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10 Facts about 2007 ICC T20 World Cup

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Today we bring you facts about 2007 T20 World Cup. The 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Cup was the inaugural Twenty20 International cricket world championship. It was the first-ever time that a T20 cricket format World cup championship was conducted. South Africa hosted the world cup from 11th to 24th September 2007. Twelve teams took part in the thirteen-day tournament including the ten Test-playing nations and the finalists of the 2007 WCL Division One tournament, i.e. Kenya and Scotland.

India lifted the cup, beating Pakistan in the final. Twenty20 (or T20) cricket was created back in 2003 as a means to make cricket more exciting for thousands of cricket lovers who were not too fond of the longer formats of the game. It has since gone to become an extremely popular format thanks to its fast-paced, non-stop action that keeps fans on the edge of their seats.

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The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was full of several noteworthy moments, and also several records were made during the tournament. Here, in this article, we have brought you 10 facts about 2007 T20 World Cup which will blow away your mind.

  1. The first-ever T20 World Cup game was played between the West Indies and South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on the 11th September. In this match, Chris Gayle became the first batsman to score a century in a T20 format international match. Furthermore, Chris Gayle remained out to be the only batsmen to hit a century in the 2007 T20 world cup.
  2. On the 14th September 2007, Sri Lanka took on Kenya in a group stage match and scored a whopping 260 runs from their twenty overs. To this very day, this is the highest total that has been posted in a T20 World cup match. Furthermore, Kenya was bowled out for a mere 88 runs, meaning they lost by a staggering 172 runs, which is still the biggest defeat in T20 World cup history.
  3. On the 16th September 2007, Australia played Bangladesh and Australian fast bowler Brett Lee took three wickets in three balls to become the first person to take a hat-trick in the T20 world cup. Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza and Alok Kapali were his victims. Among the unforgettable facts about 2007 T20 World Cup.
  4. On the 19th September 2007, India was taking on England, and Yuvraj Singh brought up his fifty in just twelve deliveries, making him the record scorer of the fastest fifty in a T20 international. In the same match, Yuvraj Singh became the first player in T20 cricket to smash six sixes in one over. The unfortunate bowler who was hit hard by Yuvraj Singh on this day was Stuart Broad. Among the most memorable facts about 2007 T20 World Cup.
  5. The Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist had the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in the 2007 T20 World Cup. He had made 9 dismissals which made a record in the tournament.
  6. Australia lost to Zimbabwe in their first match in the 2007 edition of T20 World Cup. First, the bowlers who were led by Elton Chigumbura restricted Australia to a below-par total and then Brendan Taylor anchored the innings to dethrone Ricky Ponting’s men.
  7. Craig McMillan of New Zealand scored the maximum number of sixes in 2007 T20 world cup. He hit a total of 13 sixes in the whole tournament. Among the astounding facts about 2007 T20 World Cup.
  8. West Indies conceded the most number of extra runs in their T20 World Cup 2007 match against South Africa at Johannesburg. The west indies team gave around 28 extra runs in that match.
  9. Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka conceded 64 runs in 4 overs against Pakistan at Johannesburg in their T20 World Cup 2007. He holds the record of most number of runs conceded in an innings. Among the interesting facts about 2007 T20 World Cup.
  10. The group league match between India and Pakistan of the 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Cup ended in a tie even after the hard play. Back then, a tied game result would be decided via bowl-out. Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa hit their targets, while their Pakistani counterparts Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi missed severely. Among the amazing facts about 2007 T20 World Cup.

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These were the 10 striking facts about 2007 T20 World Cup. Don’t forget to add in comments, if you know more like these.