| 24 SEPTEMBER 2007 is one of the most
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| | India scored a fine 15 runs win over
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| important days in the history of cricket,
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| | World Champions Australia. Just after the
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| as the first final of ICC World Twenty20
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| | wins of their respective teams, the
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| is going to be held on this day. On
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| | cricket fans of the Indian sub-continent
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| Monday, two of the titans, India and
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| | started to celebrate by bursting crackers
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| Pakistan are going to meet at the
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| | and by other means. On Saturday, after
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| Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg in South
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| | India's win over Australia in the
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| Africa. It is really interesting that
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| | semi-final of World Twenty20 Cup, captain
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| both these team made it to the finals of
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| | Mahendra Singh Dhoni said, "It's the
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| World Twenty20, just six months after
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| | biggest stage and the biggest match you
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| first-round exits from the World Cup 2007
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| | can play, it's a match that needs to be
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| in West Indies. However, forgetting their
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| | played with intensity and I think we are
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| World Cup 2007 failure as a distant
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| | ready to do that." While vice-captain
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| nightmare, India and Pakistan turned the
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| | Yuvraj Singh, who made a quick 70 off 30
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| tables in the inaugural World Twenty20
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| | balls and was declared man of the match
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| Cup. Initially, it was not clear if India
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| | on Saturday, said, "India versus Pakistan
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| and Pakistan would be able to reach to
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| | is a dream final, the whole world is
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| the finals of World Twenty20, as other
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| | going to be watching."
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| teams like Australia, New Zealand and
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| | Indian and Pakistani cricket fans are
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| host South Africa were also hot
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| | praying for their respective teams. Who
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| favourites.
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| | would win, will become clear before 9 pm
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| The young Indian team landed in South
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| | today. We do not know what will happen,
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| Africa without their big guns - Sachin
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| | but Indian team is surely looking for the
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| Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid
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| | title, in the shorter and newest version
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| and Zaheer Khan. Interestingly, the
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| | of game. This may happen, as the Indian
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| average age of the players is below 24
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| | team has learned how to win matches. We
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| years. Here I would specially like to
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| | can expect our batsmen - Virender Sehwag,
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| mention that India team's achievement is
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| | Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj
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| remarkable, as they do not have a special
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| | Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit
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| coach for the tournament. The strong
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| | Sharma to come up with good innings and
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| determination of players and teamwork
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| | bowlers - RP Singh, Sreesanth, Irfan
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| took them to finals.
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| | Pathan, Harbhajan Singh and Joginder
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| On the other hand, the Pakistan team,
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| | Sharma to return with magical figures.
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| which passed through a dismal phase after
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| | Moreover, it is a great moment for all
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| death of former coach Bob Woolmer in
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| | Indians and we hope that Indian team will
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| Jamaica, are also having a comparatively
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| | repeat the magic of World Cup 1983. It is
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| less-experienced team. Middle-order
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| | a truth that team India has a 'final
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| batsman Mohammad Yousuf and all-rounder
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| | phobia' and that has taken away victory
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| Abdul Razzaq, who had a contract rift
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| | from India's hands several times in the
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| with the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board)
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| | past. However, in this World Twenty20
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| could not make their place in the team
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| | Cup, team India is looking different,
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| and controversial strike bowler Shoaib
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| | their excellent performances and fighting
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| Akhtar, who hit the teammate Mohammad
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| | spirit will surely make them champions.
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| Asif, was sent home from South Africa.
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| | Till the start of the game we can only
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| Despite such ups and downs, both India
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| | say- "come on India! Come on Dhoni's
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| and Pakistan played exceptional cricket
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| | army! We want the first World Twenty20
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| in South Africa. Apart from a single
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| | Cup from you guys. Just stand up, gather
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| defeat against New Zealand in the first
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| | your potential and score a sensational
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| match of Super 8s, the Indian team
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| | win over our neighbour Pakistan."
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| performed very well all through the
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| | India Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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| tournament. The India team, under
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| | (Captain), Yuvraj Singh (Vice-captain),
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| supervision of Mahendra Singh Dhoni,
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| | Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Robin
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| defeated Pakistan in the first round, in
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| | Uthappa, Rohit Sharma, Joginder Sharma,
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| a 'bowl out' by 3-0, after a tied game.
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| | Irfan Pathan, Rudra Pratap Singh, S
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| Later they beat England and the host
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| | Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Yusuf Pathan,
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| South Africa, in must win matches in the
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| | Piyush Chawla, Ajit Agarkar and Dinesh
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| Super 8s.
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| | Karthik.
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| Meanwhile, the other finalist Pakistan,
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| | Pakistan Squad: Shoaib Malik (Captain),
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| under the captaincy of Shoaib Malik lost
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| | Salman Butt (Vice-captain), Imran Nazir,
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| only one game against India but won the
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| | Younis Khan, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Asif,
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| rest of their matches in the tournament
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| | Sohail Tanvir, Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam,
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| against Scotland, Sri Lanka, Australia
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| | Umar Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah-ul-Haq,
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| and Bangladesh in the Super 8s stage.
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| | Yasir Arafat, Iftikhar Anjum and Abdur
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| In the first semi-final, Pakistan beat
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| | Rehman.
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| New Zealand and in the second semi-final,
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| | Match Schedule: at 1730 IST.
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