IPL 2025 has been a riveting affair with many games going down to the wire. The finishers have also played a key role in making matches all the more interesting with their tactical exploits in the death overs. As many as 22 matches were alive till the last over this season.
As the highly-competitive league reaches its business end, here is a look at the top five finishing acts from near-impossible situations this season.
5. Sameer Rizvi vs PBKS
Sameer Rizvi played a blinder of a knock in Delhi Capitals’ (DC) last game of the season against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on May 24. PBKS Slammed 206/8 in the first innings. When Rizvi walked out to bat at No. 5, DC needed 114 runs from 59 balls.
The right-handed batter forged two brilliant partnerships with Karun Nair and Tristan Stubbs to take his team closer to the target. Rizvi notched up a 22-ball half-century, combining with Stubbs to take 14 runs from the penultimate over. Only eight runs were needed for a win in the last over and Rizvi sealed the game with a six off Marcus Stoinis with three balls and six wickets to spare.
