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| Ben Cutting hit the second ball of last over from Shane Watson so hard, it went over the galleries and crossed the roof of Bangalore's Chinnaswamy stadium BCCI pic (video below) |
May 31, 2016, NewsCrunch
The defining moment of the IPL final in Bangalore on Sunday was SRH batter Ben Cutting hitting RCB bowler Shane Watson for a huge six - outside the stadium.
Bangalore's Chinnaswamy stadium is known for its small cricket ground, but it is still not a daily occurrence that a batsman sends the ball flying over the roof. That is precisely what Ben Cutting did by hitting the ball over a distance of 117 metres.
The the last over for RCB was bowled by Shane Watson. The second ball, an attempted yorker went as a full toss, which Ben Cutting timed so well and hit so hard, it went over the galleries and crossed the roof of the stadium.
The cameras zoomed in on RCB skipper Virat Kohli's face instinctively, and the Oh God look on his face was a give away.
That over fetched SRH 24 runs and took SRH to 208 runs, and helped them beat local favourites RCB by 8 runs.
But for Ben Cutting's late surge of 39 not out in just 15 balls, RCB would ahve lidted the trophy comfortably.