Fardeen Kazi may have just delivered his finest performance in tennis ball cricket, sealing a pulsating last-ball victory for Tiigers of Kolkata against Chennai Singams in the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL).

Chasing a daunting target of 106, the defending champions were in deep trouble at 9/3. But that’s when Kazi stepped up, producing a masterclass under pressure for the near-packed crowd at the Daoji Konddev Stadium in Thane. The Mumbai-born batter showcased his class with a match-winning unbeaten 61 off 31 balls, an innings laced with five boundaries and three towering sixes—justifying his INR 15.90 lakh price tag as the team’s highest-paid player.