World Cup History: Four iconic moments from the India-Pakistan rivalry

#3 World T20 2007: The last over drama

Pakistan v India - Twenty20 Championship Final

2007 ODI World Cup was a forgettable one for both India and Pakistan as both the countries failed to make it past the group stage. Thankfully, the inaugural edition of T20 World Cup happened in the same year and both the teams bounced back as they managed to reach the final. This set-up another classic India-Pakistan match and since it was the final, there was a lot at stake.

The match lived up to its hype and after amazing performances by players from both teams, it all came down to the last over. Pakistan needed 13 runs in the last over and India needed 1 wicket to win the match. But with the impressive batting form of Misbah-ul-Haq, it seemed like an achievable score. Whereas, the pressure was on the newly appointed Indian skipper, MS Dhoni, as he had to choose between the experienced Harbhajan Singh and the unfamiliar Joginder Sharma to bowl the last over.

Dhoni gave the ball to Joginder Sharma, which surprised many at that point of time. The decision started to seem regrettable after the bowler gave away 7 runs of the first two deliveries - a wide and a six. However, the Pakistan skipper played the scoop shot on the next ball looking for a boundary at fine leg but he failed as Sreesanth took the catch.

Apart from being an iconic moment in the rivalry, in retrospect, this over holds a lot of relevance as it gave rise to a cricketing genius - MS Dhoni.