IPL matches that were won by a six hit off the final ball of the match

Rising Pune Supergiants v Kings XI Punjab, Visakhapatnam, May 21, 2016

The phenomenon called Mahendra Singh Dhoni

In what was meant to be a dead rubber for the crowd, Kings XI Punjab were up against Rising Pune Supergiants, each of whom was looking to avoid ending the tournament as the wooden spooner.

Batting first after winning the toss, Punjab rode on half centuries from captain Murali Vijay and Gurkeerat Singh to end up with a fighting total of 172 on the board. Ashwin was the wrecker-in-chief as he picked up 4 wickets.

At 86-5, still needing 87 runs in the remaining 40 balls, the match seemed done and dusted. So it may have turned out, had there not been a phenomenon called Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Pairing up with Thisara Perera, Mahi brought down the match equation to a very doable 29 off two overs. Mohit Sharma then bowled a magnificent 19th over that also accounted for Perera, leaving Dhoni with an uphill task of 23 runs to get from 6 legal deliveries.

Axar Patel began the last over with a dot followed with a wide. The second legitimate delivery was clubbed over the long on fence for a six as 16 were left to get from 4. The next Dhoni drive had four written all over it, save a diving Amla at the boundary line, denying Pune four runs. The next ball though, did find its way to the boundary ropes leaving 12 to get from 2.

The last two balls saw vintage Dhoni taking centre stage as he hit them as clean as a whistle, bringing his bottom hand into play and clobbering them over the mid-wicket boundary to the utter dismay of Axar and Punjab. Everything on display- from the big hitting to the celebration (read poker faces handshakes)- was typical Mahi-way.