4. India v West Indies, Ahmedabad, 2006:
The team India was involved in another nail-biter in 2006, this time against West Indies. Batting first, the hosts were reeling at 131 for 5 before MS Dhoni’s 51-run knock propelled them to 223 for 9.
In reply, West Indies made a decent start with Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul adding 43 runs for the first wicket. At 213 for 3 in 47. 4 overs, a win looked like a mere formality for the Men from the Caribbeans. However, there was still a lot to happen in the match and it began after Brian Lara chopped an Irfan Pathan delivery onto his stumps. At that time, West Indies needed 6 runs from the last 8 balls, still an easy ask. However, they found themselves in a serious mess when a well-set Ramnaresh Sarwan was run out for 53 two balls after Lara’s dismissal.
With 5 needed from the last over, Ajit Agarkar made the perfect start by cleaning up Dwayne Smith on the first ball. On the next ball, Carlton Baugh failed to score before taking a single to bring Marlon Samuels on the strike with four needed from three balls. Agarkar then undid all his fine work by bowling one short and wide to see Samuels sealing the game with a four.