IPL: 5 best last over finishes from IPL 2008

#2 Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab (21 May 2008)

Sachin Tendulkar 65 runs in 46 balls went in vain.

On the back of 6 match winning streak, Mumbai Indians took on Kings XI Punjab at their home ground on 21 May 2008.

Kings XI Punjab after being put into bat by Sachin Tendulkar scored 189/4 in 20 overs, on the back of Shaun Marsh's 81 and Luke Pomersbach's 79.

Chasing 189, Mumbai Indians were at a comfortable position of 159/4 in 17 overs, when Sachin Tendulkar was run out for 65 runs by Irfan Pathan. The dismissal of Sachin Tendulkar saw a stunning collapse as Mumbai Indians lost their next 3 wickets for just 11 runs and were reduced to 171/7 in 19 overs. Punjab skipper Yuvraj Singh gave fast bowler VRV Singh, the responsibility to defend 19 runs of the final over.

The first ball of the final over bowled by VRV Singh was a waist-high no-ball which was hit for a six by Siddarth Chitnis and the next ball went for a four, which meant that Mumbai now required 8 runs in 4 balls to win the match. Punjab pulled it back in the next ball, as Siddarth Chitnis was run out by Tanmay Srivastava for 15 runs. Two balls later, Ashish Nehra was also run out by Tanmay Srivastava as the equation boiled down to 4 runs off 2 balls.

Off the fifth ball, Mumbai batsman Vikrant Yeligati managed to run a brace and with 2 needed off 1 ball, Vikrant Yeligati, played a ball straight to the cover fielder and started off for a run. But Punjab skipper Yuvraj Singh collected the ball, rushed towards the stumps, and dislodged them with a dive, reminding people of Jonty Rhodes’s effort in the 1992 World Cup. That piece of brilliance from Yuvraj Singh meant that Punjab escaped with a thrilling one-run win.

Brief Scores:

KXIP – 189/4 (20) – Shaun Marsh 81(56), Luke Pomershbach 79*(50), Siddarth Chitnis 2/40(4)

MI – 188 (20) – Sachin Tendulkar 65(46), Abhishek Nayar 27(18), Yuvraj Singh 2/12(2)

Man of the Match – Shaun Marsh