Northern Brave pulled off a wild T20 win in New Zealand’s domestic cricket league. They needed just eight runs from the final over with four wickets in hand, but things unraveled fast. The first ball went high in the air, caught for a wicket. Second ball, same result. Suddenly, two tail-end bowlers were at the crease with Northern Brave still needing eight runs from four balls. They scraped together a couple of singles, but then another wicket fell. One ball left, six runs needed. Only option was a boundary shot.
Trent Boult, a bowler by trade, stepped up needing to do what he rarely does—hit. The bowler delivered, Boult swung hard and launched it over the boundary. That six sealed a last-ball win for Northern Brave in dramatic fashion. Three wickets fell in the final over, and they still came out on top. One of the most chaotic finishes in domestic cricket in a while.