NEW DELHI: It was on this day 14 years ago when MS Dhoni-led India defeated Pakistan via a bowl-out in a group-stage match of the inaugural T20 World Cup, then known as the World Twenty20.
The inaugural edition of the tournament was played in South Africa and the game between arch-rivals India and Pakistan was played at Kingsmead, Durban. The match between both the sides ended as a tie, and as a result the game went to a bowl-out, which has now been replaced by the 'Super Over' for a tie-breaker.
India defeated Pakistan 3-0.
For India, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag and Robin Uthappa were able to hit the stumps while Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul and Yasir Arafat all missed.
At the end of the 20-over affair, the MS Dhoni-led India batted first and was able to post a total of 141/9. Uthappa and Dhoni starred with the bat after playing knocks of 50 and 33 respectively. For Pakistan, Mohammad Asif scalped four wickets.
Pakistan's chase never got off to a good start and the side found itself at 87/5. Misbah-ul-Haq played a knock of 53, but in the final over, he was run-out and the match ended in a tie. For India, Irfan took two wickets.
This was the first time that Dhoni was leading India and he eventually took the side to winning the tournament.
India once again locked horns with Pakistan in the final, and the Men in Blue emerged victorious by five runs in the summit clash, which was played at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
The tournament is also remembered for Yuvraj Singh hitting 6 sixes in an over off Stuart Broad during India's Super-Six match against England.
