WATCH: OTD in 2007 Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over against Stuart Broad in T20 World Cup

Yuvraj Singh (Source: Twitter)

"SIX SIXES IN AN OVER!!!" - 16 years ago Ravi Shastri gave an iconic commentary for an incredible hitting that will forever go down in the history of international cricket. On this day (September 19) in 2007, Yuvraj Singh smoked six consecutive sixes in an over against England pacer Stuart Broad in the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa. The talisman of India's World Cup campaign delivered a powerful knock that fueled the Men in Blue to lift the coveted title.

The MS Dhoni-led side lost their first Super Eight match against New Zealand and needs to win their encounter against England to stay alive in the tournament. On a Durban pitch known for its good batting conditions, India elected to bat first and their openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir laid the foundations with a solid partnership of over 100 runs, both of them scoring half-centuries.

England were frustrated by India's first wicket partnership and their pacer Andrew Flintoff got into an altercation with Yuvraj who came to the crease with just 20 balls to spare. After a brief exchange, the star all-rounder fired up and decided to continue the battle, but with his bat. Unfortunately, it was then young pacer Broad who fell victim to the left-handed batter's brutal power hitting.

In the 19th over, the entire England camp and the Durban crowd were stunned when the Chandigarh-born cricketer sent Broad's all six balls into the stands. Yuvraj brought up his half-century in just 12 balls in a ruthless smash and holds the record for the fastest fifty by a batter in any format of the game.

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Yuvraj Singh on this day 16 years ago:

6,6,6,6,6,6 against Stuart Broad in a single over - also became the fastest ever in history to complete a fifty in just 12 balls. pic.twitter.com/cEpfBUAryC

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 19, 2023

His remarkable knock of 16-ball 58 took Team India's total to 218/4 in 20 overs. In reply, the English team fought hard to overcome the massive target but fell short of 19 runs as they were reduced to 200/6 in 20 overs. Left-arm pacers Irfan Pathan (3/37) and RP Singh (2/28) collectively grabbed five wickets to destroy England's batting unit. Right-arm spinner Harbhajan Singh also picked up a wicket.