#8 Virat Kohli (89 runs off 47 balls), Mumbai, 2016

Virat Kohli was in the form of his life in 2016 as he single-handedly carried the Indian batting to the semifinals of the World Cup in 2016. The tournament was held in India and the semi-final was to be played in the very ground where India had lifted the ODI World Cup 5 years back. The expectations were sky high and the pressure was on India to post a big score on the board.
Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma provided a decent start to the team and Virat Kohli just continued on the script. He hit 11 fours and 1 six in his knock and provided the much needed fiery finish that pushed India's score past 190.
#7 Andre Russell (43 runs off 20 balls), Mumbai, 2016

Fast forward into the second innings of the semi-final, Andre Russell arrived at the crease with West Indies requiring 76 in their last 7 overs. The game was slightly tilted towards the men in blue and West Indies needed a magical inning from their T-20 superstar.
Dre Russ provided exactly that and played the most important swashbuckling knock of his career. With the help of 3 fours and 4 gigantic sixes, Russell took Windies into the finals and ended India's hope of another World Cup glory at national soil.
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