5 thrilling last over finishes in ICC Tournaments

#4. 2013 Champions Trophy Final - India v England

England lost the plot in the Final of the ICC Champions Trophy versus India in 2013

India had steamrolled oppositions and made a grand entry into the finals, whereas England hung onto crucial moments to reach the finals. Even though the paths were different, it was still considered to be a close contest as England were playing in their home conditions.

Due to the rain forecast, England elected to bowl first after having won the toss. It was a stop-start kind of a situation which finally culminated to a 20 over affair.

Although India lost Rohit Sharma early, Dhawan and Kohli were playing well. Dhawan got out when the scorecard read 50. Throughout the tournament, India's top 3 had done the job and the middle order got exposed in the all-important final.

India were struggling at 66 for 4 when Kohli and Jadeja changed the momentum with a quick stand of 50 before the former was dismissed for 43. Jadeja hit some lusty blows to help India reach 129 for the loss of 7 wickets.

England lost Cook early and some disciplined bowling by India kept England under check. In this process, they lost Trott, Root and Ian Bell to a debatable decision. Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara rotated the strike and hit the occasional boundaries to bring England close to the target.

MS gambles with his options

With England needing 28 from 3 overs with 6 wickets remaining, the game looked dead and buried for India. Dhoni gambled by introducing the wayward Ishant Sharma into the attack. The lanky pacer got carted for a six over deep square leg and bowled wides off successive deliveries.

With 20 required off 16, Dhoni brought mid wicket in to make Morgan go over the top. The trick paid off and Morgan sliced the ball to Ashwin at mid-wicket. Off the very next delivery, Bopara played a hook shot straight to Ashwin at square leg. These 2 wickets made England press the panic button as Jadeja dismissed Jos Buttler for 0 and Tim Bresnan attempted a suicidal run leading to his run out.

With England needing 15 off the last over, Dhoni turned to the calm Ravi Ashwin. Even though Broad hit a boundary of the second ball of the over, it was too difficult for James Tredwell to hit Ashwin out of the park. India defended the runs and won the tournament by 5 runs.

Virat Kohli celebrated with the Gangnam dance and it was a sight to behold!!