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The Ultimate Sensation: A Last-ball-six
Atul Kahate - 26 March 1999

Lance Klusener's last-ball six against New Zealand on Friday was the third famous instance of a batsman hitting the final ball of a Limited Overs International (LOI) match. Following is a summary of all the three:

Batsman                 Bowler            Venue and Date

Javed Miandad (Pak)     C Sharma (Ind)    Sharjah, 18 Mar 1986

Details: A full toss was hit over mid-wicket. Miandad made 116*
in 114 balls as Pakistan won by 1 wicket, needing four runs to win off
the last ball.

Asif Mujtaba (Pak)      SR Waugh (Aus)    Hobart, 10 Dec 1992

Details: A slower ball was hit over mid wicket. Mujtaba made
56* in 51 balls as Pakistan tied the match off the last ball. The last
over had produced 17 runs including a wide.

L Klusener (RSA)        DJ Nash (NZ)      Napier, 26 Mar 1999

Details: A short ball was hit over long-on. Klusener made 35*
in 19 balls as South Africa won by 2 wickets, needing four runs to win
off the last ball.

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)