Suryakumar Yadav carries the Indian national flag after winning the T20 World Cup. (AP photo) The road to the World Cup was full of obstacles and dangers. Fortunately for India, every time they faced a crunch situation, a player stood up and delivered a match-winning performanceGo Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!SURYAKUMAR YADAV vs. USA (84 off 49 balls): India were reeling at 77/6 in the opener and there were real fears that the US would cause a huge upset before the skipper stepped in to steady the ship. Surya dropped 17 off 15 balls and smashed 48 off the last 18 balls he faced – including 21 off the last one – to take India to 161/9 and a comfortable 29-run victory.ISHAN KISHAN vs Pak (77 off 40 balls): In a match where every batsman tried to increase the pace, Kishan batted like he was playing on a different pitch. His explosive knock fired India to 88/1 in 8.3 overs before he was dismissed. India slowed dramatically after that, but the momentum provided by Kishan meant they still reached 175/7 – more than enough as Pak crumbled for 114.
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TILAK SURE (44 not out off 16 balls against Zimbabwe): After being hammered by 76 runs from South Africa, India changed their batting order and came out all guns blazing. Each batsman scored at a rate of over 150, but Varma provided the icing on the cake and took to his new role as finisher with gusto as India galloped to 256/4, their highest score in T20 World Cups.SANJA SAMSON (97 no off 50 balls vs West Indies): In the virtual quarter-final, Samson played a memorable innings, displaying poise and silky strokes to lead India to their ultimate chase to win the T20 WC.AXAR PATEL against England: Samson played another blinder (89 off 42) in the semi-final and Bumrah (1/33) produced a T20 bowling masterclass. But his biggest hit was probably from the vice-captain, who lunged at Tom Banton, took two catches – including a superb dismissal of England captain Harry Brook – and produced a moment of sheer genius, racing to grab the ball and then flick it to Shivam Dube as he raced across the ropes to get rid of Will Jacks.
