Manish Pandey slammed a final-ball six. (Source: IPL)The high-pressured Indian Premier League 2019 contest between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday turned into a thrilling spectacle after Manish Pandey smashed a final-ball six to take the match to Super Over. Chasing 163, SRH needed 17 runs in the final ball.
In the tense situation, Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma handed the ball to Hardik Pandya. The right-arm seamer managed to get just two runs in the first two balls, bringing the equation down to 15 in 4 balls.
Unbelievable!! 2nd super over this season, @im_manishpandey 👌#SRHvsMI
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) May 2, 2019
Glad to be involved in both of the super overs in this #IPL2019 🤷🏻♂️😂🙌🏼 from the comm box that is #MIvsSRH
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 2, 2019
In form, Manish Pandey is a superb finisher. Now, singlehandedly, he takes #SRH to a SuperOver
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 2, 2019
In the third ball, Mohammad Nabi smashed a six over long-on. But his stay ended the next ball, as he was caught by Suryakumar Yadav at same position.
After Nabi’s dismissal, Pandey came to strike and managed to steal a double in the next ball. SRH needed 7 to win off the final ball and a six to stretch the match to Super Over.
Pandya went with a slower delivery, outside off stump, which was sliced over backward point for the maximum by the batsman. Pandey remained unbeaten on 71 in 47 balls, as SRH levelled the score in 20 overs.
