Men’s T20 World Cup 2009

• ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2009 Fixtures/Schedule
• ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2009 Super 8 Fixtures/Schedule
• ICC Twenty20 World Cup (2009) Team Standings/Points Table

Women’s T20 World Cup 2009

• ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2009 Fixtures/Schedule

ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2009 Highlights

ICC World Twenty20 2009 Montage

Final Highlights

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka : Played at Lord’s, London (neutral venue), 21 June 2009 (20-over match)

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets

Sri Lanka : 138/6 (20 Overs) ; Pakistan : 139/2 (18.4 overs)

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights – Final T20 World Cup (2009)

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Stats – Final ICC World Twenty20 (2009)

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Scorecard – Final T20 World Cup (2009)

Afridi booms again!

Pakistan gets something finally

Pakistan : The Cinderella man story

Pakistan victorious in World T20

Semi-Final Highlights

1st Semi-Final: Pakistan v South Africa at Nottingham – Jun 18, 2009
Pakistan won by 7 runs
Pakistan 149/4 (20/20 ov); South Africa 142/5 (20/20 ov)

Pakistan vs South Africa Highlights – 1st Semi-Final T20 World Cup (2009)

Pakistan vs South Africa Scorecard – 1st Semi-Final T20 World Cup (2009)

Pakistan second final in a row!

South Africa chokes yet again!

“Twenty20 is fun cricket” – Younis Khan

Boom Boom Afridi!

2nd Semi-Final: Sri Lanka v West Indies at The Oval – Jun 19, 2009
Sri Lanka won by 57 runs
Sri Lanka 158/5 (20/20 ov); West Indies 101 (17.4/20 ov)

Sri Lanka vs West Indies Highlights – 2nd Semi-Final T20 World Cup (2009)

Sri Lanka vs West Indies Scorecard – 2nd Semi-Final T20 World Cup (2009)

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Dhoni’s men in blue beat Pakistan in the finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2007

Jogendar Sharma took the last and the most crucial wicket in the final. Misbah.. Misbah..Misbah…

Sri Lanka’s Dilshan plays his unique vertical sweep scoop shot thing

Winning skipper Younus Khan dedicates Pakistan’s victory over Sri Lanka in the ICC World Twenty20 final at Lord’s to former coach Bob Woolmer

Just like James J Braddock, The Cinderella Man, no one gave Pakistan a chance of winning this World Cup. Reason being Pakistan had not played much cricket in the last 2 years, the 2 years when Twenty20 really took off. Pakistan’s players did not participate in the second edition of IPL as well, hence they were short on Twenty20 experience! Every player in Pakistan and India essentially grows up on Twenty20 cricket, as a batsman you just hit sixes and as a bowler you prevent the sixes, plain and simple. No one worried about Pakistan, no one knew Pakistan and hence they won, just like James J Braddock, The Cinderella Man.

Pakistan as a country has been torn down in the last few years. With Taliban taking over a large part, terrorism getting rampant and even affecting cricket the country and its people needed something, and now they have something. A World Cup trophy!

I hope this revivs cricket in Pakistan which has been affected a great deal by terrorism and ICL. Razzaq is already back with more to follow, Pakistan team will soon be back to its full strength and with the confidence of winning a World Cup behind them they can scale new hieghts.