IPL 2021: Top 5 best matches in the history of the tournament
The tournament has been a witness to several jaw-dropping clashes over the years.
5. Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings, Dubai, 2020
The 2020 match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in Dubai saw what no IPL match had ever seen until then, a double super over. The rule of allowing the match to go into a second super over was introduced by ICC after the World Cup 2019 final got tied and had to be decided by boundary count.
Quinton de Kock’s 53 and Kieron Pollard’s 12-ball 34 took Mumbai’s score to 176 for 6. Punjab could manage to tie the match after their skipper KL Rahul scored 77 runs and with the help of some late contributions from Deepak Hooda and Chris Jordan. The match went into the first super over and Jasprit Bumrah reduced Punjab to just five runs in it.
Mohammed Shami also restricted Mumbai for five runs in their super over. Mumbai batted first in the second super over, where Punjab’s Chris Jordan ensured they restricted Mumbai for just 11 runs. Mayank Agarwal and Chris Gayle chased down the target to see off one of the most dramatic matches in the IPL ever.
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