Top 3 final over finishes by MS Dhoni

#3 Against Kings XI Punjab - IPL 2016

MS Dhoni

The 53rd match of IPL 2016 was played between Rising Pune Supergiants and Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI won the toss and decided to bat first. They put up a good total of 172 on the board. In reply, Rising Pune Supergiants lost 5 wickets after just 86 runs. However, Dhoni was still there at the crease and Thisara Perera came to bat at number 7. They added 59 runs for the 6th wicket but the latter got out after scoring 23.

RPS needed 23 runs in the last over to win the match, which Axar Patel decided to bowl. The first ball was a dot ball and the next ball was a wide. Dhoni hit a massive six off the 2nd delivery. Now, they needed 16 runs to win the match. On the next ball, Dhoni hit a flat-batted shot towards deep cover but Amla saved the boundary and Dhoni missed the chance to take a double.

However, after coming back on strike, Dhoni hit a four and two sixes off the next three balls and won the match for RPS in dramatic fashion.