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Johannesburg, September 24: India claimed the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup after
they beat Pakistan by five runs in a thrilling final on Monday.

Recalled all-rounder Irfan Pathan and new-ball bowler Rudra Pratap Singh took three
wickets each and Pakistan, who started well, tumbled to 152 all out in reply to India's 157
for five.

Misbah ul-Haq threatened to steal victory from India at the death with four sixes in his 43
but Joginder Sharma had him caught trying to spoon a ball over fine leg with three balls
to spare.

Opening batsman Imran Nazir had slammed 33 off 14 balls in a flying start for Pakistan
but Robin Uthappa ran him out with a direct hit and Pathan claimed the key wickets of
Shoaib Malik (8) and Shahid Afridi (0) in his second over to slow their run chase.

Joginder kept his nerve in the final over with Pakistan needing 12 to win and finished
with two for 20, while Pathan took three for 16 and Pratap three for 26.
A good all-round bowling performance by Pakistan, led by Umar Gul, had earlier
restricted India to a relatively modest total.

Gul took three for 28 in his four overs as India never managed to break free of tight
bowling and fielding.

The tall seamer landed the vital wickets of Yuvraj Singh, caught and bowled for 14 off 19
balls, Mahendra Dhoni, bowled for six, and Gautam Gambhir, caught at short fine-leg for
75.

Opener Gambhir batted through the first 18 overs, however, stroking eight fours and two
sixes, and needed just 54 balls for his fluent innings which give India's total
respectability.

Rohit Sharma scored 30 not out in 16 balls in the closing overs to take India past 150.

Shah Rukh Khan was there on the field cheering for the Indians.

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Yuvraj�s� 6 sixes on tape

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India: Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, MS Dhoni, Yousuf Pathan, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh,
Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, RP Singh.

Pakistan: Imran Nazir, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Shahid
Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Yasir Arafat.