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September 19, 2007

India 218 for 4 (Sehwag 68, Yuvraj 58) beat England 200 for 6 (Collingwood 28, Pathan 3-33) by 18 runs

Done and dusted: Yuvraj Singh did a perfect demolition job with six sixes off six balls 

It was a must-win match for India and they delivered the goods by beating England in a belter by 18 runs. Yuvraj's ballistic 58, with a record 36 in one over, made the difference as England fought back without really threatening an upset.

Yuvraj Singh did a Garry Sobers on his way to an astonishing 12-ball half-century as India's batsmen eviscerated England at Kingsmead. India finished with 218 for 4, with Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir also making fifties, but everything that went before was eclipsed by the penultimate over in which Yuvraj went berserk against a hapless Stuart Broad.

There had been an altercation of sorts with Andrew Flintoff at the end of the previous over, and Yuvraj took out his ire on the white ball. The first ball was sent soaring over midwicket and nearly out of the ground, and the second flicked behind square. After an effortless loft over extra-cover and another biff behind point off a poor full toss, you could sense the frisson of excitement around the ground.

Virender Sehwag found his groove and gave India a rollicking start 
 
Paul Collingwood and Broad had a chat, but it didn't help, as an on-bended-knee effort over midwicket was followed by another huge swipe over wide mid-on. Six balls, six sixes, 36 runs, and utter humiliation for an English team that had already been dumped out of the tournament.



Yuvraj Singh's savage assault on Stuart Broad made him the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in Twenty20 internationals and the fourth in senior cricket. Garry Sobers and Ravi Shastri did it in first-class matches, Herschelle Gibbs in the World Cup and now Yuvraj. This is the excerpt from Cricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary ...

18.1 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, that's out the ground, super shot over cow corner and it just kept going up.

18.2 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, now that really is sweet, no more than a dismissive flick off his legs, swatting a fly, and the ball arcs deep into the crowd beyond backward square leg. The dodgy TV measurement says that's 111 yards but as it landed outside the ground how do they know? They guess that's how.

18.3 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, he's hitting them everywhere, he steps to leg and smashes the ball over extra cover and it keeps on traveling. The fireworks start on top of the scoreboard and they've been going off in the middle for some time.

18.4 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, Shiver me timbers! Broad goes round the wicket, bowls a filthy wide full toss and Yuvraj steers it over backward point and it clears the rope again.

18.5 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, down on one knee and larruped over midwicket, that one was more nine iron, it went into the night sky and dropped with a thud in the jubilant crowd. England have a team meeting.

Broad looks quizzical and miserable. Can he, can Yuvraj do it. Broad looks like a man who knows he is about to be mauled again.

18.6 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, and he has, Yuvraj leans back and smacks that over wide mid-on. It was the maximum from the moment it left that bat and the crowd was roaring as it flew.

  

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  • Sameer KM, Mangalore

    Sat, Sep 22 2007

    This was an amazing innings, a real treat to watch. Looks like the new "junior" team will far surpass the seniors in terms of performance. After all, the fielding and running has dramatically improved after infusion of new blood. I wonder whether the seniors should be rested permanently for one-dayers and considered only for tests

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  • Nelson Lewis, Karkala/Bombay/Kingdom of Bahrain

    Fri, Sep 21 2007

    Yesterday, Yuvraj Singh hitting six sixes off Stuart Broad is simply an amazing performance by any Indian batsman in an over in international cricket. I recall that in early 1980s, Sandip Patil hit six fours in a Bob Willis over in a test match. Then Kapil Dev avoided a follow on while playing against England by hitting Eddy Hemmings for four successive sixes.

    The problem with Yuvraj Singh is that, as he is a stroke maker, he should play an aggressive game, rather than trying to curb stroke play and getting out for paltry scores.

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  • agnel fernandes, mangalore/uae

    Fri, Sep 21 2007

    Well done yuvraj. you have created history in the T20 game version of 1day and what a pleasure it was to watch you whipping the poor Chris broad, he might remeber this for a long time in his carrier. All the best for the match today, CHAK DE INDIA

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  • Althaf, Mangalor/Jubail

    Fri, Sep 21 2007

    That was a marvellous piece of display from Yuvraj Singh and the whole of Indian Team. But the point of concern for India is its bowling and fielding. Although it has a bowling Coach and a Fielding Coach(remember India do not have a batting coach), its display was worst yesterday. Then my question is why do we need coaches if we can do well without them? Anyways India has to do well in these 2 departments along with their batting..

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  • Ananda P., Hejamady/Mumbai

    Fri, Sep 21 2007

    It was raining heavy in Mumbai at that point of time. However, it was different kind of rain in Durban. It was rain of Sixers from Yuvi's bat. AMAZING....

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  • Nelson Lewis, Karkala/Bombay/Kingdom of Bahrain

    Thu, Sep 20 2007

    Yuvraj Singh has created history by being the first batsmen to score six sixers in an over. The hapless bowler was Stuart Broad, who suffered and became the whipping post due to Andrew Flintoff's spat with Yuvraj Singh. My hearty congratulations to Yuvraj Singh and pray that he plays in similar manner in future.

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  • Kevin Lobo, Mangalore

    Thu, Sep 20 2007

    Congrats team India. This is called the team spirit. Ofcourse Yuvraj was brilliant and at the same time we should not forget the good start we got from Sehwag and Gambhir. Though Sehwag failed in earlier matches he came brilliant in the so called "do or die" match.

    Hope the team India does well in the matches to come. Though England came close India deserved this great win. That means we can do well even without our ex heroes. These youngsters can do better.

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