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#3 Lions chase 196 on the last ball to clinch a thriller (29 April 2016)

Faulkner won it in the end

The first half of the match played between Supergiant and Lions at Pune in 2016 was dominated by the home team courtesy of Steve Smith’s magical hundred. But, Gujrat’s brave batting spoiled the party for the home team as the visitors won the game on the last ball of the match.

Chasing a big total of 196 runs, Lions’ opening pair began the onslaught from the word go and added 93 runs for the first wicket. McCullum belted 43 runs off just 22 balls while Dwayne Smith scored 63 runs off 37 balls.

Courtesy of this strong start, Lions were at 166 after 16.1 overs and needed only 30 more runs from 22 balls. But then Dinda sent back Dinesh Karthik and Ashwin chipped in with a quiet over. With 20 needed from 12 balls, Dinda bowled a dramatic over that included two fours and two wickets.

Lions needed nine runs from the last over and Faulkner produced a four off Perera’s first ball. But on the third and fourth ball, Lions lost Raina and Kishan respectively. Raina was castled while Kishan was run out.

With three needed off two balls, Faulkner scored a double and then pulled the last ball for a single to put an end to the drama.