Last Over Batting Aaron Finch Gujarat Lions - MI vs GL Highlights - IPL 2016

The Lions needed 11 from the last over. After picking up three runs off the first two balls, local-lad Dhawal Kulkarni picked up a boundary over mid off of the third delivery to bring the equation to 4 from three balls. It came down to the visitors needing a single off the final delivery, and Aaron Finch duly put away a Jasprit Bumrah short delivery to the midwicket boundary.

The Lions should be thankful to Finch, who reined in his instincts and played in a manner that doesn’t come naturally to him, but most importantly ensured the job was done. The Australian, who brought up his half-century off 46 balls, was troubled by cramps; yet he battled through that, soaked in the pressure of the run-chase and took his team past the finish line. He was very severe on any width offered or on anything that was banged in short by the MI bowlers. Finch, together with his winning hit, remained unbeaten on 67 from 54 balls, decorated with seven boundaries and a six.