What are the best individual performances in IPL finals?


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The IPL final—the biggest stage, brightest lights, and the ultimate pressure cooker. Only the boldest thrive here. These are the performances where players went absolutely nuclear when it mattered most. 💣🏆

🏅 Best Individual Performances in IPL Finals (All-Time)

💥 1. Shane Watson – 117 (CSK vs SRH, 2018)*

  • Scored a century in the FINAL!

  • 117 off 57* – one of the greatest knocks in IPL history.

  • Started slow (scored no runs in first 10 balls), then went into beast mode.

🐐 Big-game player. Carried CSK to the title.

🔥 2. Wriddhiman Saha – 115 (KXIP vs KKR, 2014)*

  • First century in an IPL final.

  • 115 off 55*, hit every corner of the park.

  • Didn’t win the game, but won hearts.

💯 The most beautiful innings in a losing cause.

🚀 3. Kieron Pollard – 60 (MI vs CSK, 2013)*

  • Came in under pressure, took MI from trouble to a defendable total.

  • 60* off 32 balls in a low-scoring game = match-winner.

💪 Clutchest finisher in finals history? Maybe.

🧠 4. Anil Kumble – 4/16 (RCB vs DC, 2009)

  • On a tough South African pitch, Kumble spun a web of brilliance.

  • Economical + wickets = dream spell in a final.

🕸️ Masterclass in control under pressure.

💣 5. Hardik Pandya – 3/17 & 34 (GT vs RR, 2022)

  • Captain. Bowler. Finisher.

  • Dismissed Buttler, Samson, and Hetmyer—the RR core.

  • Also played a key hand with the bat.

🔥 Finals MVP vibes. Led from the front.

🧨 6. Faf du Plessis – 86 (CSK vs SRH, 2021)

  • Anchored the innings with 86 off 59 in the final.

  • Pushed CSK to a massive 192.

  • Took on Rashid Khan, Bhuvi—no fear.

🧊 Icy knock under lights.

🧤 7. Jasprit Bumrah – 2/14 (MI vs DC, 2020)

  • On a slow Dubai pitch, Bumrah delivered with surgical precision.

  • Key wickets: Stoinis (first ball), Hetmyer.

🎯 Made 156 feel like 200. Elite death bowling.

⚡ 8. Yusuf Pathan – 56 off 39 (RR vs CSK, 2008)

  • In the first-ever IPL final, Yusuf smashed a quickfire 50 + took a wicket.

  • Changed the momentum RR’s way.

💥 OG clutch performer.

🎯 9. Alzarri Joseph – 2/12 (GT vs CSK, 2023)

  • Big wickets of Dube and Jadeja in a low-scoring thriller.

  • Bowled with heat and control in the death overs.

💪 Understated, but game-changing.

🧙 10. Ravindra Jadeja – 15(6) & 1/18 (CSK vs GT, 2023)*

  • Hit 10 off last 2 balls to win the IPL final for CSK!

  • Also bowled a tight spell under pressure.

🧊 Captain Cool’s trusted finisher delivered BIG time.

🏆 Finals Are for Legends.

These aren’t just good performances—they’re legacy moments. Players like Watson, Pollard, Faf, and Jadeja stepped up when it mattered the most.