On this day in 2007: MS Dhoni-led India won inaugural T20 World Cup

It was on this day 14 years ago when MS Dhoniled India emerged triumphant in the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup played in South AfricaThe summit clash was played between India and Pakistan at the Wanderers in Johannesburg In the match against Pakistan India won the toss and opted to bat firstVirender Sehwag was ruled out of the match due to an injury and as a result Yusuf Pathan and Gautam Gambhir came out to open the batting Yusuf Pathan 15 hit one four and one six to let India get off to a flier but he was sent back to the pavilion by Mohammad Asif in the third over Robin Uthappa 8 was also sent back cheaply and as a result India was reduced to 402Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh then retrieved the innings for India as the duo put on 63 runs for the fourth wicket The Men in Blue however kept on losing wickets at regular intervals after the departure of Yuvraj 14 in the 14th over However Gautam Gambhir managed to hold the fort for the Dhoniled side and he went on to play a knock of 75 from just 54 balls with the help of eight fours and two sixesIn the end Rohit Sharma played a cameo of 30 runs off just 16 balls to take Indias total to 1575 Defending 157 India came out all guns blazing as Pakistan was reduced to 776 with all their big guns like Shahid Afridi Younis Khan Shoaib Malik sent back to the pavilionBut MisbahulHaq did not give up hope and he started hammering Indian bowlers all around the park and brought the equation really close for PakistanIn the final over Pakistan needed 13 to win and MS Dhoni opted for Joginder Sharma to bowl the six deliveries Misbah hammered the second delivery of the over for a six and Indias hope of winning the match looked glim However on the third delivery of the over Misbah went for a scoop shot only to hand a simple catch to SreesanthAs a result India won the finals by five runs and took home the coveted T20 trophyAfter this MS Dhoni went on to lift two more ICC trophies 50over World Cup 2011 and Champions Trophy 2013Yuvraj Singh was the standout performer for India in the 2007 T20 World Cup as he hit six 6s in an over bowled by Englands Stuart Broad He also played a memorable knock of 70 runs against Australia in the semifinalsCheck out all the latest news and updates on IPL 2021This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever