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The biggest Diwali cricket thrillers, ranked

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Eight times Team India set off the fireworks before Diwali even started, ranked: from New Zealand bowled out for 79 in Vizag to Kohli's 82 not out against Pakistan at the MCG.

Key points

  • Vizag 2016: New Zealand bowled out for 79.
  • Kolkata 2011: the 5-0 revenge over England.
  • Lucknow 2018: Rohit Sharma's record fourth T20I hundred.
  • Bengaluru 2023: nine wins in nine, on Diwali day.
  • Hyderabad 1999: Sachin and Dravid's 331 stand; Bengaluru 2013: Rohit's 209 with 16 sixes; Jaipur 2005: Dhoni's 183 not out; MCG 2022: Kohli's 82 not out against Pakistan.

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