Six paramount minutes from T20 World Cup

Six paramount minutes from T20 World Cup
 

DUBAI1 (AFP) - The 2021 T20 World Cup gets in progress in the United Arab Emirates and Oman on October 17 and runs until the last on November 14.

AFP Sport checks out six significant minutes from the past six competitions:

Yuvraj takes course 6x6

- At the debut 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa, India's Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over off the hapless Stuart Broad in a gathering game against England in Durban. Yuvraj had been motivated by a verbal quarrel with Andrew Flintoff and he proceeded to lead his group to a 18-run win. India were to overcome Pakistan in the last.

Strength through tipsiness at Lord's

- In the 2009 competition opener, the Netherlands pulled off a thrilling four-wicket prevail upon England at Lord's, the 'Home of Cricket', in one of the game's most prominent shocks. Pursuing 163 to win, the Dutch scored two runs off the last ball. Tommy de Grooth, who made a urgent 49 for the Netherlands, said: "We set out a couple of months prior to accomplish a couple of things - and this was one. We needed to play at Lord's, fit the bill for the World Cup in 2011 and beat a major country, and I think we recently did that."

Carlos Brathwaite, 'recollect the name'

- England detected triumph in the 2016 last at Eden Gardens where West Indies, pursuing a 156-run target, required 19 off the last over to be bowled by Ben Stokes. With Marlon Samuels at the opposite end after a urgent innings of 85 runs in 66 balls, Brathwaite dispatched four progressive sixes into the Kolkata night sky. "Carlos Brathwaite! Carlos Brathwaite - recall the name! History for the West Indies," said analyst Ian Bishop.

Pakistan recuperate wounds

- Two years after their tragic last loss to old adversaries India by only five runs in Johannesburg, Pakistan took the 2009 prize with an eight-wicket prevail upon Sri Lanka at Lord's. Pakistan limited Sri Lanka to 138-6 preceding hotshot Shahid Afridi drove the run pursue, hitting an unbeaten 54 off 40 balls.

Brave Herath

- Sri Lanka were bosses of the 2014 competition in Bangladesh however they required every one of the wily abilities and control of spinner Rangana Herath to simply make the semi-finals. Confronting New Zealand in a represent the deciding moment qualifying game, Sri Lanka were bowled out for only 119.

Yet, Herath excused Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor, Jimmy Neesham, Luke Ronchi and Trent Boult as the Black Caps were scattered for only 60 runs. Herath guaranteed five wickets for only three runs.

Root, Roy star in epic pursue

- At the 2016 competition, South Africa stacked up 229-4 in Mumbai off their 20 overs with Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy all making half-hundreds of years.

At the time it was second most noteworthy at any point absolute whatsoever T20 World Cup yet England burrowed profound as Joe Root hit a 44-ball 83 and Jason Roy crushed 43 from 16 conveyances.

Britain lost two wickets in the last done with the scores level before Moeen Ali fixed triumph with two balls to save.