Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja star in cricket's 5 most stunning moments of 2020

year 2020 was full of surprises with world facing wrath of coronavirus for a major part of year. sporting world was severely affected by pandemic and cricket was exception. cricketing action in India was absent for as many as seven months which is why this year Indian team did t get to play a lot of it. However, during little cricket that happened for world to witness in 2020, re were several moments which left fans in awe. As year comes to an end, we take a look at five most stunning cricketing moments of 2020.

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5. Jofra Archer's 30-run over against Chennai in IPL 2020

Archer scored as many as 30 runs off Lungi Ngidi in final over of his innings against Chennai. Englishman me his intentions clear from first ball of over as he picked up a slow one from Lungi Ngidi and swung his arms to smash ball for a six over long-off fielder who was a mere spectator to Archer's sheer power. With a change of field in next ball, Lungi Ngidi pitched ball a little short to Archer, who was waiting for length as he went over square leg fielder this time to send ball out of park. Jofra Archer once again showcased his mighty hitting prowess as he hit his third six in a row, this time over long-on.

To make matters worse for South African bowler, sirens went up as it was a huge -ball. next ball also saw same result as ball sailed over ropes in yet ar -ball from Lungi Ngidi. speedster followed it up with a wide as he leaked 27 runs in 2 legal deliveries. Rajasthan unit scored 30 runs in last over courtesy of Jofra Archer's onslaught.

4. Ravindra Jeja's acrobatic catch against New Zealand

Ravindra Jeja, who is considered one of best fielders in cricket produced a moment of magic to get rid of Neil Wagner in second Test between India and New Zealand in February. It all happened on last delivery of 72nd over when Wagner hooked a short delivery from speedster Mohammed Shami. At first, it looked like shot would go for a six. However, it cased as Jeja did his thing at square leg boundary. Standing a few feet away from boundary, Jeja timed his leap to perfection before grabbing ball with one hand to display a stellar attempt.

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3. Nicholas Pooran boundary save

Nicholas Pooran showcased brilliant athleticism on field by preventing a six during Dream11 IPL 2020 league match between Rajasthan and Punjab in Sharjah. It all happened when Rajasthan batsman Sanju Samson played a pull shot in eighth over off Murugan Ashwin while chasing a humongous target of 224. ball was travelling over midwicket boundary and that's when Pooran, who was stationed at deep midwicket fence, dived full length over rope to catch ball. However, after getting hold of ball, Pooran realized he wouldn't be able to come inside boundary line so he threw ball back inside boundary line while being in air to save his team crucial five runs.

2. Rohit Sharma winning record IPL titles as captain

Rohit Sharma's Mumbai won Dream11 IPL 2020 after beating Delhi by five wickets in final at Dubai International Cricket Stium in Dubai. Courtesy of ir emphatic win,  Mumbai IPL title count went up to five. tably, all of Mumbai's IPL triumphs have come under Rohit which makes him  record-holder of winning most IPL titles (5) as captain. Mumbai outfit also became second team in league's history to successfully defend ir Dream11 IPL title after Chennai did it in 2011.

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1. Two Super Overs game in IPL 2020

Mumbai and Punjab played a thrilling match during IPL 2020 which h all possible drama re could be in a cricket match.  game ended in a tie after 40 overs which enforced winner to be decided through a Super Over. However, Super Over also ended on level terms which resulted in ar Super Over where it was KL Rahul's men who held ir nerves and emerged victorious in nail-biting contest.

Mumbai scored 176/6 in ir 20 overs, a score which was above par on  tricky Abu Dhabi wicket. In response, Punjab got off to a flier as y raced to 51/1 at end of powerplay with KL Rahul and Chris Gayle going strong. Punjab franchise played calculated cricket and kept up with run rate. However, in end, y faltered a bit which gave Mumbai a chance to come back into game.

With 9 runs to win off final six balls, Trent Boult bowled a stunning over to end Punjab's innings on 176/6. In first Super Over both teams tied after scoring five runs. In second Super Over, Mumbai set a target of 12 for Punjab to chase which was tracked down by Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal with two balls to spare.

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SOURCE: PUNJAB IPL, ROHIT SHARMA INSTAGRAM & NZC YOUTUBE