5 most thrilling encounters in Asia Cup history

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Harbhajan Singh celebrating after guiding India towards Asia Cup victory in 2010
Harbhajan Singh celebrates after guiding India towards the famous Asia Cup victory in 2010

#4 When Harbhajan Singh finished off in style

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The 4th match of Asia Cup 2010 between India and Pakistan was expected to be a high-octane clash and it turned out to be exactly that with an added pinch of thrill at the end.

Batting first on the slow wicket of Dambulla, Pakistan put up 267 runs on the board, courtesy of terrific half-centuries by Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal who scored 74 and 51 respectively.

In reply, the duo of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir walked out to bat. Sehwag and Kohli departed quickly but the aggressive Gautam Gambhir tackled the fine Pakistani bowling attack really well and went on to register a magnificent knock of 83 runs.

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MS Dhoni played a composed and crucial knock of 56 runs. When he departed, India were 210/5 in 42.2 overs. With 36 runs to win from 23 deliveries, Harbhajan Singh went big by hitting Shoaib Akhtar clean over mid-on for six.

Suresh Raina, the dependable southpaw, hammered a six on the 1st ball of the 49th over bowled by Shoaib Akhtar. 10 runs were required from 11 deliveries.

Akhtar made a solid comeback and India required 7 runs to win in the last over. On the 2nd ball of the final over bowled by Mohammad Amir, Raina got run-out after scoring significant 34 runs.

On the 2nd last ball of the match and with 3 runs to win, Harbhajan swung the blade perfectly and the ball sailed over the ground for six, resulting in India's victory with 1 ball remaining.

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