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Those who sealed it with a boundary!

Following Mumbai Indians new recruit Dwayne Smith's match-winning boundary on Sunday against Chennai Super Kings, MiD DAY recaps similar instances in limited overs cricket when a batsman hit a four or a six to seal victory

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Hrishikesh Kanitkar
VS Pakistan, Dhaka ODI (3rd Final): Jan 18, 1998

India won the Silver Jubilee Independence Cup in a breathless climax under floodlights. They were in pursuit of a world-record 315 (more than any team had ever made batting second to win a one-day international at the time). After Sachin Tendulkar (41) and Sourav Ganguly added a 179-run stand for the opening wicket, Ganguly and pinch-hitter Robin Singh consolidated as India reached 250-1 in 38 overs — and looked set to create history. But India lost six wickets in the last ten overs (with bad light having trimmed two from each innings). It was Hrishikesh Kanitkar who hit the winning four in the penultimate ball off Pakistan’s best bowler Saqlain Mushtaq. Fourteen years on, it remains one of India’s greatest victories in limited-overs cricket.


Hasn’t sunk in yet! Hrishikesh Kanitkar (left) with India skipper Mohammed Azharuddin after victory at Dhaka. MiD DAY Archives

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