DURBAN, September 19, 2007 â In the history of T20 cricket, few moments are remembered as vividlyâor as explosivelyâas the night Yuvraj Singh launched six consecutive sixes off Stuart Broad. It was cricketing destruction at its most beautiful. A moment of pure aggression, timing, and fearless intent that turned the T20 World Cup on its head and announced Indiaâs dominance in the format.
đĽ The Spark: Flintoffâs Fire, Yuvraj Singh Fury
It wasnât just another over. It wasnât just another match. The match between India and England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 was reaching its climax. India were already posting a strong total when Andrew Flintoff exchanged some heated words with Yuvraj Singh.
That verbal spat lit the fuse.
Yuvraj, visibly fired up, took guard against Stuart Broad, Englandâs young fast bowler. What followed was nothing short of cricketing carnage.
đŁ Ball-by-Ball Destruction – Yuvraj Singh
1st Ball â Over long-on:
Yuvraj steps forward and lofts it into the crowd. Clean. Controlled. A statement.
2nd Ball â Over cow corner:
Short and wide, Yuvraj swings. Bigger. Louder roar. Back-to-back sixes.
3rd Ball â Over extra cover:
Full and outside off, Yuvraj drives it into the night sky. The crowd is now standing.
4th Ball â Over square leg:
Pitched short. Pulled with authority. It sails into the stands.
5th Ball â Over midwicket:
Stuart Broad looks stunned. Another one disappears.
6th Ball â Over fine leg:
The crowd erupts. Six sixes in six balls. A record. A riot.
⥠Fastest Fifty in T20 Internationals – Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj brought up his fifty off just 12 balls, the fastest in T20I history.
He finished with a blistering 58 off 16 deliveries, including 7 sixes and 3 fours.
This record still stands as one of the fastest and most impactful innings in limited-overs history.
đ§ Dhoniâs View from the Non-Strikerâs End – Yuvraj Singh
Captain MS Dhoni, watching from the other end, later said:
âI just stood there and watched. You donât see that every day. He was in another zone.â
Yuvraj wasnât just playing cricket that nightâhe was creating legend.
đ˛ Broad and England in Shock
The England team had no answers. Broad looked shattered. Years later, he reflected:
âIt was one of those overs where nothing went right. Yuvraj was unstoppable.â
That moment became a defining one in both playersâ careersâfor very different reasons.
đ The Bigger Picture
India posted 218/4, a match-winning total. They went on to beat England comfortably.
But more importantly, that knock shifted momentum for Team India in the tournament. It gave the young team under Dhoni belief, aggression, and a fearless template that carried them all the way to the T20 World Cup title.
đ¸ The Legacy
- First player to hit six sixes in a T20 international
- Fastest 50 in T20I cricket history
- Replayed at every IPL, T20 World Cup, and cricket quiz show
- Cemented Yuvraj Singhâs reputation as a white-ball beast
đŁď¸ Yuvrajâs Take
After the match, Yuvraj smiled and said:
âHonestly, I was just angry. I closed my eyes and swung hard.â
Years later, he admitted: âIt was like a dream. Everything I hit came off the middle.â
đ Final Word
That night in Durban, Yuvraj Singh didnât just smash six sixesâhe smashed doubt, fear, and logic. It was raw talent meeting raw emotion. A cricketing supernova that lit up the world and told every fan: anything is possible in T20 cricket.
Thatâs not just a memoryâitâs a legacy.
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