The Ultimate Sensation: A Last-ball-six (26 March 1999)

Lance Klusener's last-ball six against New Zealand on Friday was the third famous instance of a batsman hitting the final ball of a Limited Overs International (LOI) match

26-Mar-1999

26 March 1999

The Ultimate Sensation: A Last-ball-six

Atul Kahate

Lance Klusener's last-ball six against New Zealand on Friday was the third famous instance of a batsman hitting the final ball of a Limited Overs International (LOI) match. Following is a summary of all the three:

Batsman                 Bowler            Venue and Date

Javed Miandad (Pak) C Sharma (Ind) Sharjah, 18 Mar 1986

Details: A full toss was hit over mid-wicket. Miandad made 116* in 114 balls as Pakistan won by 1 wicket, needing four runs to win off the last ball.

Asif Mujtaba (Pak) SR Waugh (Aus) Hobart, 10 Dec 1992

Details: A slower ball was hit over mid wicket. Mujtaba made 56* in 51 balls as Pakistan tied the match off the last ball. The last over had produced 17 runs including a wide.

L Klusener (RSA) DJ Nash (NZ) Napier, 26 March 1999

Details: A short ball was hit over long-on. Klusener made 35* in 19 balls as South Africa won by 2 wickets, needing four runs to win off the last ball.

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)

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