Yuvraj Singh's 2007 masterclass or Carlos Brathwaite's 2016 heroics: vote for the greatest T20 World Cup performance
It's Yuvraj Singh vs Carlos Brathwaite in the final of our greatest men's T20 World Cup performance fan poll
ESPNcricinfo staff
21-Oct-2022 • Updated on 22-Oct-2022
It's time for the grand final in our fan poll. A sensational semi-final performance in the inaugural T20 World Cup goes up against the performance that made Carlos Brathwaite world famous. Which one would you pick as the greatest men's T20 World Cup performance?
Voting for the final match-up has ended. Carlos Brathwaite's 3-23 & 34* against England in the 2016 final has been voted the greatest men's T20 World Cup performance by fans.
Yuvraj Singh's 70 vs Carlos Brathwaite's 3-23 & 34*
70 (30) vs AUS | Yuvraj Singh | Durban, 2007
India's young side had made a slow start in the T20 World Cup semi-final and were 41 for 2 at the end of the eighth over. Yuvraj Singh began with a swivel-pull against Stuart Clark - one of the best bowlers of the tournament - for six off the second ball he faced, and smashed a 119-metre pick-up shot off Brett Lee in the next over. His entire innings was like a highlights reel: the 70 off 30 balls included five sixes and as many fours, and he almost single-handedly took India to a match-winning 188.
India's young side had made a slow start in the T20 World Cup semi-final and were 41 for 2 at the end of the eighth over. Yuvraj Singh began with a swivel-pull against Stuart Clark - one of the best bowlers of the tournament - for six off the second ball he faced, and smashed a 119-metre pick-up shot off Brett Lee in the next over. His entire innings was like a highlights reel: the 70 off 30 balls included five sixes and as many fours, and he almost single-handedly took India to a match-winning 188.
3-23 & 34*(10) vs ENG | Carlos Brathwaite | Kolkata, 2016
Nineteen to win in the final over. Four balls, four sixes. "Carlos Brathwaite, remember the name"! Those hits at Eden Gardens will forever remain part of cricketing folklore. What gets forgotten is that Brathwaite was effective with the ball too: he picked up the key wickets of Jos Buttler and Joe Root to finish with figures of 4-0-23-3. He then came in at No. 8 with West Indies 107 for 6 in 15.3 chasing 156, and took them to their second title in the company of Marlon Samuels.
Nineteen to win in the final over. Four balls, four sixes. "Carlos Brathwaite, remember the name"! Those hits at Eden Gardens will forever remain part of cricketing folklore. What gets forgotten is that Brathwaite was effective with the ball too: he picked up the key wickets of Jos Buttler and Joe Root to finish with figures of 4-0-23-3. He then came in at No. 8 with West Indies 107 for 6 in 15.3 chasing 156, and took them to their second title in the company of Marlon Samuels.