Thrilling finishes; Super Over's in IPL history
5 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2014:
Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders faced off yet again in a tied fixture, this time in the 2014 season after both teams ended with score’s of 152 in their quota of 20 over’s.
Faulkner bowled the over for RR with Surya Kumar Yadav and Shakib al Hasan on strike for KKR. Yadav got run on the first ball trying for a second run. The next two balls cost singles before Manish Pandey struck a six on the fourth ball. The final two deliveries also went for singles with Shakib getting run-out on last ball as they ended with 11 runs.
Smith and Watson came out for RR with Narine bowling the super over. Watson started with picking up a couple and single on following deliveries. Watson managed to hit a four on the fourth ball before he picked up another single. Smith with a drive through covers managed to add couple more on the last ball as the Super over also ended in tie. However, Rajasthan Royals were declared winners on the basis of the boundary count (the team with more number of boundaries is declared a winner in case a super over also ends with equal scores for both sides.)
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