This page lists the squads picked for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. This was the first World Twenty20 tournament which was organised by the ICC. The tournament was held from 11 to 24 September 2007 in South Africa. 12 teams participated in the tournament, and the teams were sorted by their groups in the preliminary group stage. The first-class team listed for each player is the domestic team he played for in his home country and any English county he has played for in the 2007 season, which was running concurrently to the World Twenty20 tournament.

Group A Bangladesh Bangladesh announced their squad on 9 August 2007.

No. Player Date of birth T20sNumber of Twenty20 Internationals played up until the start of the Twenty20 World Championship on 11 September 2007. Batting Bowling style First class team 98 Mohammad Ashraful (c) 9 September 1984 2 Right Right arm leg break Dhaka Division 2 Mashrafe Mortaza (vc) 5 October 1983 3 Right Right arm fast medium Khulna Division 41 Abdur Razzak 15 June 1982 3 Right Slow left arm orthodox Khulna Division 97 Aftab Ahmed 10 November 1985 3 Right Right-arm medium Chittagong Division 14 Alok Kapali 1 January 1984 2 Right Right arm leg break Sylhet Division 76 Farhad Reza 16 June 1986 3 Right Right-arm fast medium Rajshahi Division 31 Junaid Siddique 30 October 1987 0 Left Right arm off break Rajshahi Division 30 Mohammad Mahmudullah 4 February 1986 2 Right Right arm off break Dhaka Division 15 Mushfiqur Rahim 1 September 1988 3 Right Wicket-keeper Rajshahi Division 83 Nadif Chowdhury 21 April 1987 1 Right Slow left arm orthodox Barisal Division 40 Nazimuddin 1 October 1985 2 Right Chittagong Division 75 Shakib Al Hasan 24 March 1987 1 Left Slow left arm orthodox Khulna Division 47 Syed Rasel 3 July 1984 2 Left Left-arm medium fast Khulna Division 29 Tamim Iqbal 20 March 1989 2 Left Chittagong Division 50 Ziaur Rahman 2 December 1986 0 Right Right-arm fast medium Khulna Division

South Africa South Africa announced their squad on 11 August 2007. Loots Bosman was ruled out of the competition with a lower back injury.

No. Player Date of birth T20s Batting Bowling style First class team 15 Graeme Smith (c) 1 February 1981 5 Left Right arm off break Cape Cobras 9 Mark Boucher 3 December 1976 2 Right Wicket-keeper Cape Cobras 17 AB de Villiers 17 February 1984 3 Right Right-arm medium Nashua Titans 7 Shaun Pollock 16 July 1973 4 Right Right-arm fast medium Nashua Dolphins 16 Makhaya Ntini 6 July 1977 2 Right Right-arm fast Fidentia Warriors 89 Andre Nel 15 July 1977 1 Right Right-arm fast medium Nashua Titans 0 Thandi Tshabalala 19 November 1984 0 Right Right arm off break Gestetner Diamond-Eagles 65 Morne Morkel 6 October 1984 0 Left Right-arm fast Nashua Titans 81 Albie Morkel 10 June 1981 0 Left Right-arm medium fast Nashua Titans 6 Justin Kemp 2 October 1977 3 Right Right-arm fast medium Cape Cobras Kent Spitfires 29 Johan van der Wath 10 January 1978 3 Right Right-arm medium fast Gestetner Diamond-Eagles Northamptonshire Steelbacks 24 Vernon Philander 24 June 1985 0 Right Right-arm fast medium Cape Cobras 07 Herschelle Gibbs 23 February 1974 4 Right Cape Cobras 21 Jean-Paul Duminy 14 April 1984 0 Left Right arm off break Cape Cobras 69 Gulam Bodi 4 January 1979 0 Left Slow left-arm wrist-spin Nashua Titans

West Indies

No. Player Date of birth T20s Batting Bowling style First class team 53 Ramnaresh Sarwan 23 June 1980 0 Right Right arm leg break 47 Dwayne Bravo 7 October 1983 3 Right Right-arm medium fast 6 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 18 August 1974 2 Left Right arm leg break Durham Dynamos 17 Pedro Collins 12 August 1976 0 Right Left-arm fast medium 66 Narsingh Deonarine 16 August 1983 0 Left Right arm off break 20 Fidel Edwards 6 February 1982 0 Right Right-arm fast 45 Chris Gayle 21 September 1979 3 Left Right arm off break 37 Runako Morton 22 July 1978 3 Right Right-arm medium or off break Leeward Islands 39 Daren Powell 15 April 1978 2 Right Right-arm fast medium Hampshire Hawks 80 Denesh Ramdin 13 March 1985 3 Right Wicket-keeper 14 Ravi Rampaul 15 October 1984 2 Left Right-arm fast medium 88 Darren Sammy 20 December 1983 2 Right Right-arm fast medium Windward Islands 52 Marlon Samuels 5 February 1981 2 Right Right arm off break 28 Devon Smith 21 October 1981 1 Left Right arm off break Windward Islands 50 Dwayne Smith 12 April 1983 3 Right Right-arm medium

Group B Australia Australia's T20 squad was announced on 20 July 2007. Shaun Tait was named in the original squad but was later ruled out after elbow surgery; he was replaced by Ben Hilfenhaus. The squad was generally the same as that which won the ICC Cricket World Cup earlier in the year.

No. Player Date of birth T20s Batting Bowling style First class team 14 Ricky Ponting (c) 19 December 1974 5 Right Right arm medium Tasmanian Tigers 18 Adam Gilchrist (vc) 14 November 1971 4 Left Wicket-keeper Western Warriors 59 Nathan Bracken 12 September 1977 3 Right Left arm fast medium New South Wales Blues 8 Stuart Clark 28 September 1975 2 Right Right arm fast medium New South Wales Blues Hampshire County Cricket Club 23 Michael Clarke 2 April 1981 5 Right Slow left arm orthodox New South Wales Blues 57 Brad Haddin 23 October 1977 1 Right Wicket-keeper New South Wales Blues 28 Matthew Hayden 29 October 1971 2 Left Right arm medium Queensland Bulls 29 Ben Hilfenhaus 15 March 1983 1 Right Right arm fast medium Tasmanian Tigers 17 Brad Hodge 29 December 1974 0 Right Right arm off break Victorian Bushrangers Lancashire Lightning 31 Brad Hogg 6 February 1971 2 Left Slow left-arm wrist-spin Western Warriors 48 Michael Hussey 27 May 1975 4 Left Right arm medium Western Warriors 25 Mitchell Johnson 2 November 1981 0 Left Left arm fast Queensland Bulls 58 Brett Lee 8 November 1976 3 Right Right arm fast New South Wales Blues 63 Andrew Symonds 9 June 1975 4 Right Right arm off breakRight arm medium Queensland Bulls 33 Shane Watson 17 June 1981 1 Right Right arm fast medium Queensland Bulls

England England announced their squad on 6 August 2007. Ravi Bopara pulled out from the tournament on 4 September, after dislocating his thumb during a bowling spell in the ODI series against India. Three days later, James Anderson was announced to replace him. Ryan Sidebottom also withdrew after failing to recover from a side injury sustained during the third Test against India in early August: Dimitri Mascarenhas was called up as his replacement.

No. Player Date of birth T20s Batting Bowling style First class team 5 Paul Collingwood (c) 26 May 1976 6 Right Right-arm medium Durham Dynamos 9 James Anderson 30 July 1982 3 Left Right-arm fast medium Lancashire Lightning 39 Stuart Broad 24 June 1986 3 Left Right-arm fast medium Leicestershire Foxes 11 Andrew Flintoff 6 December 1977 2 Right Right-arm fast Lancashire Lightning 16 James Kirtley 10 January 1975 0 Right Right-arm fast medium Sussex Sharks 6 Darren Maddy 23 May 1974 0 Right Right-arm medium Warwickshire Bears 32 Dimitri Mascarenhas 30 October 1977 2 Right Right-arm fast medium Hampshire Hawks 24 Kevin Pietersen 27 June 1980 6 Right Right arm off break Hampshire Hawks 13 Matt Prior 26 February 1982 2 Right Wicket-keeper Sussex Sharks 28 Chris Schofield 6 October 1978 0 Left Right arm leg break Surrey Brown Caps 3 Owais Shah 22 October 1978 2 Right Right arm off break Middlesex Crusaders 29 Jeremy Snape 27 April 1973 0 Right Right arm off break Leicestershire Foxes 38 Vikram Solanki 1 April 1976 1 Right Right arm off break Worcestershire Royals 33 Chris Tremlett 2 September 1981 0 Right Right-arm medium fast Hampshire Hawks 45 Luke Wright 7 March 1985 0 Right Right-arm medium Sussex Sharks

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe announced their squad on 14 August 2007.Taibu comes back in from the cold, from Cricinfo, 14 August 2007 Tatenda Taibu returned to the team for the first time in two years.

No. Player Date of birth T20s Batting Bowling style First class team 52 Prosper Utseya (c) 26 March 1985 1 Right Right arm off break Easterns 12 Gary Brent 13 January 1976 1 Right Right-arm medium fast Southerns 33 Justice Chibhabha 6 September 1986 1 Right Right-arm medium Southerns 47 Elton Chigumbura 14 March 1986 1 Right Right-arm medium Northerns 17 Keith Dabengwa 17 August 1980 1 Left Slow left arm orthodox Westerns 65 Timycen Maruma 19 April 1988 0 Right Right arm leg break Easterns 58 Johnson Marumisa 1 March 1983 0 Right Right arm leg break Easterns 3 Hamilton Masakadza 9 August 1983 1 Right Right arm leg break Easterns 45 Stuart Matsikenyeri 3 May 1983 1 Right Right arm off break Easterns 28 Christopher Mpofu 27 November 1985 0 Right Right-arm medium Westerns 53 Tawanda Mupariwa 16 April 1985 0 Right Right-arm fast medium Westerns 26 Vusi Sibanda 10 October 1983 0 Right Right-arm medium Midlands 44 Tatenda Taibu 14 May 1983 0 Right Wicket-keeper Mashonaland 1 Brendan Taylor 6 February 1986 1 Right Wicket-keeper Mashonaland 14 Sean Williams 26 September 1986 1 Left Slow left arm orthodox Westerns

Group C Kenya

Kenya announced their squad on 14 August 2007.Kenya rely on the tried and trusted, from Cricinfo, retrieved 1 September 2007

No. Player Date of birth T20s Batting Bowling style Domestic team 5 Steve Tikolo (c) 25 June 1971 1 Right Right-arm medium Swamibapa 07 Rajesh Bhudia 22 November 1984 2 Right Right-arm medium Kanbis 11 Jimmy Kamande 12 December 1978 1 Right Right arm off break Parklands 89 Tanmay Mishra 22 December 1986 2 Right Right-arm fast medium Aga Khan 91 Alex Obanda 25 December 1987 1 Right Right-arm medium fast Swamibapa 13 Collins Obuya 27 July 1981 2 Right Right arm leg break Stray Lions 21 David Obuya 14 August 1979 2 Right Wicket-keeper Stray Lions 35 Nehemiah Odhiambo 7 August 1983 0 Right Right-arm medium fast Swamibapa 00 Thomas Odoyo 12 May 1978 2 Right Right-arm medium fast Kanbis 77 Peter Ongondo 10 February 1977 2 Right Right-arm medium Swamibapa 75 Lameck Onyango 22 September 1973 2 Right Right-arm medium Swamibapa Elijah Otieno 3 January 1988 0 Right Right-arm medium fast Swamibapa 17 Morris Ouma 8 November 1982 0 Right Wicket-keeper Swamibapa 09 Tony Suji 5 February 1976 1 Right Right-arm medium Swamibapa 84 Hiren Varaiya 9 April 1984 2 Right Slow left arm orthodox Nairobi Gymkhana

New Zealand

New Zealand announced their squad on 9 August 2007.Vettori handed Twenty20 captaincy, from Cricinfo, retrieved 1 September 2007 Long-time captain Stephen Fleming, who stepped down from the One-day International captaincy after the 2007 World Cup, was not included, and Daniel Vettori was given the captaincy. Scott Styris could be replaced, as he has struggled with injury problems playing for Durham in England in 2007.

No. Player Date of birth T20s Batting Bowling style First class team 11 Daniel Vettori (c) 27 January 1979 0 Left Slow left arm orthodox Northern Districts Knights 27 Shane Bond 7 June 1975 3 Right Right-arm fast Canterbury Wizards 50 Peter Fulton 1 February 1979 2 Right Right-arm medium Canterbury Wizards 17 Mark Gillespie 17 October 1979 2 Right Right-arm fast medium Wellington Firebirds Gareth Hopkins 24 November 1976 0 Right Wicket-keeper Otago Volts 42 Brendon McCullum 27 September 1981 5 Right Wicket-keeper Canterbury Wizards Nathan McCullum 1 September 1980 0 Right Right arm off break Otago Volts 10 Craig McMillan 13 September 1976 2 Right Right-arm medium Canterbury Wizards 32 Chris Martin 10 December 1979 0 Right Right-arm fast medium Auckland Aces 24 Jacob Oram 28 July 1978 1 Left Right-arm medium Central Districts Stags 39 Jeetan Patel 7 May 1980 4 Right Right arm off break Wellington Firebirds Bradley Scott 16 September 1979 0 Left Left-arm fast medium Otago Volts 56 Scott Styris 10 July 1975 3 Right Right-arm medium Auckland Aces Durham Dynamos 3 Ross Taylor 8 March 1984 2 Right Right arm off break Central Districts Stags 40 Lou Vincent 11 November 1978 1 Right Right-arm medium Auckland Aces

Sri Lanka