Former Australia fast bowler Damien Fleming picks the top 5 unforgettable moments in T20 World Cup history ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup starting on February 7. The upcoming edition will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
The former cricketer named India three times in his top 5 picks, including Virat Kohli’s match-winning 82* against arch-rivals Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Melbourne.
List of top 5 T20 World Cup moments of all time according to Damien Fleming:
Damien Fleming started his list by picking West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite for four sixes in four balls against English all-rounder Ben Stokes in the winning effort in the 2016 T20 World Cup final.
West Indies had to score 19 runs in the last over of the match against experienced fast bowling all-rounder Ben Stokes. Brathwaite won the match by hitting 4 consecutive sixes at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This was West Indies’ second T20 World Cup title.
Yuvraj Singh’s six consecutive sixes against Stuart Broad
For the fourth position, the former cricketer hit six sixes in one over of Yuvraj Singh against England’s brilliant fast bowler Stuart Broad. Yuvraj completed his half-century in just 12 balls, which is the fastest half-century by an Indian batsman in T20Is to date. India renewed its legacy in world cricket by winning the 2007 T20 World Cup match.
For the No. 3 slot, Fleming mentioned Australian batsman Mitchell Marsh’s brilliant 77* in the final of the 2021 match against New Zealand. Thanks to Marsh’s invincible batting, Australia won the title this year. Australia were in a challenging position as they had to chase 173 runs. The batsman helped the team the most in deciding the fate of the match in the last over.
MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to end the list
For number 4, the former cricketer chose the iconic moment of India’s victory over Pakistan by a margin of just 5 runs in the summit clash of the 2007 T20 World Cup. He believed this was a defining moment for Twenty20, as the Indian Premier League (IPL) was inaugurated the following year and changed the nature of cricket forever.
Under the leadership of MS Dhoni, a group of budding cricketers led the team to that iconic moment that inspires Indian cricket fans to this day. Handing the ball to young Joginder Sharma proved to be a masterstroke by the great captain MS Dhoni.
Damien Fleming ends his list of ‘Top 5’ with Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli had to be included in this list due to his unbeaten 82-run innings against Pakistan in Melbourne in the 2022 T20 World Cup. When Virat Kohli came on the field, while chasing 160 runs, India had lost 4 wickets for 31 runs in the second innings. His innings of 82 runs ensured victory for the Men in Blue.
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