On This Day: When Yuvraj Singh hammered six 6s in an over against Stuart Broad

Probably it was the first time when a large number of people witnessed something like that. On September 19, 2007, Durban went absolutely wild. Headlines and sports pages described the heroics of Yuvraj Singh, which, to date, cricket fans remember.

In India vs England, ICC World Twenty20 2007/08, Yuvraj Singh smashed six 6s in a row against England's one of the best pacers, Stuart Broad. India went to bat first and got the start they were looking for. Both of the openers, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, scored half-centuries, a 136-run partnership in the opening stand.

India had the foundation; they needed to hold the momentum to create something big. The quick dismissal of Robin Uthappa provided oxygen to the England cricket team. Things started to get more intense when Andrew Flintoff uttered some words to Yuvraj Singh. Flintoff's memory game proved to be the worst move for England when the southpaw started to launch sixes one after another. Stuart Broad was not a part of the heated exchange between Yuvraj and Flintoff, but he felt the wrath of the batter as he was the next bowler after the incident. Broad was in disbelief; the crowd and the commentators were in disbelief at what they witnessed—6 sixes in 6 balls.

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Six 6s from Yuvraj Singh helped India to win the match

"I feel sorry for Stuart Broad, but it was only a matter of time before an over like that came around," said then the captain of England, Paul Collingwood. MS Dhoni, then the skipper of India, said, "Yuvi (Yuvraj Singh) was amazing for the team. We got a score that was next to impossible." 

Yuvraj scored 58 runs against 16 deliveries. His innings was laced with three boundaries and seven over boundaries; India in 20 overs registered 218 runs. England fought brilliantly but could not get the target. India won the match by 18 runs.