Down the Memory Lane: India's bowl-out win over Pakistan in the 2007 ICC World T20

Bowl-out: As it happened

Toss: Second time in the match, Shoaib Malik won the toss and put India in.

India nominated Sehwag, Harbhajan, Uthappa, Pathan, and Sreesanth whereas for Pakistan, it was Gul, Arafat, Afridi, Tanvir and Asif, who were going to have a shot.

✅ @virendersehwag❌ @YasArafat12✅ @harbhajan_singh❌ @mdk_gul✅ @robbieuthappa❌ @SAfridiOfficial#OnThisDay in 2007 India v Pakistan at #WT20 finished in a tie… and India won the bowl-out! pic.twitter.com/sN2dZMyLN2

— ICC (@ICC) September 14, 2018

Round 1

Sehwag went first for India as Dhoni took his position behind the stumps. Sehwag bowled flat and fast and hit the stumps and put Pakistan under immense pressure.

Pakistan sent Arafat first and he ran in with a shortened run-up and bowled a full toss that missed off stump.

It was India 1 - 0 Pakistan after the first round.

Round 2

Harbhajan was the second from India to consolidate the 1-0 lead further. He bowled quick and straight and disturbed the timber. The scene in the background was what you normally relates to football or a hockey penalty shoot-out.

Gul took the ball to keep Pakistan alive in the bowl-out, but yet another Pakistani bowler with a shortened run-up and he missed the stumps too.

India led 2-0 after the second round. Pakistan were under immense pressure.

Round 3

Dhoni's another masterstroke is giving the ball to Uthappa before the genuine quicks. Uthappa bowled seam up and knocked the stumps over.

Pakistan had to hit the stumps to keep the contest going as Afridi had his chance to have a go. But even the experienced Afridi couldn't hold his nerve under immense pressure and fired it down the leg.

It was all over as India had won the bowl-out 3-0 and as a result, finished top of their group with Pakistan going through at second spot. It was certainly one of the most exciting of clashes between India and Pakistan and certainly lifted the morale of the players in the Indian camp as they went on to lift the inaugural T20 World Cup and washed away the disappointment of the first-round exit from 2007 World Cup.