XtraTime Web Desk: September 19, 2007. All the fans of Indian cricket team won’t forget the day till their last breath. 12 years ago on this very day former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh set South Africa’s Kingsmead on fire as he hit six huge sixes in an over of England’s Stuart Broad.
The drama began when the Men in Blue were 171/3 at the end of the 18th over of their first innings, with Yuvraj and then skipper MS Dhoni at the crease, 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 verbal duel which came to an end after the intervention from the on-field umpires.
However, what the altercation did was that it pumped up Yuvraj, with Stuart Broad bearing the brunt of Yuvi’s anger in the very next over.
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 sixes off 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.
In the process, the Yuvraj rocketed to a 12-ball half-century. It remains the fastest half-century till date in the shortest format of the game.
The southpaw eventually finished on 58, including three fours and seven sixes, in 16 balls as India amassed 218/4. In reply, England were restricted to 200/6, losing the game by 18 runs.