IPL: 5 incredibly thrilling Mumbai Indians encounters

#1 Mumbai Indians vs. Rajasthan Royals (2014)

Mumbai Indians pulled off nothing short of a miracle to make it to the 2014 IPL playoffs

This match would feature at the number one spot in most thrilling encounter compilations in the history of IPL. This game had attracted ample attention prior to the game itself owing to the circumstances. The Mumbai Indians would need to win by a gigantic margin in order to edge the Royals out of the playoff owing to a superior run rate. It was the last league game of the season and tensions were high.

A Karun Nair and Sanju Samson special saw the Royals set a massive total of 190. The Mumbai Indians had to chase this total in 14.3 overs to make it to the playoffs, and their hopes were all but over. The target seemed too unrealistic to achieve and the tips were scaled massively in the Royals' favor.

A Corey Anderon blitzkrieg aided by a Rayudu boost saw the Mumbai Indians astonishingly tie the score in 14.3 overs. The convoluted drama that followed made the match impossible to forget. When the scores were tied, Ambati Rayudu's display of agony made it look like the Rajasthan Royals had survived a mighty scare. However, after a lot of confusion and discussion, it was understood that the Mumbai Indians could still go through if they could hit a boundary off the next ball. Aditya Tare deposited a generous full toss by Faulkner out of the park to miraculously take the Mumbai Indians through to the semi final.

Result: Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets.