IPL 2021: 5 Breathtaking Moments Of The 14th Season

The IPL 2021 was heading to another exciting season until it was suspended at the halfway mark due to the surge in Covid cases among the players in the bio-bubble. All the teams played a minimum of seven games in their campaign and it was looking like the teams were just ready to press the accelerator pedal to get to the playoffs stages when BCCI suspended the tournament.

The players who had no crowds in the stadium entertained the viewers from home and despite all the crisis that was going through the country, IPL proved to be a happy place for people at home. With the tight schedule for India this year, it is going to be tough to fit in the remaining part of the tournament this year. Here are the five breathtaking moments of the 14th season.

Breath Taking Moments Of The 14th Season:

5.Prithvi Shaw’s 6 Consecutive Boundaries:

The Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw who had been going through a rough patch in the Australia test series was dropped from the India squad and he regained form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He continued the form into this IPL and was scintillating to watch this season. He always looked for boundaries and was very destructive at the top of the order.

He has worked on his technique certainly and smashed Shivam Mavi for six consecutive boundaries in a game against the Kolkata Knight Riders. It was the first over of the innings and this was only the second instance of a batsman hitting six fours in an over in IPL history. Shaw finished with 82 off 41 balls with 11 fours and helped Delhi chase down the target easily.

4. Kieron Pollard’s Finish Against CSK:

Kieron Pollard who plays for the Mumbai Indians in the middle order pulled out a stunning victory for his franchise against the mighty CSK team. Mumbai had a mammoth task of chasing 219 and they were reeling at 81 for the loss of three wickets in the 10th over. Pollard came into the crease and he started whacking sixes from the word go.

Pollard formed two crucial partnerships with Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya and the required run rate was nearly 14 an over. The odds were against Mumbai for a win and Pollard stepped in at the right time scoring 87 off just 34 balls with eight sixes and six fours in the innings. He tormented the bowling apart with the longest sixes of the tournament and in the process, scored the fastest fifty of IPL 2021.

3. RCB’ 1 Run Win Over DC:

This was a match that went all the way into the wire with the last ball deciding the winner of the game. Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first and scored 171 on the board for the loss of five wickets with AB Devilliers 75 off 42 balls was the top score.

In reply, Delhi lost three wickets early while Pant and Stoinis stitched a partnership that got them back into the game. But the run rate was creeping up and Hetmyer’s innings turned out to be superlative. He scored 53 off 25 balls and kept Delhi in the hunt. But he did not get the strike in the last over when 13 was needed and Mohammed Siraj bowled a superb over to defend the score. In the end, RCB won the game by just one run and it was hard for Rishabh Pant to digest who never got going.

2. Super Over Between SRH and DC:

Another exciting fixture between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Delhi Capitals that needed a super over to determine the winner. Delhi scored 159 in the first innings and the Sunrisers lost early wickets while chasing but Kane Willaimson steadied the ship and almost carried the team home. In the end, four runs were needed in three balls, and Rabada bowled outstanding three balls that took the game to a super over.

Sunrisers batted first with Warner and Williamson, and they managed to score just 7 of the brilliant over from Axar Patel. In reply, Delhi chased down the score convincingly with Rishabh Pant and Shikhar Dhawan in the bowling of Rashid Khan. It was the only super over contests of the 2021 IPL.

1.Ravindra Jadeja’s 37 Runs In One Over:

The CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja showed his hitting skills in the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore when he smashed the highest wicket-taker in the tournament, Harshal Patel for 37 runs in an over. It was a phenomenal display of ball striking in the last over the innings which went 6-6-6nb-6-4-2-6.

Jadeja finished the innings with 62 off just 28 balls and backed it up with a brilliant performance with the ball in the second innings taking three wickets. CSK won the game easily by 69 runs and Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round effort won him the man of the match award. Jadeja equalled the IPL record held by Gayle for the most number of runs in an over.