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4 batters who played less than 10 balls but won Man of the Match award for batting

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Dinesh Karthik and Asif Ali T20
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Batting is an art that not every individual can master. As per the different formats of cricket, there is a different requirement for the approach of batting. In the Test format, the batters need to focus on spending more time in the middle and scoring as many runs as possible. The strike rate does not matter much in the longest format of the game.

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In the ODI format, the batters need to pace their innings well. In the T20I form, the focus is more on hitting the ball out of park. Fans will never see a player winning the Man of the Match for batting 10 or lesser deliveries. However, it has happened five times in T20 internationals. Here’s a list of four such batters.

1. Dinesh Karthik

Another wicket-keeper batter to feature on this list is India’s Dinesh Karthik. While Karthik is not playing for the country in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, he had played a phenomenal cameo against Bangladesh in the 2018 Nidahas Trophy Final. Karthik scored 29 off 8 and won the match for his nation.

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2. Brad Hodge

Brad Hodge won the Man of the Match for scoring 21 runs off eight balls in a 7-over-a-side match against South Africa. Australia needed 15 to win off the final over, and Hodge helped them win.

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3. Ramnaresh Sarwan

Ramnaresh Sarwan won the Man of the Match award in an ICC T20 World Cup 2009 match against England. He scored 19 off nine and helped West Indies win by D/L Method.

4. Asif Ali

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Asif Ali is the latest entrant on this list. Ali played a game-changing inning of 25 runs from just seven balls to win the Man of the Match against Afghanistan.