IPL 2018: 5 most dramatic turnarounds in history

Modified Apr 04, 2018 05:36 IST

Albie Morkel's 7-ball 28 turned the game on its head — Albie Morkel's seven-ball 28 turned the game on its head

#1 Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Ahmedabad, 2014)

Rajasthan Royals scored 170 in the first innings with contributions from Sanju Samson (37), Karun Nair (44) and Shane Watson (31).

Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a brilliant start, with openers Gautam Gambhir (54) and Robin Uthappa (65) scoring half-centuries as KKR were cruising at 121/0 in 14 overs.

50 needed in six overs, 10 wickets in hand, two well-set batsmen at the crease, and a powerful lineup of big hitters to follow.

Calling it an easy equation would be an understatement.

Anyone fancying a turnaround at this stage?

So, RR captain Shane Watson decided to take matters into his own hands, AND HOW!

Watson nicked off his counterpart on the first delivery, had Uthappa caught in the deep two balls later and then bowled a peach to knock Andre Russell over.

Three wickets in the over, and all of a sudden, KKR were in a spot of bother at 122/3.

But they still had Manish Pandey and Shakib Al Hasan at the crease, and remained firm favourites in the match.

On came 42-year-old Pravin Tambe to bowl his leggies.

He had Manish Pandey stumped down the leg side, Yusuf Pathan caught and bowled the first ball through a brilliant catch diving in his follow-through, and Ryan ten Doeschate lbw first ball to complete a spectacular hat-trick and script a dramatic twist in the match as the Knight Riders slumped from 121/0 to 123/6 in two overs.

The setback proved too tough to bounce back from, as KKR only managed to reach 160/6 and the Royals won by 10 runs. KKR succeeded in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.