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The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 (now T20 World Cup) in 2007 was hosted by South Africa, with matches played across cities including Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg. India won the tournament, defeating Pakistan in the final. England (2009), Australia (2010), and Sri Lanka (2012) hosted subsequent editions, while the 2021 and 2022 editions were hosted by Oman and UAE respectively.

Yuvraj Singh famously hit six sixes in an over off England's Stuart Broad in the 2007 T20 World Cup group match against England at Kingsmead, Durban. This was only the fourth instance of six sixes in an over in international cricket at the time. AB de Villiers (South African), Umar Gul (Pakistani), and Younis Khan (Pakistani) were not the bowler - this was an India vs England match.

Chris Gayle scored the first-ever T20 International century (117 runs off 57 balls) during the 2007 T20 World Cup, playing for the West Indies against South Africa in the very first match of the tournament. No other century was scored in that tournament. Sanath Jayasuriya and Mathew Hayden scored runs but no centuries, while Manish Pandey was not part of the 2007 World Cup squad.

Yusuf Pathan made his T20 International debut in the final between India and Pakistan at Johannesburg on September 24, 2007, which India won by 5 runs. He came in as a impact substitute. Sreesanth, Joginder Sharma, and Irfan Pathan were already part of the Indian squad in earlier matches. This debut is notable because it came in a high-pressure World Cup final.

Viruses are acellular entities that lack basic cell structures such as a nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, and organelles. They consist only of genetic material enclosed in a protein coat and cannot reproduce without a host cell. Neurons, plant cells, and amoeba all possess fundamental cellular components.

Mitochondria contain their own circular DNA (mtDNA) separate from nuclear DNA. This mitochondrial DNA encodes essential proteins for cellular respiration and energy production. The endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, and cell membrane do not contain DNA.

Non-vascular plants like mosses, liverworts, and hornworts lack specialized vascular tissues (xylem and phloem) for fluid transport. These simpler plants absorb water directly through their surfaces. Only vascular plants have the pipe-like transport system mentioned in the statement.

Moss requires water for sexual reproduction because sperm cells must swim through a film of water to reach egg cells. This is characteristic of bryophytes like mosses. Flowering plants (daisies) and conifers (pine trees) use pollen that can travel through air or animals without requiring liquid water for fertilization.

All listed options relate to connective tissue. Collagen is the primary structural protein found throughout connective tissues, cartilage is a flexible connective tissue found in joints and respiratory structures, and bone is a rigid connective tissue forming the skeleton. Therefore, none of these is NOT a connective tissue.