5 unsung last over heroes for Team India

Praveen Kumar

The second match of the India-South Africa ODI in 2010 is best remembered for the first ODI double century by Sachin Tendulkar, but the match preceding it was nothing short of a thriller. India eked out a one-run victory, and went one-up in the series.

Chasing a target of 299, South Africa required ten runs off the final over. Praveen Kumar, who had figures of 7-0-38-1 before the start of the over, gave away eight, giving India a victory with the narrowest of margins.

He flattened Dale Steyn’s stumps with the second ball of the over, and held his nerve to give away only one run off the final ball.