3 Incredible Coincidences From India's 2007 T20 World Cup Victory That Have Repeated In 2024

16/06/2024

3 incredible coincidences from india's 2007 t20 world cup victory that have repeated in 2024

Rohit Sharma-led India have come into the 2024 T20 World Cup with hopes of ending a 17-year-old wait and lifting the trophy for the first time since the inaugural edition in 2007, when a young team led by MS Dhoni stunned the odds in South Africa and defeated Pakistan in a nail-biting final.

Since then, the tournament has produced heartbreak for the Men in Blue as they crashed out in the Super 8s/12s in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2021, suffered semi-final defeats in 2014 and 2016, and found themselves on the losing side in the 2014 final to Sri Lanka.

The Men in Blue's aim of winning an ICC event for the first time in 11 years in the 2024 edition has gotten off to a dream start as they qualified for the Super 8s without losing a game. India won their first three games against Ireland, Pakistan, and the United States of America (USA) before a washout against Canada.

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Indian fans will feel that they have luck on their side as the 2007 and 2024 T20 World Cup have seen some incredible coincendes so far. Here are three coincidences from India's 2007 T20 World Cup-winning campaign that have repeated in 2024.

India's Game Washed Out: For the first time in 17 years and only the second time in T20 World Cup history, an India match in the mega event was washed out without any play possible when the game against Canada in Florida was abandoned without a single ball bowled. The only other instance of an India match ending with teams sharing points was in 2007, when a group stage game against another associate nation, Scotland, did not see any play due to rain in Durban.

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Pakistan Play Out A Tie And Lose: Pakistan played out a tie only for the second time in a T20 World Cup match when they faced the United States of America (USA) in Dallas. The only other time a game of the Men in Green finished with scores level in the T20 World Cup was in 2007 against India.

On both instances, Pakistan ended up losing the game as they were beaten by India in a bowl out while losing to USA in a Super over.

India Beat Pakistan Batting First:The 2024 T20 World Cup game between India and Pakistan in New York was the first instance of the arch-rivals playing a match in the mega event and the team batting first winning the game. The last time the same happened was in the 2007 T20 World Cup, when India won the final against Pakistan after batting first.

The MS Dhoni-led team had batted first in the group stage game against the Men in Green in the inaugural edition and won the game after a bowlout.

All other India-Pakistan games in the T20 World Cup were won by the team chasing, with India emerging victorious in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2022, while Pakistan won in 2021.

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