In the 19th over, Curran dismissed Rovman Powell and Keshav Maharaj while conceding ten runs. The Royals needed ten more runs in the 20th over. Hetmyer was on strike, and it seemed likely that they would achieve the target. Arshdeep delivered two excellent yorkers that Hetmyer could not make anything of. As a result, the equation came down to ten runs from four balls.
Hetmyer's desperate drive down the ground off the third ball was the key shot in the final over. Arshdeep narrowly missed his length, failing to pitch the ball in the blockhole. Hetmyer swung hard and managed to hit the ball into the boundary cushion, just centimetres away from going over it.
If Arshdeep had pitched the ball slightly fuller, Hetmyer would not have been able to hit it. Similarly, if Hetmyer had hit the ball with slightly more force, the shot would have resulted in only four runs, leaving six runs required from the last three balls.
Hetmyer hit the next ball towards long-on and gained two runs. The fifth ball of Arshdeep's over was the worst one, as it was juicy, knee-high, and on the stumps. The fifth ball of Arshdeep's over was the worst one, as it was juicy, knee-high, and on the stumps. The fifth ball of Arshdeep's over was the worst one, as it was juicy, knee-high, and on the stumps. Hetmyer shuffled across and thwacked it over deep fine leg, clinching a thriller.