It doesn’t matter if you missed out on most of the match being caught up with work as long as you get to witness the last over madness. Where’s the fun in watching a match where India effortlessly waltzes to victory? It’s those jittery slog overs that make you sit down till the end, eyes on the screen and ants in your pants. The last six balls – you either go down with bat shit crazy celebration or take a wise sigh and say “someone has to lose the game”. However, being the Indian cricket, there has been numerous occasions when our team has given us the chance to celebrate. Let’s take a moment to remember some of most thrilling last six balls that turned to India’s favor in recent years. Here we go. India Vs South Africa – Champions Trophy Semi-Final (2002) It was a big match against a big team and the Proteas looked relentless. India had put a humble 262 on the board and was defending the total with just two specialist fast bowlers. With Ashish Nehra injuring himself, captain Ganguly had only his wits to rely on. It was the out of the way strategies of Ganguly of making part-time spinners continue the attack against the formidable South African line-up that finally turned India’s hope. With Rahul Dravid for a wicket-keeper and only Virender Sehwag to rely on the last over, it was a miracle delivery that got Jacque Kallis, the danger man out. That one wicket in the last moment changed everything and soon the South Africans needed 11 of one delivery with Captain Dada almost already celebrating.

India Vs Bangladesh – ICC World Twenty20 (2016)

This one’s just fresh in our minds and it’s going to stay that way for a long time to come. It’s 2016 and the cricket frenzy takes a whole new level with all that internet trolling and meme making – India vs Bangladesh was meant to be a thriller and boy, was it spine tingling! In the end, it was just a matter of a single run for the Bangladeshis to bag the match but with Dhoni behind the stumps, it seemed like the longest 22 yards Mustafizur Rahman had ever run on.

As our Captain Cool, ran towards the stumps as well from the other side, it was the most scintillating of moments when Dhoni tipped the bells of the stumps with balls, illuminating the red LED with Mustafizur Rahman yet to make it to the crease.

There’s a reason why they say you can’t predict anything until the last ball in cricket.