India In Australia Cricket Series 2011-12

4 TESTS AND 2 T20IS

India will take Australia on, in a Border Gavaskar Trophy four Test match cricket series [1 2 3 4] and India vs Australia T20I Series in Australia from Dec 26 2011 - Feb 3 2012. India has not lost to Australia since the Sydney test in 2008, winning 5 and drawing 3 matches afterwards including two 2-0 series wins in India.
The India vs Australia series will be followed by a Tri-nation Commonwealth Bank Series, which includes Sri Lanka.
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2012 ICC World Twenty20, Sri Lanka

ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012

The ICC World Twenty20 2012 tournament consisting of 27 Twenty20 matches will be hosted by Sri Lanka in Sep-Oct 2012. The first T20 match will be between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe on September 18, 2012 at 19:30 local time to be played at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota.

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2010 ICC World Twenty20, The West Indies

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World Twenty20 2010 Final: England vs Australia - England wins Twenty/20 World Cup

Man of the match Craig Kieswetter scored a wonderful half century (63) to steer his team to a comprehensive 7 wicket victory over Australia after England bowlers restricted them to just three sixes and ten fours in 20 overs. The current 50 overs World Cup and Champions Trophy holders Australia could only score 147 for six, with David Hussey's 59 the top score.

Looking for their first ever Cricket World Cup win (in any format), South Africa-born batsmen Kevin Pietersen (47) and Craig Kieswetter were involved in a 111-run partnership for the second wicket. Pietersen was named man of the tournament for scoring 248 runs.

World Twenty20 2010 Final: England 148/3 (Craig Kieswetter 63, Kevin Pietersen 47) beat Australia 147/6 (David Hussey 59) by seven wickets.

Second Semi-Final: Freakish Hussey shocks Pakistan in final over

World Twenty20 Second Semi-Final: Australia 197/7 (19.5 ov) beat Pakistan 191/6 (20 ov), Michael Hussey 60(24 3x4 6x6)

First Semi-Final: England cruise into World T20 final

World Twenty20 First Semi-Final: England 132/3 (Pietersen 42*) beat Sri Lanka 128/6 (Mathews 58, Broad 2-21) by 7 wkts.

Super Eight match 24: Windies no match for Australia

World Twenty20 Match #24: Australia 109/4 (Haddin 42) beat West Indies 105 (Smith 3-20) by 6 wickets

Super Eight match 23: Sri Lanka win, India out of World T20

World Twenty20 Match #23: India 163/5 (20 ov) lost to Sri Lanka 167/5 (20 ov)

Super Eight match 22: New Zealand eliminated by England

World Twenty20 Match #22: England 153/7 (19.1 ov) beat New Zealand 149/6 (20 ov) by 3 wickets.

Super Eight match 21: South Africa crashes out of the WT20

World Twenty20 Match #21: Pakistan 148/7 (20 ov) beat South Africa 137/7 (20 ov) by 11 runs.

Super Eight match 20: Australia cruise to 81-run triumph over SL

World Twenty20 Match #20: Australia 168 for 5 (White 85*, Randiv 3-20) beat Sri Lanka 87 (Johnson 3-15, Nannes 2-19)

Super Eight match 19: India lose tamely to West Indies

World Twenty20 Match #19: West Indies 169/6 (20 ov) beat India 155/9 (20 ov) by 14 runs.

Super Eight match 18: Comprehensive win for England

World Twenty20 Match 18: England 168/7 (20 ov) beat South Africa 129 (19 ov) by 39 runs.

Super Eight match 17: New Zealand edge out Pakistan

World Twenty20 Match 17: New Zealand 133/7 (20 ov) beat Pakistan 132/7 (20 ov) by 1 run.

Super Eight match 16: Sri Lanka overwhelm Windies

World Twenty20 Match 16: Sri Lanka 195/3 (20 ov) beat West Indies 138/8 (20 ov) by 57 runs

Super Eight match 15: Australia outclass India

Australia humiliated India by 49 runs in a crucial Super Eights match of the Twenty20 World Cup match. Chasing 185-run target, India lost wickets at regular intervals in the Group F Super Eight stage match in Barbados, to finish the innings in 17.4 overs scoring only 135. Rohit Sharma scored 79 off 46 balls, hitting 4 fours and 6 sixes.

Earlier, put into bat, Australia went on a six-hitting spree, with both the openers Shane Watson (54 off 32 balls) and David Warner (72 off 42 balls) scoring runs at will. At one time, they hit 6 sixes in a row off Jadeja, from 2 overs - Warner & Watson sharing 3 each.

World Twenty20 Match 15: Australia 184/5 (Warner 72, Watson 54) beat India 135 (Rohit 79*, Tait 3-21, Nannes 3-25) by 49 runs

Super Eight matches 15 & 16: India vs Australia, West Indies v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown

2007 World Champion India will meet a team many expect to take home this year's trophy - Australia, on a seam-friendly track in Barbados on Friday.
Both teams came through the pool stage undefeated, along with West Indies who will meet Sri Lanka in the second match of the day.

Super Eights (match 14): South Africa beat New Zealand by 13 runs

Albie Morkel hit five sixes in scoring 40 off 18 balls as South Africa scored 73 from their last 6.3 overs which powered the team to a total of 170/4 - enough for a comfortable 13-run victory over New Zealand in the World Twenty20 Super Eights.

World Twenty20 Match 14: South Africa 170/4 (20 ov) beat New Zealand 157/7 (20 ov) by 13 runs

Super Eights (match 13): England beat Pakistan by six wickets

Kevin Pietersen's unbeaten 73 - from 52 balls with two sixes and eight fours - saw England to a six-wicket win over defending champions Pakistan in the opening Super Eights match of the World Twenty20 at the Kensington Oval. England finished on 151 for four in reply to Pakistan's 148 for nine.

World Twenty20 Match 13: England 151/4 (19.3 ov) beat Pakistan 147/9 (20 ov) by 6 wickets

Group Stage match 12: South Africans outclass Afghans

World Twenty20 Match 11: South Africa 139/7 (20 ov) beat Afghanistan 80 (16 ov) by 59 runs

Group Stage match 11: Australia crush Bangladesh

World Twenty20 Match 11: Australia 141/7 (20 ov) beat Bangladesh 114 (18.4 ov) by 27 runs

Group Stage match 10: Rain saves England

England survived a scare from Ireland before rain forced the abandonment of their Group D match. Both teams ended up splitting one point each, as Ireland could only bat for 3.3 overs. They were 14 for the loss of one wicket, looking at a comfortable win chasing England's 120 for eight.

England went through on superior run-rate, with minnows Ireland paying dearly for their 70-run defeat by the hosts on Friday.

World Twenty20 Match 10: England 120/8 (Morgan 45) v Ireland 14/1 - match abandoned

Group Stage match 9: New Zealand cruise into the Super 8s

New Zealand advanced to the Super Eights of the World Twenty20 by beating Zimbabwe by 7 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Scott Styris and Nathan McCullum took three wickets each for New Zealand as they bundled out Zimbabwe for just 84 in 15.1 overs. Chasing 85 for a win, New Zealand made 36 for one from 8.1 overs before rain interrupted play.

World Twenty20 Match 9: New Zealand 36/1 beat Zimbabwe 84 (McCullum 3-16, Styris 3-5) by seven runs by D/L method

Group Stage match 8: Windies clinch rain-curtalied thriller

England's hopes of an opening victory at the World Twenty20 were dashed as West Indies won by eight wickets via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-marred Twenty20 World Cup Group D match in Guyana.

England posted an impressive 191-5 batting first, and Windies raced to 30-0 in reply but rain arrived to hold up proceedings. West Indies were then given a revised victory target of 60 runs from six overs, which they reached with one ball to go.

World Twenty20 Match 8: West Indies 60/2 (Gayle 25) beat England 191/5 (Morgan 55, Wright 45*) by D/L method

Group Stage match 7: Jayawardene 100 wins it for Lanka

Mahela Jayawardene struck a scintillating century as Sri Lanka thumped Zimbabwe by 14 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-marred Group B match in the ICC World Twenty20. His side racked up 173-7 batting first.

Having reached 4-0 after one over, heavy rain forced Zimbabwe into chasing a revised target of 104 from 11 overs. They were 29-1, on completing the necessary five overs before a second shower ultimately ended the game.

World Twenty20 Match 7: Sri Lanka 173/7 (Jayawardene 100) beat Zimbabwe 29/1 in 5 overs by 14 runs - D/L method

Group Stage match 6: Australia seal easy win over Pakistan

Shane Watson hit a magnificient 81 from 49 as Australia scattered the Pakistan bowlers for 191 in their 20 overs before the seamers sealed a 34 run victory. Hussey (53 from 29) gave ample support, and Australia seemed to be on their way to the first 200+ innings of the 2010 championship as they were 191/5 by the end of the 19th over. But then, an unbelievable final over from Aamer - a five-wicket maiden, with two runouts - ended the Australian innings 9 runs short.

Australia's bowlers had a field day, with opening bowlers Shaun Tait (3-20) and Dirk Nannes (3-41) making sure wickets fell regularly. For Pakistan, Misbah-ul-Haq hit a lively 41 and Shahid Afridi scored 33 off 24 balls.

World Twenty20 Match 6: Australia 191 (Watson 81, Hussey 53, Aamer 3-23) beat Pakistan 157 (Misbah 41, Tait 3-20, Nannes 3-41) by 34 runs

Group Stage match 5: Raina takes India to Super 8

India defeated South Africa by 14 runs in a Group C match, riding on a superb hundred (off 60 balls) by Suresh Raina, to qualify for the Super Eights of the World T20 at the Beausejour stadium in St. Lucia. Raina's first fifty took 42 balls, and his second was blazed in just 17. He was invloved in an 88-run partnership Yuvraj Singh who made 37 off 30 balls. 75 runs were clobbered off during the last five overs, which also saw Raina reaching 101 with a six.

Jacques Kallis gave the Proteas a good start with his 54-ball 73, but the middle order, barring Smith (36) and AB de Villiers (31), failed to put up a good show. They could only manage 172 for five in 20 overs.

World Twenty20 Match 5: India 186 for 5 (Raina 101, Yuvraj 37) beat South Africa 172 for 5 (Kallis 73) by 14 runs

Group Stage matches 5 & 6: India vs South Africa, Pakistan vs Australia

2007 World Champion India will meet 2009 World Cup Semi Finalist South Africa in a Group-C match at St Lucia today. While India won their first group encounter against Afghanistan, it is South Africa's first match in this World Cup.

The second match of the day at the same location is between the current World Champions Pakistan and a team many expect to take home this year's trophy - Australia.

Group Stage match 4: Pakistan hold off Tigers

Defending champions Pakistan survived a spirited Bangladesh fight-back to win their opening World Twenty20 in a Goup A match. Openers Salman Butt (73) and Kamran Akmal (73) set up the victory as they both hit 73 to help Pakistan to an imposing 172 for three.
Mohammad Ashraful (65) and skipper Shakib Al Hasan (47) kept the Tigers alive though, putting on 91 runs for the third wicket. Mohammad Sami removed the dangerous Shakib and Mahmudullah in the same over before getting Mushifuqur Rahim caught in the deep to finish with figures of three for 29.

Pakistan: Kamran Akmal (W), Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi (C), Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Sami, Saeed Ajmal

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan (C), Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (W), Naeem Islam, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Shafiul Islam, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak

World Twenty20 Match 4: Pakistan 172/3 (Butt 73, Akmal 73) beat Bangladesh 151/7 (Ashraful 65, Sami 3-29) by 21 runs

Group Stage match 3: Easy win for India

India cruised to a seven-wicket victory with 31 balls remaining in St Lucia against minnows Afganistan on day two of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.

Put to bat first, Afghanistani team could manage to score just 115 for eight with the help of Noor Ali (50 off 48 balls) and Asghar Stanikzai (30 off 33 balls). They shared a 68 runs partnership to pull the team out of trouble, after losing the first three wickets for just 29 runs. Ashish Nehra took three wickets for 19 and Praveen Kumar claimed two for 14.

India lost Gautam Gambhir early on and debutant Murali Vijay (48) top scored for India, while Yuvraj Singh (23 not out) and captain Dhoni (15 not out in 6 balls) took India to victory.

India: M Vijay, G Gambhir, SK Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (Captain & WK), YK Pathan, RA Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, P Kumar, Z Khan, A Nehra

Afghanistan: Noor Ali, Mohammad Shahzad (WK), Nowroz Mangal (Captain), Hamid Hassan, Raees Ahmadzai, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Asghar Stanikzai, Shapoor Zadran, Dawlat Ahmadzai

World Twenty20 Match 3: India 116/3 (Vijay 48) beat Afghanistan 115/8 (Noor 50, Nehra 3-19) by seven wickets

Group Stage match 2: Ireland hammered by West Indies

West Indies were given a brief scare by 17-year-old spinner George Dockrell, who took 3-16 in four overs, but they recovered from the suspect batting performance to thrash Ireland by 70 runs in Guyana.

Darren Sammy (3-8) and Ravi Rampaul (3-17) took three wickets each to skittle Ireland out for only 68 runs in 16.4 overs. West Indies had earlier scored 138-9 in 20 overs.

West Indies: Andre Fletcher, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Narsingh Deonarine, Dwayne Bravo (C), Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin (W), Darren Sammy, Nikita Miller, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach

Ireland: William Porterfield (C), Paul Stirling, Niall OBrien (W), Alex Cusack, Kevin OBrien, Trent Johnston, Gary Wilson, John Mooney, Andre Botha, Boyd Rankin, George Dockrell

World Twenty20 Match 2: West Indies 138/9 (20 ov) beat Ireland 68 (16.4 ov) by 70 runs

Group Stage match 1: New Zealand defeat Sri Lanka by two wickets

New Zealand edged out last year's finalists Sri Lanka by 2 wickets in a sensational opening game at the 2010 World Twenty20 in Guyana. Nathan McCullum hit a breezy 16 of six balls including a six off Malinga when New Zealand were requiring three runs from the last two balls.

For Sri Lanka, Mahela Jayawardena scored a quickfire 81 runs of 51 balls to take them to 139 runs of 20 overs after captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat.

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum, Ryder, M Guptill, Taylor, Styris, Hopkins (WK), Oram, Vettori, NL McCullum, S Bond, Southee

Sri Lanka: Dilshan, Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara (Captain & WK), Jayasuriya, Kapugedera, Mathews, Chandimal, Malinga, M Muralitharan, Mendis, Welegedara

World Twenty20 Match 1: New Zealand 139/8 (19.5 ov) beat Sri Lanka 135/6 (20 ov) by 2 wickets

India team for 2010 World Twenty20

Karnataka speedster R Vinay Kumar was the only new face in the squad to be led by MS Dhoni, while some of the top performers of the IPL 2010 - Robin Uthappa of RCB, Saurabh Tiwary & Sachin Tendulkar of MI and Murali Kartik of KKR - were ignored for the India's 15-member squad for next month's Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.

Vinay was picked as the fourth seamer in a squad containing Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar and Ashish Nehra. Pacer Ishant Sharma and Sreeshant were dropped from the team, while Uttar Pradesh leg-spinner Piyush Chawla pipped Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra for the second spinner's berth in the squad supporting off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik is also in the team in view of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record of injuries on recent tours.

Update, April 20 2010: Vice-captain and star opening batsman Virender Sehwag has been ruled out due to a shoulder injury. Murali Vijay of Chennai Super Kings has been announced as Sehwag's replacement. In the absence of Sehwag, Delhi Daredevils skipper Gautam Gambhir will take over as vice-captain.

World Twenty20 Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag (vice capt), Gautam Gambhir (vice capt), Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Vinay Kumar, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay.

Missing: Sachin Tendulkar, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Irfan Pathan, Robin Uthappa.

Australia unseeded for 2010 World Twenty20

Reigning 50-over world champions Australia, have been ranked below Bangladesh for next year’s World Twenty20 in the Caribbean, organisers announced in London on Sunday. They are placed in Group A, along with Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Seedings are based primarily on the results of last month’s second edition of the tournament in England, which saw Pakistan, losing finalists in 2007, beat Sri Lanka at Lord’s to take the trophy.

The top two sides from each of the four groups in the 12-nation men’s tournament will go through to the second round Super Eights from which the top four sides for the semi-finals will be drawn. The semi-finals and final of the eight-team women’s tournament will take place on the same days and at the same venues as the corresponding men’s matches, just as in 2009.

Group A: Pakistan (A1), Bangladesh (A2), Australia
Group B: Sri Lanka (B1), New Zealand (B2), Zimbabwe
Group C: South Africa (C1), India (C2), Qualifier One
Group D: West Indies (D1), England (D2), Qualifier Two

West Indies to host World T20 Championship in 2010

The West Indies will host the World Twenty20 Championship in 2010, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Saturday.
The event will be held in place of the Champions Trophy that was to be hosted by West Indies in 2010, ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said at a press conference. "With the Champions Trophy set to be hosted by Pakistan in 2009 after its cancellation this year, we decided to have a Twenty20 World Championship instead in April-May 2010 in West Indies," he said.
"Although World Twenty20 is to be held every second year, we decided to hold it on the trot to set the calendar right and ensure a better spread of tournaments." The event, slated to be held from April 23 to May 9, will be staged at three venues to be chosen by the ICC Board in January 2009 following nominations from the West Indies Cricket Board.
"With the ICC Champions Trophy being the final major ICC event of 2009, and the ICC Cricket World Cup being the 50 over event in 2011, it makes perfect sense to have a tournament of a different format in between," Lorgat said. "It means we will avoid staging the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Cricket World Cup close together, as happened in 2002-03 and 2006-07.
"We will aim to make both those events special to ensure we have a great blend of the ICC's three majors, with two ICC World Twenty20s (2009 in England and 2010 in the West Indies) as well as an the ICC Champions Trophy (in 2009) and an ICC Cricket World Cup (in 2011) over the next three years." India won the inaugural World Twenty20 Championship in South Africa in 2007.

2009 ICC World Twenty20, England

ICC World Twenty20 England 2009

The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is the World Championship for Cricket in the Twenty20 format. There are 12 teams competing in the Group Stages. The first two placed teams from each of the four groups (Group A to D) will move on to the Super Eights. Each team plays three games against teams they have not already played. (Teams divided into Group E and Group F). Fixtures are predetermined and have no connection to who finished first and second in the group. No points are carried forward from group stages. Top two teams in Groups E and F qualify for semi-finals.

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Pakistan ICC World Twenty20 2009 Champions

Shahid Afridi's sensible yet electrifying batting, with a couple of boom-booms thrown in for good measure, helped Pakistan overtake Sri Lanka's modest score with 8 balls to go, and bag the Championship. With his outstanding bowling throughout the tournament, and great batting towards the final stages, Shahid Afridi has risen to iconic status that was reserved for the likes of Imran Khan in a nation troubled by conflicts for so long.
Afridi's unbeaten 54 and a wicket of the very last ball, earned him the Man-of-the-Match award. He hit two sixes and two fours, and the winning runs, after which he stood and saluted the thousands of elated Pakistani supporters in his usual trademark style.

It was the second global one-day title for Pakistan after Imran Khan's side rallied in similar fashion to win the 1992 50-over World Cup. Pakistan lost the inaugural Twenty20 final in 2007 to India.


Sri Lanka had effectively lost the match in the first six powerplay overs, after they were down 32 for 4. A captain's innings from Kumar Sangakkara and a late charge by Angelo Mathews (partnership of 68 runs in 43 deliveries) boosted Sri Lanka to 138 for 6. Abdul Razzaq claimed a wicket in each of his first three overs, removing Jehan Mubarak for a duck, Sanath Jayasuriya for 17 and Mahela Jaywardene for one.

ICC World Twenty20 final, Lord's, PAK v SRL: Pakistan 139/2 (Afridi 54*, Akmal 37) beat Sri Lanka 138/6 (Sangakkara 64*, Mathews 35*, Razzaq 3-20) by eight wickets

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14:00 GMT | 10:00 EDT | 19:30 IST :: The Finals - Sunday, June 21
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Lord's
On Sunday, July 21st, the two best bowling sides in the second edition of the World Twenty20 - Pakistan, the mesmerizingly over-achieving underdogs and Sri Lanka, the remarkably professional and well oiled machine - meet in the finals at Lord's.

While two Pakistanis - Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal - have picked up 12 wickets apiece in the tournament to top the bowling charts, Sri Lankan mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis (with an outstanding economy rate of less than 5 runs an over) and fast bowler Lasith Malingahas also have 12 wickets apiece. But their bowling strength is deeper, with Muralitharan and Angelo Mathews taking 13 wickets between them at less than a run a ball. For Pakistan, the surprise package has been Shahid Afridi, who picked up 10 wickets in the tournament so far, conceding just 5.37 runs per over.

Batting is one area that worries Sri Lanka. Other than Dilshan (with 317 runs at an average over 60), Jayasuriya (160 runs), Jayawardene (153 runs) and to an extent, Sangakkara (just 113 runs), no one else has contributed much with the bat. The one area where the Lankans do excel over Pakistan is their fielding.
The Pakistan batting averages just 138 as a team, with no one shining in particular, but everyone contributing in bits and pieces. Captain Younis Khan (172 runs) and Kamran Akmal (151 runs) are the leading batsmen.
With both sides preferring to bat first, the toss will be crucial.

The last contest between the two finalists was in the Super Eights at Lord's when Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 19 runs. Sri Lanka made 150 for the loss of 7 wickets as Dilshan and Jayasuriya put on 81 for the first wicket in 9 overs, with the rest of the side adding just 69 more from the 11 overs that followed. Despite a 37 ball 50 from Younis Khan, Pakistan lost too many wickets to Malinga and Murali and ended up 19 runs short of the target.

Sri Lanka storms into World T20 final

Tillakaratne Dilshan's 96 not out, and a three-wicket opening over spell for one run by Angelo Matthews took Sri Lanka into an all-Asia final at the ICC World Twenty20 to be played on Sunday. Man-of-the-match Tillakaratne's unbeaten 96, the highest score of the event, came as his team-mates struggled for momentum. He batted through out the innings in Sri Lanka's 158 for five, and was involved in the opening wicket partnership of 73 with Jayasuriya, who looked strangely subdued while making 24 in 46 balls.
Angelo Mathews then stunned West Indies with three wickets in the opening over before the spinners strangled the middle order, leaving Chris Gayle, who played a captain's role, unbeaten on 63 as he carried his bat while no one else reached double figures.
The Sri Lankan opening bowler finished with three for 16 from four overs. Muttiah Muralitharan took 3-29 and Ajantha Mendis 2-9 as West Indies was all out in less than 18 overs for 101.

2009 ICC World Twenty20, Second Semi-final at The Oval, SRL vs WIN, June 19 2009: Sri Lanka 158/5 (Dilshan 96*) beat West Indies 101 (Gayle 63*, Mathews 3-16, Muralitharan 3-29) by 57 runs

Boom Boom lifts Pakistan into World T20 final

Shahid Afridi shone with bat and ball at Trent Bridge as Pakistan dumped South Africa by seven runs to storm into the World Twenty20 final. Boom Boom smashed 51 from 34 balls and then grabbed 2-16 with his leg-spin as Pakistan successfully defended 149-4 to restrict the favoured Proteas to 142-5 before a sell-out crowd.
Afridi, coming on to bowl in the seventh over, struck twice in four deliveries when he bowled Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers to make South Africa 50-3 in 8.3 overs. Veteran Jacques Kallis made a brave attempt to take the South Africans home, striking seven fours and a six in 64 from 54 balls, but the other batsmen faltered against the spot-on attack.

2009 ICC World Twenty20, First Semi-final at Trent Bridge, PAK vs SAF, June 18 2009: Pakistan 149/4 (Afridi 51, Malik 34) beat South Africa 142/5 (Kallis 64, Duminy 44*, Afridi 2-16) by seven runs

ICC Twenty20 World Championship 2007

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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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

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