Most thrilling six finishes in crunch limited-overs matches

#4 Grant Elliott - New Zealand vs South Africa: ODI World Cup 2015 Semi-Final, Auckland

Grant Elliott's 84* took New Zealand to their first World Cup final in 2015

Brief Scores: New Zealand 299/6 in 42.5 overs (Elliott 84*, McCullum 59; Morkel 3/59) beat South Africa 281/5 in 43 overs (du Plessis 82, de Villiers 65*; Anderson 3/72) by 4 wickets by D/L method

[Match reduced to 43 overs a side by rain with New Zealand's revised target set as 298]

A place in the World Cup final was at stake with neither side having made it their earlier. Yet again, with South Africa involved in a World Cup encounter, rain added drama, reducing the match to 43 overs after they were 216/3 in 38. Faf du Plessis' wicket for 82 then brought David Miller to the crease, who bludgeoned 49 from 18 balls. Eventually, they ended on 281/5 and New Zealand's revised target became 298.

Brendon McCullum came out firing to blast 59 off 26 balls, but calmness was restored with wickets in the middle overs. A quick stand of 103 between Grant Elliott and Corey Anderson brought New Zealand back; and South Africa missed run outs and dropped Elliott to complicate matters, with the target down to 10 off 4. Elliott had to hit 5 from the remaining 2 and Dale Steyn bowled a length ball which landed in the stands.

Elliott got 84*, but the South Africa-born consoling a broken Steyn in the middle of the pitch won more hearts than his hit, though AB de Villiers and Morne Morkel would be later seen breaking down on the field.