2007 ICC World Twenty20: India vs New Zealand
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[[w:New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] have beaten [[w:India national cricket team|India]] by ten runs in the Super 8 stage of the [[w:2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 ICC World Twenty20]] at [[w:Wanderers Stadium|Wanderers Stadium]], [[w:Johannesburg|Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]].

The Black Caps lost opener Lou Vincent in the second [[w:over (cricket)|over]]. Brendon McCullum (45) and Peter Fulton added 58 [[w:run (cricket)|runs]] together to take New Zealand to 69-1, but four quick [[w:wicket|wickets]] fell and they were reduced to 91-5. Jacob Oram (35) and Craig McMillan (44) shared a 73 run [[w:partnership (cricket)|partnership]] as New Zealand pushed towards 190. However four wickets fell in the last over, as Daniel Vettori was [[w:bowled|bowled]] by R P Singh and three other batsmen were [[w:run out|run out]].

India got off to a quick start chasing 191 to win. Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag had reached 76 runs in the sixth over when Sehwag was [[w:caught|caught]] by Scott Styris for 40 runs. Daniel Vettori caught and bowled Robin Uthappa for a [[w:duck (cricket)|duck]] and had Gambhir caught behind for 51. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was run out for 24 as the Indian batsmen fell, with Vettori taking four wickets for New Zealand. India finished their twenty overs on 180-9, ten runs short of New Zealand's total.

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

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Peter Fulton|P G Fulton]]|status=lbw b Harbhajan Singh|runs=21|balls=23|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=91.30}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ross Taylor|R L Taylor]]|status=lbw b Yuvraj Singh|runs=11|balls=9|4s=0|6s=1|strike_rate=122.22}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''all out'''; 20 overs)|runs='''190'''|balls=|4s=17|6s=9|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-11 (Vincent, 1.6 ov), 2-69 (Fulton, 8.6 ov), 3-86 (McCullum, 10.6 ov), 4-89 (Taylor, 11.5 ov), 5-91 (Styris, 12.4 ov), 6-164 (Oram, 17.6 ov), 7-185 (Vettori, 19.1 ov), 8-189 (Bond, 19.3 ov), 9-190 (McMillan, 19.5 ov), 10-190 (Patel, 19.6 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Rudra Pratap Singh|R P Singh]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=29|wickets=2|econ=7.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Ajit Agarkar|A B Agarkar]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=40|wickets=0|econ=10.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Irfan Pathan|I K Pathan]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=16|wickets=6|econ=8.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Harbhajan Singh|Harbhajan Singh]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=24|wickets=2|econ=6.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=38|wickets=1|econ=12.66}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title='''[[Image:Flag of India.svg|20px]] [[w:India national cricket team|India innings]]''' (Target: 191 runs from 20 overs)}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]]|status=c Styris b Oram|runs=40|balls=17|4s=6|6s=2|strike_rate=235.29}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Robin Uthappa|R V Uthappa]]|status=c & b Vettori|runs=0|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Mahendra Singh Dhoni|M S Dhoni]]|status=run out (Vettori/Styris)|runs=24|balls=20|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=120.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]]|status=c Taylor b Patel|runs=5|balls=7|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=71.42}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Dinesh Karthik|K D Karthik]]|status=c Bond b Vettori|runs=17|balls=12|4s=3|6s=0|strike_rate=141.66}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Irfan Pathan|I K Pathan]]|status=b Vettori|runs=11|balls=10|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=110.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ajit Agarkar|A B Agarkar]]|status=run out (Vincent)|runs=1|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Harbhajan Singh|Harbhajan Singh]]|status=c Vettori b Bond|runs=7|balls=6|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=116.66}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Rudra Pratap Singh|R P Singh]]|status=not out|runs=1|balls=1|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''9 wickets'''; 20 overs)|runs='''180'''|balls=|4s=23|6s=4|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-76 (Sehwag, 5.5 ov), 2-77 (Uthappa, 6.3 ov), 3-104 (Gambhir, 10.5 ov), 4-116 (Yuvraj Singh, 12.4 ov), 5-128 (Dhoni, 13.5 ov), 6-146 (Pathan, 16.2 ov), 7-151 (Karthik, 16.6 ov), 8-152 (Agarkar, 17.2 ov), 9-163 (Harbhajan Singh, 18.4 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] [[w:New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shane Bond|S E Bond]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=39|wickets=1|econ=9.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Mark Gillespie (cricketer)|M R Gillespie]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=42|wickets=0|econ=10.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Jeetan Patel|J S Patel]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=38|wickets=1|econ=12.66}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Jacob Oram|J D P Oram]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=14|wickets=1|econ=7.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Daniel Vettori|D L Vettori]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=20|wickets=4|econ=5.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Scott Styris|S B Styris]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=25|wickets=0|econ=8.33}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''India:''' [[w:Ajit Agarkar|A B Agarkar]], [[w:Mahendra Singh Dhoni|M S Dhoni]] (capt, wkt), [[w:Gautam Gambhir|G Gambhir]], [[w:Harbhajan Singh|Harbhajan Singh]], [[w:Dinesh Karthik|K D Karthik]], [[w:Irfan Pathan|I K Pathan]], [[w:Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]], [[w:Rudra Pratap Singh|R P Singh]], [[w:Shanthakumaran Sreesanth|S Sreesanth]], [[w:Robin Uthappa|R V Uthappa]], [[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]]

'''New Zealand:''' [[w:Lou Vincent|L Vincent]], [[w:Brendon McCullum|B B McCullum]] (wkt), [[w:Peter Fulton|P G Fulton]], [[w:Ross Taylor|R L Taylor]], [[w:Scott Styris|S B Styris]], [[w:Jacob Oram|J D P Oram]], [[w:Craig McMillan|C D McMillan]], [[w:Daniel Vettori|D L Vettori]] (capt), [[w:Shane Bond|S E Bond]], [[w:Mark Gillespie (cricketer)|M R Gillespie]], [[w:Jeetan Patel|J S Patel]]

'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Daniel Vettori|D L Vettori]] (New Zealand)<br>
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'''Umpires:''' [[w:Mark Benson|M R Benson]] (England) and [[w:Nigel Llong|N J Llong]] (England)<br>
'''TV Umpire:''' [[w:Daryl Harper|D J Harper]] (Australia)<br>
'''Match Referee:''' [[w:Chris Broad|B C Broad]] (England)<br>
'''Reserve Umpire:''' K H Hurter (South Africa)<br>

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==Sources==
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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6994368.stm|title=India v New Zealand|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=September 16, 2007}}

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New Zealand have beaten India by ten runs in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Black Caps lost opener Lou Vincent in the second over. Brendon McCullum (45) and Peter Fulton added 58 runs together to take New Zealand to 69-1, but four quick wickets fell and they were reduced to 91-5. Jacob Oram (35) and Craig McMillan (44) shared a 73 run partnership as New Zealand pushed towards 190. However four wickets fell in the last over, as Daniel Vettori was bowled by R P Singh and three other batsmen were run out.

India got off to a quick start chasing 191 to win. Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag had reached 76 runs in the sixth over when Sehwag was caught by Scott Styris for 40 runs. Daniel Vettori caught and bowled Robin Uthappa for a duck and had Gambhir caught behind for 51. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was run out for 24 as the Indian batsmen fell, with Vettori taking four wickets for New Zealand. India finished their twenty overs on 180-9, ten runs short of New Zealand's total.

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

'Fall of wickets:' 1-11 (Vincent, 1.6 ov), 2-69 (Fulton, 8.6 ov), 3-86 (McCullum, 10.6 ov), 4-89 (Taylor, 11.5 ov), 5-91 (Styris, 12.4 ov), 6-164 (Oram, 17.6 ov), 7-185 (Vettori, 19.1 ov), 8-189 (Bond, 19.3 ov), 9-190 (McMillan, 19.5 ov), 10-190 (Patel, 19.6 ov)


'Fall of wickets:' 1-76 (Sehwag, 5.5 ov), 2-77 (Uthappa, 6.3 ov), 3-104 (Gambhir, 10.5 ov), 4-116 (Yuvraj Singh, 12.4 ov), 5-128 (Dhoni, 13.5 ov), 6-146 (Pathan, 16.2 ov), 7-151 (Karthik, 16.6 ov), 8-152 (Agarkar, 17.2 ov), 9-163 (Harbhajan Singh, 18.4 ov)


'India:' A B Agarkar, M S Dhoni (capt, wkt), G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, K D Karthik, I K Pathan, V Sehwag, R P Singh, S Sreesanth, R V Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh

'New Zealand:' L Vincent, B B McCullum (wkt), P G Fulton, R L Taylor, S B Styris, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, D L Vettori (capt), S E Bond, M R Gillespie, J S Patel

'Man of the Match:' D L Vettori (New Zealand)

'Umpires:' M R Benson (England) and N J Llong (England)
'TV Umpire:' D J Harper (Australia)
'Match Referee:' B C Broad (England)
'Reserve Umpire:' K H Hurter (South Africa)
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