Top 5 innings by Sachin Tedulkar in IPL history

#2 68 vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2009

It was the second season and the 17th match in Port Elizabeth, South Africa where MI won the toss and batted first.Tendulkar began with a flashing six over the third man with an uppercut that brought back the memories of the 2003 World Cup where he did the same to Shoaib Akhtar in that very country.

The pitch had plenty of bounce on offer and he tackled it superbly with skilful cuts and pulls. That day, he was in the mood to hit sixes and one of them was sent packing out of the ground off the bowling of Ajantha Mendis. There was literally no respite for the bowlers as he shared an opening partnership of 127 runs with Jayasuriya.

He was looking to get to his first T20 century but his quickfire knock was cut down in the 13th over. The Mumbai skipper went back after scoring 68 off 45 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes that propelled the team’s score to 187 at the end of 20 overs. The bowlers backed up his wonderful performance and dismissed KKR for just 95, clinching a win by 92 runs.