5 crucial death-over fielding efforts from Gujarat Lions against Mumbai Indians

#4 Jadeja again direct hits to tie the game, 19.6 overs

By the time the big screen flashed the ‘out’ signal, Sir Jadeja had completed a 30-yard celebratory sprint

It is hard to keep a man like Jadeja away from the action. After getting a run out on the third ball of the last over, all he needed was another opportunity. And to his delight, he got one.

With one run needed from one ball, Irfan went for the yorker on pads which Malinga missed. It struck on his pads and ballooned in the air towards Jaddu at point. The Saurashtra all-rounder collected it at an easy height and without consuming any time threw the ball to the striker’s end.

It was a brave call as he had a better chance at the other end. McCullum was covering the non-striker’s stumps and Malinga was not even half way down when Jadeja geared up for the throw. But he aimed the closer set of wickets and with only one stump to target at, he produced his second direct hit.

It was a tantalising close affair as Krunal Pandya had given it all for the single. The replays revealed, when the ball crashed on the stumps, Krunal’s bat was on the crease. Phew! Only a centimetre away from a win.

By the time the big screen flashed the ‘out’ signal, Sir Jadeja had completed a 30-yard celebratory sprint and had leapt in the air for the Toyota jump. And why wouldn’t he celebrate?