At Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, October 20, 2007 (floodlit). India won by seven wickets. Toss:
Australia. Twenty20 international debut: M. Kartik.
The World Cup holders might have had things pretty much their own way in the 50-overs
matches, but the recently crowned Twenty20 kings emphasised their primacy at the even shorter
game with a relatively straightforward victory. Only Ponting got going for Australia, hitting 13
fours in his 76 from 53 balls, but Harbhajan Singh applied the brakes successfully, conceding just
17 from his four overs. With Lee proving expensive - his third over cost 20 - India were always
ahead of the rate, and all five of their batsmen scored at better than a run a ball as the target was
chased down with 11 deliveries to spare.
Man of the Match: G. Gambhir.