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It is almost impossible that there is a knockout match against Australia and the 'Sixer King' Yuvraj Singh's bat does not work. Once again Yuvraj Singh has proved that he is a big match player. Yuvraj, who brought Australia to its knees in the knockout matches of the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup, repeated the same feat on Friday night which he had done years ago.
Superb innings by Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh, who is captaining the Indian champion team in the World Champions of Legends League being played in Birmingham, played a brilliant innings of 59 runs with the help of five sixes in just 28 balls in the semi-final match against Australia on Friday night. Yuvi also hit four brilliant fours. Seeing this innings of Yuvraj, fans remembered his innings of 70 runs in 30 balls against Australia in the 2007 T20 World Cup.
Yuvraj Singh is making a splash on social media with his powerful innings. Fans are constantly praising the Sixer King. 42-year-old Yuvraj still has the same passion that he had 15 years ago. On Friday, when Yuvi was thrashing the Australian bowlers, it seemed that hitting a six was easy.
Australia lost by 86 runs in the semi-final
Batting first against Australia in the semi-final, India scored 254 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing the target, the Kangaroo team could score only 168 runs. Yuvraj Singh scored 59 runs in just 28 balls for India Champions. Irfan Pathan scored 50 runs in 19 balls, Yusuf Pathan scored 51 runs in 23 balls and Robin Uthappa scored 65 runs in 35 balls. Then in bowling, Dhawal Kulkarni and Pawan Negi took two wickets each. While Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan got one wicket each.
Team India will face Pakistan
Yuvraj Singh's Indian team has reached the final of the championship after defeating Australia. On Friday itself, Pakistan defeated West Indies in the first semi-final. Now the final match between India and Pakistan will be played on Saturday, 13 July in Birmingham.