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2007 World Twenty20 final

2007 World Twenty20 final
India won by 5 runsDate24 September 2007VenueWanderers Stadium, JohannesburgPlayer of the matchIrfan Pathan (Ind)UmpiresMark Benson (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)Attendance32,217
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The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket match played between India and Pakistan in Johannesburg, South Africa. Administered by the ICC, it was the culmination of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, which was the inaugural edition of the Men's T20 World Cup. India won the T20 World Cup title by defeating Pakistan by five runs in the final. The two teams had previously met in a Group D match of the tournament, which was also won by India.