#2 ICC World T20 Final 2007: India vs Pakistan
Dhoni had already led India to the final of the inaugural World T20 Championships where they met arch rivals Pakistan. India batted first after winning the toss and thanks to a graceful innings from Gambhir, set a target of 158.
Pakistan’s run chase was interrupted by regular dismissals at key points. However, they still managed to keep the match alive with Misbah Ul-Haq holding one end. It all came down to the last over with Pakistan needing 13 off the last over.
With everyone expecting to see the experienced Harbhajan Singh come up to bowl the last six balls, Dhoni tossed the ball to Joginder Sharma, leaving the fans in shock. Misbah was picking Harbhajan’s deliveries with considerable ease and Joginder had earlier proved effective while bowling the last over against Australia in the semi-final.
It could have easily gone the other way. Misbah had already hit a huge six off a full-toss and needed to hit another to seal the match. However, overconfidence got the better of him as Misbah got a bit cocky and tried to scoop the next delivery for another boundary and was caught at short fine leg by Sreesanth.
Later on, Joginder said that Dhoni had assured that he personally would shoulder all responsibility if the match did not go their way.
Brand-new app in a brand-new avatar! Download CricRocket for fast cricket scores, rocket flicks, super notifications and much more! 🚀☄️
