Top 3 Record-Breaking Innings by Left-Handed Cricketers

2. Yuvraj Singh’s fastest T20 International (T20I) fifty against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup

Yuvraj Singh’s contribution was essential in India’s success in international cricket from 2007 to 2011. In the 2011 World Cup, he became the Player of the Series for his wonderful all-round performances at the grandest stage, while in the 2007 T20 World Cup, he helped India to win knockout matches with his excellent knocks.

In the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup, India clashed with England in Durban. This was a do-or-die match for both sides as the loss meant the end of the journey for them in the tournament. Batting first after winning the toss, India got a solid start from openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. After the fall of Robin Utthappa, India's scoring rate seemed quite short of a competitive score considering the nature of the wicket. Thereafter, Yuvraj came in to bat at number five and helped India put up a gigantic total of 218 on the board.

The Southpaw ended up doing something special in the 19th over of the game after Andrew Flintoff tried to have a war of words with him to disturb his rhythm. However, to Flintoff's nightmare, Yuvraj thrashed six maximums in Stuart Broad’s over and became the first batter in the T20I history to smack six sixes in an over. With the help of these maximums, Yuvraj brought his half-century in just 12 balls and also became the batter to score the fastest fifty in the T20I format. Courtesy of his phenomenal blitzkrieg, England suffered an 18-run defeat in the match. This resulted in Yuvraj Singh becoming the Player of the Match.