IPL: Second innings knocks that had more impact than a century

#5 Manish Pandey (94 vs Kings XI Punjab)

The knock that won KKR their second IPL title.

Despite having been on the domestic scene for almost 6 years, Manish Pandey was still struggling to find a permanent team in IPL. After a lackluster 3-year stint with Pune Warriors India, Pandey's fortunes changed when he was bought by the Kolkata-based Franchise in 2014. He played various match winning knocks for his new team throughout the season, but none of his knocks can come even close in valuation to the knock that took KKR to their second IPL title.

After defeating CSK in a high-scoring Qualifier, Kings XI Punjab were the favorites to win the title at Wankhede Stadium. Batting first, KXIP put up a gargantuan total of 199 on the scoreboard, thanks to a career-best 115 by Wriddhimann Saha, solidifying their stance in the match. Chasing a target of 200, KKR were 6/1 in the first over when Pandey arrived at the crease to change the landscape of the match.

Taking the charge, Pandey started scoring runs at a swift pace. With healthy support from skipper Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan, Pandey went on a rampage spree, hitting 7 fours and 6 sixes en route to a 50-ball-94. Just when it seemed Pandey would finally reach a century, he was dismissed in the 17th over at a score of 176. However, his innings was enough to take KKR to a memorable IPL title victory.