5 thrilling matches at the World T20 that don't fade away from our memories
Over the years, the ICC T20 World Cup has produced some great contests - dominating the landscape with some entertaining, exciting cricket played by some of the best players of the modern era.
There have been moments of individual brilliance, extraordinary displays of team dynamics in matches that have defied the odds. Upsets, huge totals being chased and low scoring thrillers.
However, these 5 matches will forever remain in the fans' memory, just like the Axe Signature range of perfumes that don't fade away. Let's take a look:
1. England vs Netherlands, 2009
The game involving the European neighbours was always meant to be a straightforward one, at least on paper. There was seemingly no way in which the young inexperienced Dutch side could overpower England in their home turf.
Underestimating the Dutch team’s talent was perhaps England's biggest folly as they were made to pay for it under the lights in the home of cricket.
England came out to bat first and put on board, an authoritative 162 led by Luke Wright’s batting exploits. The chase was always going to be difficult as England had decent bowlers in their ranks that included Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Ryan Sidebottom.
While Anderson caused the maximum damage with the ball, taking three wickets, the other bowlers failed to control the steady flow of the runs that propped up the Dutch reply.
The match came down to the final over where England’s Stuart Broad was left to defend seven runs in order to save his side a defeat at the hands of a team that was playing a senior competition in England for the very first time.
What followed was chaos. Three missed opportunities, in the form of 2 failed run out attempts and a dropped catch, off the first three deliveries resulted in tremendous pressure for Broad and his teams. A scrambled bye later, the equation came down to 2 off the last delivery.
A mistimed shot fielded by the bowler on follow through. The batsmen run irrespective. An aggressive bowler tries to attack, aiming at the stumps and missing. A fourth run out attempt going nowhere. And then, an overthrow. Batsmen getting two runs when there wasn't even one.
The nerve-wracking climax was watched by millions across the globe, but what it did was that it exposed England's limited overs frailties yet again.