Archive · 14 Jan 2026

India's 2007 T20 World Cup Bowl-Out Win

India's 2007 T20 World Cup Bowl-Out Win

In 2007, India and Pakistan played a T20 World Cup match in Durban.

Pakistan's bowler Mohammad Asif took four wickets, and India scored 141 runs.

Pakistan almost won, but Misbah-ul-Haq got out on the last ball, tying the game.

Since it was a tie, they had a bowl-out, where bowlers try to hit the stumps.

India's Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, and Robin Uthappa all hit the stumps, while Pakistan missed.

India won 3-0 in the bowl-out, which was a very unusual way to win a cricket match.

This was India's first T20 World Cup win, and they went on to win the whole tournament.

The bowl-out format was later discontinued by the ICC.

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