MS Dhoni's India win iconic World T20 bowlout vs Pakistan on Sep 14, 2007; watch video

2007 T20 World Cup triumph in South Africa was iconic for several reasons. It was first time after 1983 that Team India h ir hands on a World Cup. On top of that, India went on to win World Cup with a bunch of youngsters and a newly- appointed captain in form of MS Dhoni. t many h given India a chance considering absence of senior players like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. However, India went on to defy all odds and scripted history under leership of MS Dhoni.

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iconic India Pakistan bowlout completes 13 years

match of tournament arguably was group st encounter between India and Pakistan that ended in a tie where  winner was decided through a bowl-out. Monday marked 13 years to day when India went on to win  thrilling contest against arch-rivals Pakistan to register ir first win of campaign. As iconic Ind vs Pak World T20 2007 league game completes 13 years, let's revisit iconic India Pakistan bowlout.

Batting first, India scored 141 with help of a fifty by Robin Uthappa and 33 by Dhoni. Misbah-ul-Haq led Pakistan's chase with a fighting 53. With 1 run required off last ball, Misbah-ul-Haq was run out and match ended in a tie. According to rules back n, a tied game was to be decided with help of a bowlout. bowlout was similar to format used in some football or hockey matches, when a drawn game is decided by a penalty shootout in which both teams are given 5 chances each to score. team that scores 3 times fastest, wins match.

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In bowlout, India went ahe with some unusual choices. MS Dhoni's men only opted for only one specialist bowler, Harbhajan Singh and went with two part-timers Virender Sehwag and Robin Uthappa. MS Dhoni's decision to go with Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag and Robin Uthappa left many baffled but 'Captain Cool' h his strategy sorted.

On or hand, Pakistan chose to go with Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi, who were specialist bowlers. However, Shoaib Malik's men failed to hit stumps even once as India won bowl out 3-0 and started ir T20 World Cup campaign on a high.

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Here is foot of epic India Pakistan bowlout

After beating Pakistan in league game, re was looking back for Indian team. India me it to final of T20 World Cup 2007 by beating likes of South Africa and Australia, who were deemed as favourites to win tournament. final of  T20 World Cup 2007 was once again set against Pakistan and just like group st match, it turned out to be a nail-biting contest. But once again, India kept ir nerves to register a thrilling 5-run victory and win maiden T20 World Cup in 2007.

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