Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik tosses the coin at the start of the World Twenty20 final in Johannesburg

The flags of both teams are paraded by the boundary edge dancers before the start of play

Indian debutant Yusuf Pathan has to dive to avoid being run out off the first ball of the match

Pathan's aggressive knock is cut short when Pakistan captain Malik takes a catch in the outfield

In India, young fans gather outside the home of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Gautam Gambhir reaches a 38-ball half century as he leads India's attempt to post a defendable total

Cricket lovers across Asia were glued to the live television coverage of the thrilling final

Umar Gul does a Billy Elliot after taking a skied return catch to remove India's danger man Yuvraj Singh

Gul does it again with a perfect yorker to remove Dhoni's leg stump as India finish their 20 overs on 157-5

RP Singh leads India's fightback, having Mohammad Hafeez caught at slip in his opening over

And Singh follows up with a superb inswinger which proves too good for Kamran Akmal

Imran Nazir hits two sixes for Pakistan in a quickfire 33 but is then run out as their innings falters

Irfan Pathan presses home India's advantage with a magnificent spell, taking 3-16 from his four overs

Sohail Tanvir smacks two sixes before being bowled by Sree Santh with Pakistan 138-8 in the 18th over

India are ecstatic after Santh catches Misbah-ul-Haq in the deep in the final over to secure a thrilling five-run win

The celebrations continue in Johannesburg as Dhoni and his players lift India's first major trophy since 1983