2007 ICC World Twenty20: England vs India
{{date|September 19, 2007}}

[[w:India national cricket team|India]] have defeated [[w:England cricket team|England]] by 18 runs in the Super 8 stage of the [[w:2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 ICC World Twenty20]] at [[w:Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Kingsmead]], [[w:Durban|Durban]], [[South Africa]]. The man of the match, Yuvraj Singh, scored six sixes in one over off of Stuart Broad.

Yuvraj Singh hit the fast 50 in international cricket as India posted an imposing total of 218 [[w:run (cricket)|runs]]. He smashed 58 off 16 balls, reaching 50 in just 12, having hit Stuart Broad for six [[w:Boundary (cricket)#Fours and Sixes|sixes]] in one [[w:over (cricket)|over]]. Gautam Gambhir made 58, while Virender Sehwag scored 68. England's bowlers failed to make a breakthrough before the fifteenth over, when Sehwag was [[w:bowled|bowled]] by Chris Tremlett. Gambhir was dismissed in the next over, followed by Tremlett claiming his second [[w:wicket|wicket]] when he bowled Robin Uthappa for six runs

England, who had already been eliminated from the tournament, started solidly. Kevin Pietersen scored 39 and Vikram Solanki made 43, but the required run rate was too high and wickets fell regularly, with Irfan Pathan taking 3-37 and Rudra Pratap Singh taking two wickets in one over, and England finished 18 runs short on 200-6.

'''Toss:''' India won, and chose to bat first.

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-136 (Sehwag, 14.4 ov), 2-144 (Gambhir, 15.3 ov), 3-155 (Uthappa, 16.4 ov), 4-216 (Yuvraj Singh, 19.5 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' R G Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, S Sreesanth, R P Singh

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dimitri Mascarenhas|A D Mascarenhas]]|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=15|wickets=0|econ=15.00}}
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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]]|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=13|wickets=0|econ=13.00}}
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{{Cricket match box end}}

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Luke Wright (cricketer)|L J Wright]]|status=c Harbhajan Singh b Pathan|runs=16|balls=9|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=177.77}}
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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-53 (Maddy, 5.4 ov), 2-96 (Solanki, 10.3 ov), 3-126 (Pietersen, 14.1 ov), 4-170 (Shah, 17.3 ov), 5-170 (Collingwood, 17.5 ov), 6-196 (Wright, 19.5 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' C T Tremlett, S C J Broad, J M Anderson

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title='''[[Image:Flag of India.svg|20px]] [[w:India national cricket team|India bowling]]'''}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shanthakumaran Sreesanth|S Sreesanth]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=38|wickets=0|econ=9.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Rudra Pratap Singh|R P Singh]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=28|wickets=2|econ=7.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Joginder Sharma|Joginder Sharma]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=57|wickets=0|econ=14.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Irfan Pathan|I K Pathan]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=37|wickets=3|econ=9.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Harbhajan Singh|Harbhajan Singh]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=35|wickets=1|econ=8.75}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''England:''' [[w:Darren Maddy|D L Maddy]], [[w:Vikram Solanki|V S Solanki]] (wkt), [[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]], [[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]] (capt), [[w:Owais Shah|O A Shah]], [[w:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]], [[w:Luke Wright (cricketer)|L J Wright]], [[w:Dimitri Mascarenhas|A D Mascarenhas]],  [[w:Chris Tremlett|C T Tremlett]], [[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]], [[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]]

'''India:''' [[w:Gautam Gambhir|G Gambhir]], [[w:Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]], [[w:Robin Uthappa|R V Uthappa]], [[w:Mahendra Singh Dhoni|M S Dhoni]] (capt, wkt), [[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]], [[w:Irfan Pathan|I K Pathan]], [[w:Rohit Sharma|R G Sharma]], [[w:Harbhajan Singh|Harbhajan Singh]], [[w:Joginder Sharma|Joginder Sharma]], [[w:Shanthakumaran Sreesanth|S Sreesanth]], [[w:Rudra Pratap Singh|R P Singh]]

'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]] (India)<br>
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'''Umpires:''' [[w:Billy Doctrove|B R Doctrove]] (West Indies) and [[w:Simon Taufel|S J A Taufel]] (Australia)<br>
'''TV Umpire:''' [[w:Steve Davis (umpire)|S J Davis]] (Australia)<br>
'''Match Referee:''' [[w:Mike Procter|M J Procter]] (South Africa)<br>
'''Reserve Umpire:''' [[w:Brian Jerling|B G Jerling]] (South Africa)

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==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7000961.stm|title=England v India|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=September 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/current/match/287873.html|title=ICC World Twenty20 21st Match, Group E: England v India at Durban|author=|pub=Cricinfo|date=September 18, 2007}}

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India have defeated England by 18 runs in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa. The man of the match, Yuvraj Singh, scored six sixes in one over off of Stuart Broad.

Yuvraj Singh hit the fast 50 in international cricket as India posted an imposing total of 218 runs. He smashed 58 off 16 balls, reaching 50 in just 12, having hit Stuart Broad for six sixes in one over. Gautam Gambhir made 58, while Virender Sehwag scored 68. England's bowlers failed to make a breakthrough before the fifteenth over, when Sehwag was bowled by Chris Tremlett. Gambhir was dismissed in the next over, followed by Tremlett claiming his second wicket when he bowled Robin Uthappa for six runs

England, who had already been eliminated from the tournament, started solidly. Kevin Pietersen scored 39 and Vikram Solanki made 43, but the required run rate was too high and wickets fell regularly, with Irfan Pathan taking 3-37 and Rudra Pratap Singh taking two wickets in one over, and England finished 18 runs short on 200-6.

'Toss:' India won, and chose to bat first.


'Fall of wickets:' 1-136 (Sehwag, 14.4 ov), 2-144 (Gambhir, 15.3 ov), 3-155 (Uthappa, 16.4 ov), 4-216 (Yuvraj Singh, 19.5 ov)

'Did not bat:' R G Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, S Sreesanth, R P Singh


'Fall of wickets:' 1-53 (Maddy, 5.4 ov), 2-96 (Solanki, 10.3 ov), 3-126 (Pietersen, 14.1 ov), 4-170 (Shah, 17.3 ov), 5-170 (Collingwood, 17.5 ov), 6-196 (Wright, 19.5 ov)

'Did not bat:' C T Tremlett, S C J Broad, J M Anderson

'England:' D L Maddy, V S Solanki (wkt), K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood (capt), O A Shah, A Flintoff, L J Wright, A D Mascarenhas,  C T Tremlett, S C J Broad, J M Anderson

'India:' G Gambhir, V Sehwag, R V Uthappa, M S Dhoni (capt, wkt), Yuvraj Singh, I K Pathan, R G Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, S Sreesanth, R P Singh

'Man of the Match:' Yuvraj Singh (India)

'Umpires:' B R Doctrove (West Indies) and S J A Taufel (Australia)
'TV Umpire:' S J Davis (Australia)
'Match Referee:' M J Procter (South Africa)
'Reserve Umpire:' B G Jerling (South Africa)
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