Dhoni's Endgame - 5 Classic last over finishes in the IPL

Rising Pune Super Giants vs Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2016

When MSD took Axar Patel to the cleaners

This was a game which had the least implications of them all. The only thing at stake was not finishing last in the table, with the loser of this match grabbing the wooden spoon. Set 173 to win, Dhoni found his team in trouble as usual as they meandered to 86-5 in the 14th over. Thisara Perera joined Dhoni at the middle, as RPSG needed 87 runs off the last 6 overs. Perera and Dhoni stitched together a handy partnership and it all boiled down to 23 runs required off the last over with MS on strike against Axar Patel.

And just to make it a bit more tense, the first ball was a dot ball. A wide, a six, a dot, and a boundary later, it was down to 12 runs needed off the last 2 balls. And with two hoicks to midwicket, it was game over as Dhoni led his team to yet another unlikeliest of wins with a last over Houdini act. With 12 required off 2 balls, one would always back the bowler to finish things off with this equation, but with Dhoni on strike, it’s pressure on the bowler.