ICC World Twenty20 2007 First match

South Africa v West Indies

At Johannesburg, September 11, 2007. South Africa won by eight wickets. Toss: South Africa / chose field. Twenty20 international debuts: Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander (South Africa), Fidel Edwards and Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies)

The Hindu report says

For 75 minutes, Chris Gayle lived out a fantasy. In the first match of the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 between the West Indies and host South Africa, Gayle was destructive not just because he could be, but because he had to be. His team needed him to clinically decimate the bowling with little regard for anything else. His team needed him to be him, and the result was 117 in 57 balls with seven fours and as many as 10 sixes.  

Gibbs smashed an unbeaten 90 in 55 balls. It helped South Africa to win the match.

Player of the match: Chris Gayle