On This Day in 2007: Yuvraj Singh Smashed Six Sixes in an Over; Relive the Magical Moment Here

India were 144/2 in 15.3 overs after Gambhir departed and Robin Uthappa managed to score 6 runs before being removed. Then came Yuvraj and what happened next was pure shock. Before commencing the onslaught, Yuvraj had a ‘not so healthy word’ with Andrew Flintoff which led to the Umpires intervening at the time.

The conversation did anger Yuvraj which resulted in the Punjab batsman smashing Stuart Broad for six sixes and scoring a record 12-ball fifty in the shortest format of the game. Yuvraj’s carnage helped India set up a mammoth 218/4 in 20 overs.

England did all they could in the chase with Vikram Solanki, Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood doing the best they could with the bat but India had other plans as the Men in Blue restricted England to 200/6 in 20 overs, winning the clash by 18 runs.

At the time, Yuvraj became the first Indian and second cricketer after Herschelle Gibbs to smash six sixes in international cricket. Yuvraj had a phenomenal tournament as the batting all-rounder played a crucial role in India’s success to lift the T20I World Cup in 2007. He smashed 362 runs and claimed 15 wickets in the tournament.