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Malik blames poor batting defeat
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik believed his side had been undone by poor batting after they had restricted India to 157 for five with only Gautam Gambhir rising to the occasion with 75

Super Dhoni leads India to history
Mahendra Singh Dhoni led India to a five-run over Pakistan in the final of the Twenty20 World Cup, chasing a target of 158, Pakistan were bowled out for 152 runs in 19.3 overs

India defied all Twenty20 theories
India defied all preconceived theories about cricket's newest format by relying on their natural skills to beat Pakistan by five runs to win the inaugural ICC World Twenty20

Twenty20 took Australia by surprise
As Australia flies out of South Africa with just 11 fit players for a one-day tournament in India beginning on Saturday, coach Tim Nielsen has admitted the squad was surprised by the pace of the Twenty20 World Cup

India clinch thrilling victory
India have won the inaugural World Twenty20 title after beating arch-rivals Pakistan by five runs in an intensely fought contest in Johannesburg

India crowned Twenty20 Champions
India have won the inaugural World Twenty20 in South Africa after a thrilling final in which arch-rivals Pakistan fell five runs short of their victory target of 158 in Johannesburg

Gul helps Pakistan restrict India
Umar Gul helped Pakistan restrict India to 157-5 in the World Twenty20 final

India to bat in World Twenty20 final
India skipper Mahendra Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat in the World Twenty20 final against Pakistan

Huge offer awaits Twenty20 champs
The winners of the World Twenty20 final between India and Pakistan will be invited to play a match worth £2.47m ($5m) against the Stanford Super Team

Kumble confident of India winning final
Anil Kumble believes that India has a great chance to beat Pakistan in the grand finale of the Twenty20 World Cup in Johannesburg in South Africa on Monday

Pakistan Out To Combat Yuvraj
As Pakistan prepare for the World Twenty20 final against arch-rivals India, their tactics for the Johannesburg showdown seem to boil down to one particular plan: stop Yuvraj Singh

Which way will the pendulum swing?
India have played with commendable passion to reach the final of the World Twenty20 Championship, but Pakistan have enough firepower themselves to douse the fire

Johannesburg buzzing as never before
The atmosphere in the suburb of Fordsburg here is electric hours before the inaugural Twenty20 World Championships final between India and Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday

Pakistan are favourites, says Akram
Pakistan’s cricket greats are backing their team to win the ICC World Twenty20 title beating arch rivals India in Monday’s final in Johannesburg

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