IPL records: Batsman who scored winning runs on the last ball most number of times
The 24th match of IPL 2024 turned out to be a nail-biting victory for the Gujarat Titans (GT) with them clinching the win on the last ball against the Rajasthan Royals (RR). Rashid Khan’s winning runs on the last ball sealed a huge win for Gujarat Titans.
Gujarat Titans were 2 runs away from pulling off the win against Rajasthan Royals in their last match on the last ball and the team won a thrilling victory thanks to Rashid Khan’s aggressive stroke. Additionally, a brilliant record was established by Rashid Khan.
Rashid has been named among those players in that list who have scored the winning runs in the IPL on the very last ball. This was the second time for the Rashid Khan-led team to clinch the game on the last ball of the IPL.
Player with highest number of scoring winning runs on the last ball
If we talk about the batsmen who hit the winning runs in the closing ball in IPL, then the name of MS Dhoni, a former captain of Chennai Super Kings team, is at first place of this list. MS Dhoni landed the winning runs on the last ball 4 times so far, there might be a reason why he is considered one of the best finishers in the world.
| Position | Player | Number of winning runs on last ball |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | 4 |
| 2 | Ravindra Jadeja | 3 |
| 3 | Rohit Sharma | 3 |
| 4 | Rashid Khan | 2 |
| 5 | Rinku Singh | 2 |
| 6 | James Faulkner | 2 |
Following Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma are at the second place. Both of them have successfully scored the momentous last-ball winning shot 3-3 times. Meanwhile, apart from these two players Rinku Singh and James Faulkner who were formerly with the Rajasthan Royals team are also listed in the side. Both these batsmen have scored the winning run of the last ball 2-2 times in IPL history.
In IPL, every team is almost equal and that is why the matches are very exciting and go till the last over. Every season there are many matches whose result comes on the last ball. Because of these thriller matches, there is a lot of excitement in the minds of the fans and this nail biting finish gives a chance to one player to become a hero for their team.
