TOP 5 T20I Innings by Indian Cricketers

#2 Yuvraj’s 70 off 30 vs AUS, ICC World Twenty20 at Durban, Sep 22, 2007.

In a crucial encounter against the mighty Aussies, MSD won the toss and opted to bat yet again. But the openers failed this time and Yuvi had to anchor the Indian innings.

Unlike his innings vs England, he did not go after all the balls but kept hitting the balls bowled in his arc for boundaries throughout the innings. He targeted the inexperienced Clark and Symonds and ripped them apart in his own style. He started off by pulling Clark and played a beautiful pickup shot off Lee’s bowling. The highlight of his innings was the 14th over bowled by Clark which went for 21 runs. Yuvi started off with a glorious inside out shot and then took 3 consecutive doubles off the next 3 balls. Clark tried to surprise him with a short ball but it was murdered over midwicket to bring up his 50. He then carved the next ball over point for a boundary and this over completely shifted the momentum in India’s favour. Yuvi’s calculated onslaught led India to the finals of the 2007 WT20.