5 thrilling last over finishes in ICC Tournaments

#3. 2007 World T20 Final - India v Pakistan

Misbah Ul Haq played the worst shot of his life in the ICC World T20

India were playing Pakistan in the final of inaugural ICC World T20 and the excitement was palpable. India's formula was to win the toss and pile up a big total and defend the score with their seamers. MS Dhoni had no hesitation in batting first when he won the toss.

Gautam Gambhir got India off to a good start and forged a 50 runs stand with Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj somehow couldn't hit those big sixes and was dismissed for 14. MS Dhoni also got bowled off Umar Gul's accurate bowling. Gambhir's 75 followed by Rohit Sharma's cameo of 30 from 16 deliveries, helped India reach 157 in 20 overs.

India had a good seam attack and RP Singh got both Hafeez and Kamran Akmal within 3 overs. Imran Nazir played a whirlwind innings before being dismissed to a run-out. Younis Khan struggled to get going and Pakistan lost the momentum with the departure of Younis, Shoaib Malik and Afridi in quick succession. The contest was all but over at 77 for 6.

However, Misbah had different plans. He forged useful partnerships with Yasir Arafat and Sohail Tanvir and even hit 3 sixes off a Harbhajan Singh over to bring the equation down from 54 runs in 4 overs to 13 off the last over. He had Mohammad Asif as the last batting partner.

Joginder Sharma's final act

When Dhoni went for Joginder over the experienced Harbhajan, it looked as if he had missed a trick. Joginder bowled a wide delivery followed by a dot ball. The very next delivery was sent sailing over long off for a massive six. Ravi Shastri and Ramiz Raja were making it a spectacle for the fans with their commentary as well. It looked as if Pakistan would romp home.

However, Misbah had a brain fade and scooped the ball up in the air, giving Sreesanth an easy catch at fine leg and India the ICC World T20 trophy.

This is one of the most iconic moments in Indian sports which led to the birth of the IPL. Indian cricket has become a force to reckon with and it all started with this win over Pakistan.