Pakistan 2009 T20 World Cup Photos: Champions at Lord’s
Lord’s, 21 June 2009. Pakistan 139/2 chased down Sri Lanka’s 138/6 with eight balls to spare — world T20 champions. The photos: Shahid Afridi’s arms spread wide after the winning runs, Younis Khan lifting the trophy as fireworks burst over the Home of Cricket. This gallery relives it.
Quick answer: Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at Lord’s on 21 June 2009, beating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets under Younis Khan. Shahid Afridi was Man of the Match in both the semi-final and final (54* in the final). Umar Gul took 13 wickets, the tournament’s most.
The final in pictures
Sri Lanka chose to bat and stalled to 138/6 — Abdul Razzaq’s 3/20 strangling the innings. Pakistan’s chase was calm: Kamran Akmal’s start, then Shahid Afridi’s unbeaten 54 sealing it with a pull to the boundary. The images: Afridi arms outstretched, sprinting; the team pile-on; Younis Khan — in his final T20 international — lifting the trophy as fireworks lit Lord’s. Pakistan had lost the 2007 final to India by 5 runs; 2009 was redemption.
Afridi’s tournament
Promoted up the order mid-tournament, Afridi delivered when it mattered: 51 and 2/16 in the semi-final against South Africa, then 54* and 1/20 in the final — Man of the Match in both. The photos of his celebration — shirt tugged, arms wide, the crowd roaring — became the tournament’s defining images. Umar Gul’s 13 wickets (including 5/6 against New Zealand) gave Pakistan the tournament’s best bowler too.
Legacy of 2009
2009 sits between the bookends of 1992 and 2017 in Pakistan’s trophy cabinet — and it announced Pakistan as a T20 power just as the format exploded. Younis retired from T20Is on the spot, Afridi took the T20 captaincy, and the green-yellow kit of Lord’s became a classic. Compare with our 1992 and 2017 galleries.
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2009 photos: FAQs
Who won the 2009 T20 World Cup?
Pakistan, beating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the final at Lord’s on 21 June 2009.
Who was Pakistan’s captain in 2009?
Younis Khan — the final was his last T20 international.
Who was Man of the Match in the 2009 final?
Shahid Afridi, for an unbeaten 54 and 1/20 — his second straight Man of the Match award.
Who took the most wickets at the 2009 T20 World Cup?
Umar Gul (Pakistan), with 13 wickets including 5/6 against New Zealand.
