IPL history: 5 greatest finals of all time

#1 Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets - 2014

Manish Pandey's 94 overshadowed Saha's 115 as KKR won nine consecutive matches to lift the trophy

This was one of the greatest matches in the history of IPL because of the constantly shifting of fortunes. Kings XI Punjab batted first in the 2014 final against Kolkata Knight Riders. They lost Virender Sehwag and George Bailey early in the innings.

Wriddhiman Saha and Manan Vohra batted beautifully to keep the scoreboard ticking. They regained the momentum as they scored 141 in the last 10 overs. Knight Riders lost 2014's orange cap winner Robin Uthappa in the first over which dented their chances.

Manish Pandey then played one of the finest innings of the tournament under pressure. What was astonishing about the innings is that every time a wicket fell, Pandey hit a six off the very next ball to put the pressure back onto the bowling team.

But Bailey again pulled one back as his ploy of bowling the leg-spinner Karanveer Singh in the death overs resulted in the downfall of Pandey. Piyush Chawla then managed to hit two boundaries to take KKR to their second IPL crown.

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