Day nine of the ICC World Twenty20 featured a double-header from Kingsmead, Durban. Both matches were extremely crucial for the sides, to keep hopes of reaching the semi-final alive.

Yuvraj Singh achieved a phenomenal feat on 19th September 2007 – something fans in Durban will savour for the rest of their livelihood. Regardless, of who won the match or who the bowler was – none of that matters.

South Africa defeat New Zealand by 6 wickets
Kiwi openers Brendon McCullum and Lou Vincent got their team off to a flying start – piling on an opening partnership of 68 runs. Morne Morkel spoilt the party for the black caps, taking four wickets and ensuring New Zealand failed to gather any momentum.

It took a late flourish from in-form batsman Craigh McMillan who scored a quickfire unbeaten 48 to guide his team to a competitive total of 148. The South African innings started experiencing a few wobbles – Mark Gillespie snapped two early wickets.

Justin Kemp came to the wicket and with South Africa in trouble at 45-3. Though it curtail him from executing his expansive strokeplay to full effect – bludgeoning the Kiwi bowlers, scoring 89 runs from 56 balls, an innings that included six boundaries and sixes.

South Africa romped home with 6 wickets in hand – a convincing victory, the outcome being an almost secured berth in the semi-finals.

India defeat England by 18 runs
After electing to bat, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s justification was ‘don’t want to put pressure on batsmen while chasing’. The loss against New Zealand had rubbed off on the thought process – India preferred to set the target in crunch ties.

Sehwag and Gambhir set the perfect platform for the middle-order batsmen to follow with an opening partnership of 136 – both openers scoring half-centuries. Yuvraj Singh came out to bat and played couldn’t put a foot wrong.

In an exhibition of raw power assorted with sheer class, the stylish left-handed batsman hit six consecutive sixes and took the English bowlers, the fans, commentators, and his teammates by storm. India set a daunting target of 219 for England to chase down.

The English put up a spirited reply – eventually falling short by just 18 runs. Maddy, Pietersen, Collingwood and Shah gave it all they had but it was a bit too much to achieve by the end of it all.

India won the crucial tie at Durban and stayed afloat in the tournament – securing one last shot at reaching the semi-final.

Day nine of the ICC World Twenty20 featured a double-header from Kingsmead, Durban. Both matches were extremely crucial for the sides, to keep hopes of reaching the semi-final alive.

Yuvraj Singh achieved a phenomenal feat on 19th September 2007 – something fans in Durban will savour for the rest of their livelihood. Regardless, of who won the match or who the bowler was – none of that matters.

South Africa defeat New Zealand by 6 wickets
Kiwi openers Brendon McCullum and Lou Vincent got their team off to a flying start – piling on an opening partnership of 68 runs. Morne Morkel spoilt the party for the black caps, taking four wickets and ensuring New Zealand failed to gather any momentum.

It took a late flourish from in-form batsman Craigh McMillan who scored a quickfire unbeaten 48 to guide his team to a competitive total of 148. The South African innings started experiencing a few wobbles – Mark Gillespie snapped two early wickets.

Justin Kemp came to the wicket and with South Africa in trouble at 45-3. Though it curtail him from executing his expansive strokeplay to full effect – bludgeoning the Kiwi bowlers, scoring 89 runs from 56 balls, an innings that included six boundaries and sixes.

South Africa romped home with 6 wickets in hand – a convincing victory, the outcome being an almost secured berth in the semi-finals.

India defeat England by 18 runs
After electing to bat, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s justification was ‘don’t want to put pressure on batsmen while chasing’. The loss against New Zealand had rubbed off on the thought process – India preferred to set the target in crunch ties.

Sehwag and Gambhir set the perfect platform for the middle-order batsmen to follow with an opening partnership of 136 – both openers scoring half-centuries. Yuvraj Singh came out to bat and played couldn’t put a foot wrong.

In an exhibition of raw power assorted with sheer class, the stylish left-handed batsman hit six consecutive sixes and took the English bowlers, the fans, commentators, and his teammates by storm. India set a daunting target of 219 for England to chase down.

The English put up a spirited reply – eventually falling short by just 18 runs. Maddy, Pietersen, Collingwood and Shah gave it all they had but it was a bit too much to achieve by the end of it all.

India won the crucial tie at Durban and stayed afloat in the tournament – securing one last shot at reaching the semi-final.