape, Vikram Solanki, Chris Tremlett, Marcus Trescothick, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy.
Sachin, Dravid, Sourav opts out of Twenty20 World Cup
Jul 07, 2007
Out of favour players Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Mohammad Kaif were on Saturday included in the 30 probables list for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in September.
India Twenty20 probables : Robin Uthappa, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Mohammad Kaif, Dinesh Kaarthick, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir, Yousuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary, Neeraj Patel, Karan Goel, Cheteshwar Pujara, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Rudra Pratap Singh, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, S Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Joginder Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Ramesh Powar, Rajesh Pawar, Niranjan Behera, Anirudha Srikkanth, Praveen Kumar.
Sehwag, Harbhajan set to be included in Twenty20 list
Jul 06, 2007
Out-of-favour batsman Virender Sehwag and spin bowler Harbhajan Singh are expected to be included in the list of 30 Indian probables for the inaugural World Twenty20 championship when the national selectors meet here on Saturday.
Lee on course to return for the Twenty20 World Cup
Jul 02, 2007
The Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is on course to return for the Twenty20 World Cup in September after being named in a preliminary 30-man squad today.
Indian selectors to name Twenty20 world cup probables on July 7
Jul 01, 2007
The Indian selection panel will pick the 30 probables for the inaugural World Cup Twenty20 Championship to be held in South Africa,on July 7, in Mumbai.
Tait doubtful for Twenty20 World Cup
Jun 18, 2007
Australian pacer Shaun Tait's participation in the upcoming Twenty20 cricket World Cup is in doubt as he undergoes an arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday.
India, Pakistan in same group at Twenty20 World Cup
Jun 17, 2007
India has been drawn with archrival Pakistan and minnow Scotland in the group stages of the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup to be held in South Africa in September.
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Twenty20 World Championship 2007
The ICC Twenty20 World Championship is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and is contested by all Test-playing nations (currently the only ten teams officially allowed to play the longest form and highest level of cricket), plus qualifiers. The inaugural championship is going to be held in South Africa in 2007. The tournament will consist of 12 teams. The championship will be held around every two years.
Twenty20 World Championship 2007 in South Africa
The 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Championship is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in South Africa from September 21 - 30, 2007. It will be the inaugral Twenty20 World Championship. Twelve teams will take part in the ten-day tournament, comprising the ten Test playing nations as well as Kenya and Scotland, the latter teams having qualified by reaching the final of the 2007 WCL Division One tournament.
Teams
Australia , Bangladesh , England , India , Kenya , New Zealand , Pakistan , Scotland , South Africa , Sri Lanka , West Indies , Zimbabwe
Qualification
The World Cricket League is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may compete in the league system, which has promotion and relegation between each division. The series will complete its first cycle in 2007, with teams allotted into divisions based on their performance in the qualification tournaments for the 2007 World Cup. The finalists of the World Cricket League Division One final will qualify for 2007 Twenty20 World Championship.
Scotland became the first qualifier from the World Cricket League when they beat Kenya by 77 runs to guarantee a place in the WCL final and therefore a place in the Twenty20 world cup. They will be joined in the championships by Kenya who secured their place after defeating Canada heavily in the 5th round of matches.
Venues
All matches will be played at the following three grounds:
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
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What is Twenty20? Twenty20 Cricket Rules
In Picture: Logo of the English Domestic Twenty20 Cup
20 Overs
Teams have one hour 15 minutes to bowl 20 overs. In the first innings, the calculation of the number of overs to be bowled shall be based on one over for every full 3.75 minutes in the total time available for play up to the scheduled close of play. In the second innings of the match, overs shall be reduced at a rate of one over for every full 3.75 minutes lost, unless the first innings finished early / second innings started early in which case no overs are lost until the time that has been gained is subsequently lost.
Timed Out
The incoming batsman must be in position to take guard or for his partner to be ready to receive the next ball (or for his partner to receive the next ball) within one minute 30 seconds of the fall of the previous wicket.
The Result
Each side must have faced (or had the opportunity to face) five overs in order to constitute a match. The Duckworth Lewis Method shall be used in interrupted matches.
Restrictions on the Placement of Fieldsmen
Fielding restrictions apply for the first six overs of each innings.
Number of Overs per Bowler
Each bowler may bowl a maximum of four overs. In a delayed or interrupted match, no bowler may bowl more than one fifth of the total overs allowed unless such a number has been exceeded before the interruption.
Free Hit after a Foot Fault No Ball
This will apply.
Short Pitched Bowling
As in other one-day competitions, one short-pitched ball is allowed per over.
Over-Rate Penalties
The six-run penalty for each over not bowled will apply - all sides are expected to be in position to bowl the first ball of the last of their 20 overs within one hour 15 minutes playing time. In reduced over matches, the fielding side has one over's leeway in addition to any time that the Umpires may allow for stoppages.
Time Wasting
Umpires are instructed to apply a strict interpretation of time-wasting by the batsman (five-run penalties). Specifically, batsmen are expected to be ready for the start of a new over as soon as the bowler is ready.
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 World 20/20 2007 Schedule
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