Follow UsIt doesn’t happen a lot, it just doesn’t.
But when it does, there is so much adrenaline that surrounds the room. What’s that you ask? A team winning by one wicket. You just can’t help but back them. On March 24 (Monday), Delhi Capitals did exactly that, with a nail-biting one-wicket win against Lucknow Super Giants, despite being dead and buried at one point.
In the last seven overs, DC chased 95 runs on the back of Vipraj Nigam’s 15-ball 39 and Ashutosh Sharma’s 31-ball 66*, making them just the fifth team in the history of the competition to record a one-wicket win.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, 2015
Punjab put on 183 runs in that clash, courtesy of Glenn Maxwell’s 22-ball 43. When it felt like KKR had no chance, there was the West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell, who smashed a 21-ball 51 to take them home by one wicket.
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 2018
CSK fans will dearly remember this clash purely because of Kedar Jadhav’s historic scoop shot, registering their first and, to date, their only one-wicket win.
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2018
You perhaps might not remember this for a good reason. Billy Stanlake with the unlikeliest of cameos, smashing five off two balls to get over the line off the very last ball against Mumbai Indians.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2023
Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan and that helmet throw? RCB fans would want to forget this moment, with a bye enough to seal LSG a historic win at M. Chinnswamy Stadium, where they chased down 213/9.
Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants, 2025
New IPL year and Delhi Capitals pulled off the impossible, chasing 95 runs in the last seven overs as Ashutosh emerged as the real winner, with a 31-ball 66*.