Former Australia pacer Damian Fleming has chosen the 5 most memorable moments in T20 World Cup history ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup. The upcoming World Cup will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

The former cricketer named India thrice in his top five, including Virat Kohli’s match-winning innings of 82 against arch-rivals Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Melbourne.

Damien Fleming lists the top 5 moments in T20 World Cup history:

Damien Fleming first picked West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite, who played an infamous four-ball four-for-four with England all-rounder Ben Stokes in the 2016 T20 World Cup final which resulted in victory.

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West Indies faced strong bowling all-rounder Ben Stokes and scored 19 runs in the final over of the match. Brathwaite hit four consecutive sixes at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata to seal the match. This is the second T20 World Cup title for West Indies.

Yuvraj Singh hits a trademark six sixes in a row against Stuart Broad

The former cricketer took on England’s prolific pacer Stuart Broad for the fourth spot with Yuvraj Singh’s trademark six sixes. Yuvraj completed his half-century in just 12 balls so far, which is the fastest half-century score by an Indian batsman in T20Is. India won the 2007 T20 World Cup, cementing their place in world cricket in a completely new way.

For No. 3, Fleming referred to Australia batsman Mitchell Marsh’s brilliant 77* in the 2021 final against New Zealand. Australia were crowned champions this year thanks to Marsh’s unstoppable batting. The Australian team is in a tough situation as they have to chase down 173 runs. The batsman helped seal the fate of the match for his team in the penultimate innings.

MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli round up the list

The former cricketer picked the iconic moment when India defeated Pakistan by just 5 runs in the pinnacle of the 2007 T20 World Cup as the fourth pick. He believes this was Twenty20’s breakthrough moment because the very next year, the Indian Premier League (IPL) was officially launched and changed the nature of cricket forever.

Under MS Dhoni’s leadership, a group of emerging cricketers led the team to achieve this iconic moment that still inspires Indian cricket fans to this day. Handing the ball to young Joginder Sharma proved to be a masterstroke for legendary skipper MS Dhoni.

Damien Fleming rounds up his ‘top five’ list with Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli has to be in this list because of his unbeaten innings of 82 against Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Melbourne. Trailing by 4 wickets at 31 runs in the second innings, India chased 160 when Virat Kohli came on. His 82-run knock sealed the win for the Men in Blue.

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