The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was the inaugural edition of the Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20 that was contested in South Africa from 11 to 24 September 2007. Twelve teams took part in the thirteen-day tournament—the ten Test-playing nations and the finalists of the 2007 World Cricket League Division One tournament: Kenya and Scotland. India won the tournament, beating Pakistan in the final at Johannesburg by 5 runs.

During the group stage and Super Eight, points were awarded to the teams as follows:

In case of a tie (i.e., both teams score exactly the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a bowl-out decided the winner. This was applicable in all stages of the tournament. The bowl-out was used to determine the result of only one game in this tournament – the Group D game between India and Pakistan on 14 September (scorecard).

Within each group (both group stage and Super Eight stage), teams were ranked against each other based on the following criteria:

Teams from every ICC Region :

By finishing first and second in the 2007 WCL Division One, Kenya and Scotland qualified for the World Twenty20.

All matches were played at the following three grounds:

Five umpires from the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, along with four members of the ICC International umpire panel completed the list of umpires for the 27 match tournament. A rotation system saw all officials serve on-field, as well as in third umpire capacities.