IPL 2017: 5 greatest IPL matches

#3 Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 56 IPL 2014

Aditya Tare leads the celebrations for the Mumbai team

The scenes at the Wankhede Stadium at the end of this match were absolutely incredible. After a horrendous start to the campaign, just when it seemed like MI had no way to make it to the playoffs, they pulled off the impossible.

Not only did they need to win the match, but they had to chase whatever was set by Rajasthan Royals in just 14.3 overs to up their net run rate. RR set a target of 190 with the help of some mighty blows from Sanju Samson and Karun Nair and it was a tough ask for the Mumbai batsmen.

Corey Anderson, though, took matters into his own hands and started a full powered assault on the opposition. Helped by Michael Hussey and Ambati Rayudu, they reached a stage when they needed 9 off 3 deliveries. However, after three deliveries, the scores were only tied.

Everyone thought MI had come agonisingly close to achieving the impossible. However, the drama was not finished. MI still had a chance – they needed a boundary off the next delivery! That’s when Aditya Tare hit a huge six off James Faulkner to take his side into the playoffs.