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[The Finisher]

Without blowing my own trumpet in ur average day to day game im a fairly good player however

put me in a situation of one wicket needed off the last over or 12 runs requied i bottle it everytime 3 times last year i ws given the last over after already taking 3/4 wickets and in the last over i went to pot each time and again yesterday ! the same with battin this has only happend twice but whenever im in this situation i seem to tense up and lose all confidence basically atm iv no confidence in my game at all anybody got any tips for me ?

[Mr Cricket]

chin up and go again

[tim2000s]

Sounds silly, but last six balls in every net session are 18 off six. Batsmen get used to trying to hit quick runs, bowlers trying to limit runs. Works very well.

[Apple]

Enjoy it, look to enjoy the situation your in. When middlesex won the 20-20 a couple of years ago, Kent needed im not to sure but around 10 off the last 6. Tyron Henderson had a big smile on his face during the whole thing, Justin Kemp is looking up seeing the bowler with a massive smile on his face. Middlesex won.

Just enjoy it. Relish the whole experience.

[ianbuchanan]

We always do the 12,14,16 or 18 (Depending on the batsman) to win off the least 6 balls in nets. Works well I feel.

[Wills]

Whatever you do, don't do a Balaji!

[Buzz]

From a batting perspective, I have thought about this a fair amount and I think for me the answer relies on you having a good plan - if you are in a tight run chase you need to know where the bounderies are going to come from, you need to work out what the bowlers are trying to do and, as the experienced player/in batsman you need to get yourself on strike as mich as possible.
If a Spinner is bowling, you need to look how well the leg side is protected and work out if by good foot movement you can find the boundary there - for example - usually the straight boundaries are well protected. If a quick is on - are fine leg or third man in the right place. Then it is a case of where are you going to get your 2's from - sometimes by not hitting the ball too hard you can turn an easy one into a good two.

there is lots more - but the key is to stay as calm and in control as possible. The same for bowling.