4. Joe Root (83 vs South Africa, Mumbai)
During the World T20 event in India, South Africa and England locked horns at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to script one of the best run chases in T20 history.
South Africa, after batting first, despoiled England’s bowling line-up with flurry of runs. Openers led to the cause as Quinton de Kock & Hashim Amla both scored fifties. A 28-ball 54 from Jean Paul Duminy later helped Proteas put on 229 runs on the board.
In reply, England lost two wickets within the power-play and Joe Root then stepped in to bat. Contrary to his reputation of a Test match player, the Lancashire born played a crackerjack innings of 83 in 44 balls. Looking at the collection of his shots, he did not seem to put a foot wrong.
His ability to find gaps in the later stage of innings guided England to chase down the hefty target with two balls to spare. Without much surprise, he was awarded as the Player-of-the-Match.