Yuvraj Singh savage assault on Stuart overall in the first batter to hit six six in an over in Twenty20 international and the fourth in senior cricket. India eventually went on became World T20 champions when they defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in a thrilling final on September 24 in Johannesburg.Yuvraj Singh smashed six out of six to one for the first time in Twenty20 cricket India scored an impressive 18 run victory over England in their World Cup Twenty20 Super Eight match in Kingsmead. In reply, England were restricted to 200/6 giving and conceded an 18-run defeat. The southpaw eventually finished on 58 (three 4s and seven 6s) in 16 balls as India amassed 218 for 4. It remains the fastest half-century till date in the shortest format of the game.
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. 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. In the 19th over of the innings, the left-handed batsman from Punjab made sure England paid the price for their over-aggressiveness and hit six maximums of consecutive deliveries from Broad. 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.
Flintoff probably didn’t like the shots I played off his bowling in the previous over so he had a few words to say and that just motivated me,” said Yuvraj told Star Sports reflecting on the incident.Īlso Read: Virat Kohli breaks two Rohit Sharma World Records in one innings “When you play for the country the emotions are always high. The pair got involved in a big altercation which came to an end after the intervention from the on-field umpires. Yuvraj smashed Andrew Flintoff for two fours in the 18th over, which infuriated the England bowler.
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