12 Years Of Yuvraj's Six Sixes: The Unforgettable Knock That Demolished England In World T20

Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is one such cricketer whose contribution to the game remains unmatched. He has played numerous unbelievable knocks throughout his career but those six sixes he hammered in World T20 2007 will keep on giving Goosebumps to the cricket fanatics. September 19, 2007 - it was on this very day back when former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh set Kingsmead with his top-class batting performance. It was the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in South Africa and India were in a tight spot as they had to defeat England to keep their chances alive of making it to the semi-finals. The drama began when the Men in Blue were on 171/3 at the end of the 18th overs in their first innings. With Yuvraj and then skipper M.S. Dhoni at the crease, the duo was looking to finish off on a high by collecting as many runs in the death overs. Yuvraj smashed Andrew Flintoff for two fours in the 18th over, which infuriated the England bowler. The pair got involved in a big altercation which came to an end after the intervention from the on-field umpires. However, what the verbal altercation did was that it pumped up Yuvraj and it was Stuart Broad who bore the brunt of his onslaught in the very next over. In the 19th over of the innings, he made sure England paid the price for their over-aggressiveness and hit six maximums of consecutive deliveries from Broad. The first one went over deep mid-wicket, the next over backward square leg, the third one over wide long-off, then a swat over deep point to a full toss, the fifth one a hoick over square leg and finally a massive hit over wide long-on. Here's the video In the process, the Punjab-lad rocketed away to a 12-ball half-century and it was also the first time it happened in a T20I. It remains the fastest half-century till date in the shortest format of the game. The southpaw eventually finished on 58 (three 4s and seven 6s) in 16 balls as India amassed 218 for 4. In reply, England were restricted to 200/6 giving and conceded an 18-run defeat. India eventually went on became World T20 champions when they defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in a thrilling final on September 24 in Johannesburg.