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The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was first held in 2007 in South Africa. India won the inaugural edition in a blockbuster final against Pakistan as cricket’s 20-over format announced its arrival to the world. Since then Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Australia have gone on to lift the coveted T20 World Cup trophy. Let's have a look at who the winners defeated in each edition to claim the coveted title. 2007 ICC World T20: India India overcame arch-rivals Pakistan by 5 runs in a final at Johannesburg that went down to the wire. By doing so, India became the first side to win an ODI and T20I World Cup. The Men in Blue won five matches in the lead-up to the final, including a group stage match against England where Yuvraj Singh smashed Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over. India had faced Pakistan earlier in the group stages of World Cup as well in a match that MS Dhoni’s team won through a bowl-out. Matthew Hayden’s tally of 265 runs was the highest for any batsmen in the tourna