3 such matches when Indian bowlers led the team to victory with their performance in the last over, Hardik Pandya's name is also included.

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Tezzbuzz|14-05-2024

Indian bowlers 3 best Performance: In T20 cricket, batsmen try to score runs fast, hence everyone's attention is towards them, but the role of bowlers is also very important in this format. Many times bowlers have won the match on their own.

You can win one or two matches on the basis of batsmen, but if you want to win the big title of T20 World Cup, then it becomes necessary for the bowlers to perform better. When the Indian team also won the first T20 World Cup in 2007, the contribution of the bowlers was most important. If your bowlers perform well, only then you will be able to win a title like the World Cup.

The performance of the bowlers from the Indian team has also been very good in the T20 World Cup. In this article, we will tell you about those 3 matches of the T20 World Cup when the Indian bowlers won the match by bowling brilliantly in the last over.

3 most powerful last overs of Indian bowlers in T20 World Cup

3.Hardik Pandya vs Bangladesh, T20 World Cup 2016

Who can forget this match? Chasing the target of 147 runs, Bangladesh had scored 136 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 19 overs and they needed only 11 runs in the last over. Captain MS Dhoni entrusted the responsibility of bowling to Hardik Pandya.

Mahmudullah took 1 run on the first ball of that over and Mushfiqur Rahim celebrated tremendously by hitting a four on the second ball. Even on the third ball, Rahim hit a four and now only 2 runs were needed from 3 balls and Bangladesh's victory seemed certain but then on the fourth ball, Rahim got caught by Dhawan while trying to play a big shot. Mahmudullah was also out on the fifth ball.

On the last ball, Bangladesh needed two runs to win and 1 run to tie. Bangladesh players tried to take one run as a bye but MS Dhoni showed agility and scattered the stumps and India won this thrilling match by just 1 run.

2.Sreesanth vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup 2007 Group Stage

India won this match in a bowl out because the match was tied. India scored 141 runs while playing first and Pakistan also scored the same score. Although at one time Pakistan was in a position of complete victory.

While chasing the target, Pakistani team had scored 130 runs for 6 wickets in 19 overs. They needed 12 runs in the last over and Misbah-ul-Haq was at the crease. Captain Dhoni handed over the responsibility of bowling the last over to Sreesanth. Misbah silenced the Indian fans by hitting fours on the second and fourth balls of Sreesanth's over. Pakistan had tied the match by scoring 11 runs on the first 4 balls and to win they needed only 1 run on the next two balls. But from here the course of the match changed. Misbah was beaten on the fifth ball and could not score a single run and was run out on the last ball. With this the match became tied and India won the match in the bowl out.

1.Joginder Sharma vs Pakistan, 2007 T20 World Cup Final

Thanks to that over of Joginder Sharma, India won the first T20 World Cup title of 2007. Chasing the target of 158 runs in the final match, Pakistan had scored 145 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 19 overs and they needed 13 runs in the last over.

The first ball was bowled wide by Joginder Sharma and on the second ball he did not allow Misbah to score any runs. Misbah-ul-Haq hit a six on the third ball. Now Pakistan needed only 6 runs but Misbah tried to play a scoop shot on the third ball but was caught by Sreesanth and India won the match by 5 runs and captured the World Cup title.

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