<P> India won the toss and chose to bat on what was considered to be a traditionally batsman - friendly pitch at the Bullring . Umar Gul took the wickets of both Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni , leaving India with 157 / 5 in 20 overs ; only Gautam Gambhir ( 75 from 54 balls ) produced a notable innings . A 21 - run over from Sreesanth swung the game towards Pakistan . However , Irfan Pathan ( 3 -- 16 ) and Joginder Sharma ( 2 -- 20 ) slowed the scoring dramatically . With Pakistan needing 54 from 24 balls , Misbah - ul - Haq hit 3 sixes off Harbhajan Singh in one over . Sreesanth was also dispatched for 2 sixes but took the wicket of Sohail Tanvir , as Pakistan went into the last over needing 13 runs to win , with only 1 wicket remaining . Joginder Sharma bowled a wide first ball , followed by a dot ball . Misbah followed by taking six off a full - toss ; Pakistan needed just 6 runs to win from the last four balls . Misbah attempted to hit the next ball with a paddle - scoop over fine leg , but he only managed to sky the ball , and it was caught at short fine - leg by Sreesanth , leaving Pakistan all out for 152 runs . Irfan Pathan was awarded the Man of the Match for his spell , which included 3 wickets for 16 runs , including that of Man of the Series , Shahid Afridi . </P>
<P> India won the toss and chose to bat on what was considered to be a traditionally batsman - friendly pitch at the Bullring . Umar Gul took the wickets of both Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni , leaving India with 157 / 5 in 20 overs ; only Gautam Gambhir ( 75 from 54 balls ) produced a notable innings . A 21 - run over from Sreesanth swung the game towards Pakistan . However , Irfan Pathan ( 3 -- 16 ) and Joginder Sharma ( 2 -- 20 ) slowed the scoring dramatically . With Pakistan needing 54 from 24 balls , Misbah - ul - Haq hit 3 sixes off Harbhajan Singh in one over . Sreesanth was also dispatched for 2 sixes but took the wicket of Sohail Tanvir , as Pakistan went into the last over needing 13 runs to win , with only 1 wicket remaining . Joginder Sharma bowled a wide first ball , followed by a dot ball . Misbah followed by taking six off a full - toss ; Pakistan needed just 6 runs to win from the last four balls . Misbah attempted to hit the next ball with a paddle - scoop over fine leg , but he only managed to sky the ball , and it was caught at short fine - leg by Sreesanth , leaving Pakistan all out for 152 runs . Irfan Pathan was awarded the Man of the Match for his spell , which included 3 wickets for 16 runs , including that of Man of the Series , Shahid Afridi . </P>
man of the series of t20 world cup 2007
man of the series of t20 world cup 2007
Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi