Top ten T20 matches of all time: Part 1

10th Match, ICC T20 World Cup, India vs. Pakistan, 2007

This was the first of two encounters between the arch-rivals in the inaugural T20 World Cup. It was a critical encounter for both the teams, but both teams managed to qualify for the next stage of the competition to eventually meet in the finals once again.

Robin Uthappa and MS Dhoni starred for India as the team put up 141 runs on board. It was never going to be a match-winning total, but two miserly spells of bowling from RP Singh and Irfan Pathan allowed the Indian team to take the upper hand with 3 overs remaining.

Misbah-ul-Haq, who had been rather conservative during his innings, blasted Harbhajan Singh for 10 runs off two balls after the dismissal of Shahid Afridi. The match went into the last over with Pakistan requiring only 12 runs, but they failed to hold their nerve as Misbah was run out on the last ball. The match ended in a sensational tie. India nominated unlikely candidates for the bowl-out, but Robin Uthappa, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh were on target as India won the bowl out 3-0.