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Sunday, January 10, 2016

NZ's Colin Munro Scores 14-ball fifty in T20 International Vs Sri Lanka @ Auckland Sunday January 10,2016

  
Martin Guptill hit a New Zealand record for the fastest Twenty20 fifty on Sunday. But his record lasted just 16 minutes. After he got out, his replacement at the crease, Colin Munro, bettered the record and set his own.


  
While Guptill hit his 50 in 19 balls, Munro smacked his 50 in just 14 balls – polishing it off with a huge six to give the Black Caps an emphatic victory over hapless Sri Lanka in the second T20 international at Eden Park on Sunday.
It’s not often that a batsman hitting 63 from 25 balls in a modest T20 chase will be outshone, but a rapid Guptill was made to look almost pedestrian by Munro.

Chasing 143 for victory, the Black Caps needed just 10 overs to reach their target and secure a 2-0 series triumph

Colin Munro's 14-ball half-century is only slower than Yuvraj Singh’s 12-ball fifty against England, in the 2007 World T20 on Sep 19,2007 @ Kingsmead,Durban,South Africa
  
The first delivery of Broad's final over was swung over midwicket for a massive six and the ball landed outside the stadium. The second ball was flicked behind square for six more. On the third ball, Yuvraj backed away and carved the ball over the covers. By now, the fans were going berserk. An ashen-faced Broad changed his angle to around the stumps, but erred in length. A full toss outside the off stump was slashed over backward point. Four balls, four sixes. The crowd now knew something special was happening.

Back over the stumps went Broad, but Yuvraj was ready. On bent knee, he heaved the ball over midwicket for his fifth six. Ravi Shastri, one of four batsmen to have hit six sixes in an over, was commentating at the time and was in raptures.
Stuart Broad trundled in, delivered a half-volley and turned his head as Yuvraj smashed the ball over midwicket to make it six sixes off the over. Yuvraj's team-mates went mad in celebrating a 12-ball half-century, the fastest in T20Is.
Yuvraj Singh finally got our for 58 Runs(16 Balls 4x3 and 6x7)
Scorecard
India 218/4 in 20 Overs
England 200/6 in 20 Overs
Match REsult -India won by 18 Runs
MOM - Yuvraj Singh for his  58 Runs(16 Balls 4x3 and 6x7)

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