IPL 2018: 5 most dramatic turnarounds in history

Albie Morkel's 7-ball 28 turned the game on its head
Albie Morkel's seven-ball 28 turned the game on its head

#4 Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Mumbai, 2017)

Hardik Pandya hit the winning runs
Hardik Pandya hit the winning runs

Having been put into bat, Kolkata Knight Riders managed 178/7 in their 20 overs, anchored by Manish Pandey's unbeaten 81.

However, on a high-scoring Wankhede pitch with dew expected later in the evening, they were at least 15 runs below par.

KKR bowled and fielded remarkably well in the first 16 overs of Mumbai Indians' chase to raise hopes of a rare win against their nemesis.

Chris Woakes' dismissal of Kieron Pollard off the first ball of the 17th over nearly sealed the game- or so they thought.

60 to win off 23 balls

Enter Hardik Pandya, to join Nitish Rana, who till then was subdued on a 19-ball 23. They collected 11 runs from the rest of the over, each hitting a four, to leave 49 to win from the last three overs.

In the 18th over, bowled by Trent Boult, Rana smashed a four and a six, and Hardik added another six to make it a 19-run over and keep MI alive.

30 needed off 12

Ankit Rajpoot, who bowled impressively till then, struggled to control the wet ball and conceded another 19 runs off the penultimate over, though he dismissed Rana for 50.

11 needed off the last over

Boult started well, but it was now KKR's fielders' turn to fumble in the dew. First, a misfield by Suryakumar Yadav gifted Pandya both a four and the strike, and later, substitute fielder Rishi Dhawan dropped a sitter to ensure that Pandya remained unbeaten on an 11-ball 29 to hit the winning runs and complete a stunning heist.

Mumbai Indians (180/6 in 19.5 overs) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (178/7 in 20 overs) by 4 wickets

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