Meet the batsmen who pulled it off on last ball with a SIX

New Delhi: With the advent of T20 cricket, the fans now get to see some scintillating batting performances. There are situations in a match not just only in T20, but ODI too when you don't have any clue where would the match go, but in the end suddenly you see the last ball going out of park and the batsman seal the win for his team.We witnessed the same in the ongoing CLT20 when Perth Scorchers needed 12 off the last 2 balls and Mitchell Marsh sealed it with 2 sixes.Let's have a look on the batsmen who pulled off a thriller on the last ball:1) At the time of 1986 Austral-Asia cup in Sharjah, when Pakistan needed a six of last ball to win the final against India, Javed Miandad hit the last ball of Chetan Sharma for a six and secured a historic victory by one wicket.2) On 26th March 1999, South Africa's Lance Klusener hit the last ball of the match for six to win the replayed fourth One-Day international against New Zealand. The proteas needed five off the last ball, and Klusener faced the final ball from Dion Nash needing to hit a boundary but he finished with a huge SIX!3) Shivnarine Chanderpaul's nickname is Tiger, because he loves a good fight. In this Port of Spain ODI against Sri Lanka in 2008, he showed us why. Nine down for 223, while chasing 236, West Indies needed 13 in the final over from Chaminda Vaas. Three singles followed. Ten needed from two, Chanderpaul on strike. He hit the fifth ball for a boundary and with 6 runs needed off the last ball; Vaas bowled a low full-toss which he hit for a huge six giving West Indies a crucial win.4) In IPL 2009, when Rohit first did it playing for Deccan Chargers against Kolkata Knight Riders in Johannesburg. The target was 161 and 21 runs were needed off the final over and Mashrafe Mortaza was the bowler.5) India were knocked out of the 2010 World T20 when a last-ball six from Sri Lanka's Chamara Kapugedera condemned them to their third straight defeat in the Super Eight stage. Sri Lanka chased 166 in this Twenty20 game at Gros Islet, but needed just 144 to knock out India. Nehra had 13 to defend in the final over, but he started badly, giving a first-ball six to Angelo Matthews. Off the last ball, Kapugedera needed three to win.He chose to do it in style.6) You don't know him and we don't blame you. With a highest score of 9 not out, Ed Rainsford only claim to fame is that in those 9 runs he hit a last ball six to record a win for Zimbabwe against Ireland in 2010. Zimbabwe seamer managed to get on this batsman-dominated game. In a tight chase for 206, Zimbabwe needed six in the final over. They drew level with some quick running before Rainsford clubbed the last ball from Kevin O'Brien over fine leg for six.7) It was again in IPL 2011 but this time for Mumbai Indians when they needed just one run on the last ball against Pune Warriors. Rohit Sharma then tonked a six over extra-cover to finish it off and sealed the win by 7 wickets.8) In 2011, Brendon Taylor has hit a six off the last ball when five runs were required for a win to win a One Day match against Bangladesh. It was the 3rd match of the 5-match one day series between two minnow of World Cricket. Chasing 237, the game has come down to the last ball with 5 runs for a victory for Zimbabwe. Taylor hit the full toss from Mortaza over midwicket for six to seal a hard-fought victory.9) This wasn't the first time Christian had given away a six off the final ball. The South Australia Redback's bowler in 2011 Champions League T20 had 14 runs to defend in the final over against Royal Challengers Bangalore, who had fought hard after being set 215 to make the semifinals. It came down to exactly six off the final ball. Christian bowled one too many of his slower balls. Bangalore wicketkeeper batsman Arun Karthik spotted it early and swung it into the crowd behind midwicket.Not many knew Karthik before this game. Not many would forget him after it.10) He may not be performing well in international fixtures, but he is always in aggressive form in IPL seasons. On 9th April, 2012, Rohit pulled off the last-ball six for the third time in the IPL, scoring a difficult 18 runs off the final over of the game bowled by Deccan Charger's Daniel Christian. James Franklin scored 4, 2 and 1 off the first three balls leaving Rohit 11 to get from three. He smashed the ball out of the park for a huge six and grabbed a thrilling win by 5 wickets.11) South African all rounder Ryan Mclaren can be a handful with the bat and he reminded the Kiwis of the horrors of Lance Klusener when he scooped James Franklin of New Zealand for a last ball six to win the game in January 2013. While chasing the target of 261, the Proteas needed 3 runs off the last ball when he hit the ball out of the park and saved the team from a whitewash.12) With 17 needed of the last four balls, what do you expect from the batsman to do? Yes it was 6,4,6,6 that's what Kiwi batsman Nathan McCullum did against the spin of Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath in November 2013 during their Sri Lankan tour. In a rain affected match where Lankans made 138 in 23 overs but due to D/L method the revised target for Kiwis was set as 198 in 23 overs, McCullum's blitz helped New Zealand to win the match by 6 wickets.13) In the ongoing Champions League T20, Perth Scorchers needed 12 runs off the last two balls to seal the victory against Dolphins. It looked like an impossible task or can only be happen in movies. But Mitchell Marsh struck two big sixes and snatched the victory from the South African champion Dolphins.Ther final six sparked off wild celebrations as it turned out to be a disappointing end for the unfancied Dolphins, who were favourites till final two deliveries of the match.Predictably, Marsh was awarded man-of-the-match award for his 40 off 26 balls with three fours and two sixes.