Yuvraj Singh smashes six sixes off Stuart Broad at Kingsmead in 2007 T20 World Cup
On September 19, 2007, at Kingsmead in Durban, Yuvraj Singh struck six sixes in a single over off Stuart Broad during a Super Eight match between India and England at the inaugural T20 World Cup. The sequence became one of the tournament’s most talked-about moments.
India had lost their opening Super Eight game against New Zealand and entered the clash at Kingsmead needing a victory to keep their campaign alive; MS Dhoni captained a young side. Yuvraj arrived at the crease with India well placed, exchanged words with Andrew Flintoff, and England captain Paul Collingwood handed the 19th over to 21-year-old Stuart Broad.
Broad’s over produced six clearances: the first ball went over midwicket, the second sailed over backward square leg, the third flew over deep extra cover, the fourth followed a similar path, the fifth again cleared midwicket and the final delivery was hit over long-on. "Look out in the crowd!On this day in 2007, @YUVSTRONG12 made #T20WorldCup history, belting six sixes in an over pic.twitter.com/Bgo9FxFBq6— ICC (@ICC) September 19, 2021"
The sixth six brought Yuvraj to a 12-ball fifty; he finished on 58 off just 16 balls, having struck seven sixes and three fours in the innings. India posted 218/4 and went on to beat England by 18 runs.
Yuvraj became the first batter to hit six sixes in a T20 international over, following Herschelle Gibbs’ six-sixes feat in an ODI against the Netherlands earlier in 2007. His 12-ball half-century is cited in the article as one of the defining records of the early years of T20 cricket.
The piece connects Yuvraj’s attacking template to recent Indian performances: Abhishek Sharma recorded a 30-ball century against Afghanistan, noted as the fastest T20I hundred by an Indian batter, and 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player to score a century in men’s T20 cricket. India completed a 3-0 T20I sweep of Afghanistan, with Abhishek’s 108 off 34 balls closing the series, and Abhishek has spoken about Yuvraj Singh as a mentor during his rise.
India are scheduled to begin a three-match ODI series against West Indies on September 27 in Thiruvananthapuram, their next assignment following the Afghanistan series.
