IPL: Reliving All The Super Overs In The Tournament History

IPL 2021 starts on April 9, 2021 with the first match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. The match is scheduled to be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. All 8 teams will play a total of 60 matches during IPL 2021. There are six venues that are going to host all the matches in IPL 2021. The tournament will conclude with the final match on May 30, 2021.

There is no denial that matches with super overs are among the most exciting matches in Indian Premier League. In the super over, everything depends on the bowler and the three batsmen who are part of the 6 balls, and anything can happen. In Indian Premier League, there has been a total of 13 matches so far that ended in a super over. One of these also witnessed two super overs. These 13 matches are among the most exciting matches that Indian Premier League has seen. Here we relive all the super overs in the history of Indian Premier League so far.

IPL: Reliving All The Super Overs In The Tournament History

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals- IPL 2009

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals match in IPL 2009 was the first occasion in IPL when the match ended in a tie and went to the super over. With a crucial 42-run knock by Yusuf Pathan, Rajasthan Royals scored 150-6 batting first. For Kolkata Knight Riders, Sourav Ganguly and Chris Gayle scored 46 runs and 41 runs respectively and the match ended in a tie with KKR putting 150-8 on the scoreboard.

In the super over, Kamran Akmal bowled for Rajasthan Royals. Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum came out to bat for Kolkata Knight Riders. Gayle hit three consecutive boundaries off the last three deliveries. KKR scored 15 runs from 6 balls during the over. For Rajasthan Royals, Yusuf Pathan came out to bat with Ravindra Jadeja to face bowler Ajantha Mendis. Pathan hit a six off the first ball and scored 2 runs off the 2^nd ball. He again hit a six off the third ball. With 14 runs in 3 balls, Rajasthan needed just 2 runs off the last three balls. Pathan then hit a boundary to clinch victory for Rajasthan Royals.

Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab – IPL 2010

Kings XI Punjab batted first in the match. With Yuvraj Singh’s 43 and Irfan Pathan’s 39 runs, Punjab scored 136-8 in 20 overs. Batting second, Chennai Super Kings’ opener Parthiv Patel scored 57 runs while Matthew Hayden made 33. On Irfan Pathan’s final ball, Ravichandran Ashwin needed 1 run to win. He was caught by Mohammad Kaif and the match ended in a tie with CSK reaching 136-7.

In the super over, Matthew Hayden and Suresh Raina came out to bat. Rusty Theron dismissed Matthew Hayden on the second ball. Later, Suresh Raina smashed a six on the 4^th ball but was caught out on the 5^th delivery. Therefore, CSK scored 9-2 in the super over. Mahela Jayawardene and Yuvraj Singh came out to bat for Kings XI Punjab. On Muttiah Muralitharan’s first ball, Jayawardene smashed a six. He got on the second ball. Now, Punjab needed 4 runs to win while CSK needed 1 wicket for victory. Yuvraj Singh scored a boundary and bagged the victory for Kings XI Punjab.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore- IPL 2013

After IPL 2010, an instance of super over came after a gap of 3 years in IPL 2013. Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first in the match and scored 130-8. While Virat Kohli scored 46 runs and Moises Henriques scored 44, the rest of the RCB batsmen got out for a single-digit score. Hanuma Virari scored 44 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad but the match ended in the tie. Hyderabad scored 130-7 in 20 overs.

In the super over, Vinay Kumar bowled for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He bowled a no-ball on the first delivery and Cameron White took a single. On the 3rd ball and 5th ball, White hit a six. In the end, Hyderabad managed to score 20 runs from the super over.

Dale Styne came out to bowl the super over for Sunrisers Hyderabad. In four balls, Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli managed to score 8 runs. In the last two balls, Gayle needed to hit two sixes to tie the super over. He smashed a six off the 5th ball but Steyn made a great comeback with a dot on the final delivery. As a result, Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match in the super over.

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils- IPL 2013

Royal Challengers Bangalore played one more super over in IPL 2013 but this time it was against Delhi Daredevils. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad reached 152-5 in 20 overs. Kedar Jadhav with 29 runs was the highest run-scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the match. Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli smashed 65 runs and AB de Villiers scored 39 runs. However, a little goof-up by RCB in the final over ended the match in a tie.

In the super over, Umesh Yadav came out to bowl for Delhi Daredevils. Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers scored only 3 runs off the first of four balls. However, de Villiers smashed two sixes on the final two deliveries and RCB scored 15 from their super over.

Ravi Rampaul bowl the super over for RCB while David Warner and Ben Rohrer came out to bat. Rampaul dismissed Warner on the first ball. Irfan Pathan was the new batsman on strike. He scored a four off the 2nd ball and a six off the 4th ball. However, on the final ball, Hyderabad needed 5 runs to win. Rampaul bowled Ben Rohrer and RCB won the match in the super over.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals- IPL 2014

This was the only match in IPL 2014 that ended in a tie. Ajinkya Rahane scored 72 runs for Rajasthan Royals, who batted first in the match. Shane Watson scored 33 runs as Rajasthan Royals reached 152-5 in 20 overs. For Kolkata Knight Riders, Gautam Gambhir scored 45 runs while Shakib Al Hasan scored 29 runs while batting at the lower order. The match ended in a tie after KKR scored 152-8 in 20 overs.

In the super over, Rajasthan Royals’ James Faulkner dismissed KKR’s Suryakumar Yadav on the first ball. Manish Pandey hit a six off the 4th ball but Shakib Al Hasan got run-out on the 6th ball. KKR scored 11/2 from their super over. Sunil Narine bowled the super over for Kolkata Knight Riders. Narine managed to avoid any boundary or six in his over. On the final ball, Rajasthan Royals needed 3 runs to win. Steve Smith managed to win 2 runs and Rajasthan Royals won the match on boundary counts.

Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab- IPL 2015

This was the only tied game in IPL 2015. With Ajinkya Rahane’s 74 and Shane Watson’s 45 run knocks, Rajasthan Royals reached a big total of 191-6 while batting first. For Kings XI Punjab, Shaun Marsh scored 65 and David Miller hit 54 runs. After Punjab reached 191-6 in 20 overs, the match ended in a tie.

In the super over, Rajasthan Royals’ Chris Morris bowled David Warner on the first ball with an LBW. Shaun Marsh hit 3 fours and took Kings XI Punjab to 15-1. For Kings XI Punjab, Mitchell Johnson bowled Shane Watson on the 1st ball. Later, James Faulkner got run-out on the 3rd ball and Rajasthan Royals ended with 6-2. As a result, KXIP won the match in the super over.

Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians- IPL 2017

In IPL 2017, this was the only match that witnessed super over. Gujarat Lions batted first in the match and scored 153-5. Ishan Kishan scored 48 runs while Ravindra Jadeja scored 28 runs. For Mumbai Indians, Parthiv Patel played a spectacular innings of 70 runs. Krunal Pandya also scored 29 runs but Mumbai Indians were bowled out at 153, ending the match in a tie.

In the super over, Jos Buttler and Kieron Pollard came out to bat for Mumbai Indians while James Faulkner took the bowling responsibility for Gujarat Lions. After getting hit for a four and six on the 2nd and 3rd ball, Faulkner dismissed both Kieron Pollard and Jos Buttler on the next two balls. Mumbai Indians scored 11-2 from super over. Jasprit Bumrah bowled the super over for Mumbai Indians while Brendon McCullum and Aaron Finch came out to bat. Bumrah avoided any four or six in his 6 balls and gave only 7 runs to bag victory for Mumbai Indians.

Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders- IPL 2019

Kolkata Knight Riders batted first in the match. With the help of half-centuries by Dinesh Karthik (50) and Andre Russell (62), KKR reached 185-8 in 20 overs. For Delhi Capitals, Prithvi Shaw scored 99 runs and Shreyas Iyer scored 43 runs. Delhi Capitals also reached 185-6 and the match ended in a tie.

In the super over, Delhi’s Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant came out to crease to face Kolkata Knight Riders’ Prasidh Krishna. Shreyas Iyer scored a four on the 2nd ball but was caught out on the 3rd ball. Rishabh Pant few singles and doubles and scored 10 runs from the super over.

Kagiso Rabada bowled the super over for Delhi Capitals. Andre Russell hit a four on the first ball but Rabada bowled him on the 3rd ball with a deadly yorker. Later, Rabada gave only three singles as and Mumbai Indians could only score 7 runs. Delhi Capitals won the match in the super over.

Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad- IPL 2019

Mumbai Indians batted first in the match and put up 162-5 on the scoreboard. Quinton de Kock scored 69 runs while Rohit Sharma scored 24 runs. For Sunrsers Hyderabad, Manish Pandey scored 71 runs. On the final ball, he hit a six which ended the match in a tie.

In super over, Mumbai Indians’ Jasprit Bumrah bowled Mohammad Nabi on the 4th delivery while Manish Pandey got run-out on the first ball itself. Mumbai Indians needed 9 runs to win from the super over. Hardik Pandya hit a six on the first ball of Rashid Khan. Later, Mumbai Indians scored a single and a double to win the match.

Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab- IPL 2020

While batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 157-8 in 20 overs. Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant scored crucial 39 and 31 runs respectively while Marcus Stoinis (53) smashed a fifty. For Punjab Kings, Mayank Agarwal scored 89 runs. Marcus Stoinis took two consecutive wickets on the final two deliveries and Kings XI Punjab finished with 157-8.

In the super over, Delhi’s Kagiso Rabada dismissed KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran after giving away just 2 runs. It was a piece of cake for Delhi Capitals to get 3 runs from the super over and Pant made no mistakes. Delhi Capitals won the match in the super over.

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians – IPL 2020

After batting first, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 201-3 with fifties from Devdutt Padikkal (54), Aaron Finch (52), and AB de Villiers (55). Ishan Kishan scored 99 runs for Mumbai Indians and Kieron Pollard smashed 60 runs off 24 balls to tie the match in the end.

In the super over, Navdeep Saini did a great job for Royal Challengers Bangalore and gave only 7 runs while taking 1 wicket. For Mumbai Indians, Jasprit Bumrah also bowled brilliantly. AB de Villiers scored a boundary on the 4th ball and RCB needed 1 off the final ball. Virat Kohli managed to hit a four on the final ball to win the match for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad- IPL 2020

Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and scored 163-5 in 20 overs. Shubman Gill scored 36 while Eoin Morgan scored 34 runs. For Sunrisers Hyderabad, David Warner scored 47 runs. With Sunrisers Hyderabad also scoring 163-6, the match ended in a tie.

In the super over, KKR’s Lockie Ferguson bowled both David Warner and Abdul Samad while giving away just 2 runs. For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rashid Khan had a very tough job defending 2 runs. He bowled two dots but Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik managed to sneak a single and double and earn the victory for Kolkata Knight Riders.

Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians- IPL 2020

This is the only match in IPL so far that consisted of two super overs. Mumbai Indians scored 176-6 in 20 overs after batting first. Quinton de Kock (53) smashed a half-century while Krunal Pandya and Kieron Pollard scored 34 runs each. For Kings XI Punjab, KL Rahul scored 77 runs but he could only level the scores in the end. With KXIP scoring 176-6, the match ended in a tie.

In the first super over, Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Nicholas Pooran on the 1st ball and KL Rahul on the 6th ball and gave only 5 runs. Mohammad Shami also gave exact 5 runs after avoiding any boundary. The 1st super over ended in a tie and the game went to the 2nd super over.

Chris Jordon bowled the 2nd super over for Kings XI Punjab. He conceded 11 runs after getting hit for a boundary and some singles. Later, Trent Boult came out to bowl the 2nd super over for Mumbai Indians. Chris Gayle hit him for a six on the first ball and Mayank Agarwal hit two boundaries on the 3rd and 4th ball to win the match for Kings XI Punjab.