- Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai on 25 May 2014
Mumbai Indians were in a do or die situation coming into this game. They needed not just a win but win handsomely. Rohit Sharma won all important toss and bowled first. Mumbai bowled badly and leaked runs as Rajasthan ended up getting 189. The equation for Mumbai was to get 190 runs in 14.3 overs to qualify for playoffs and needed a mammoth effort. They went all guns blazing right from the word go. Corey Anderson blasted his way to 95
They went all guns blazing right from the word go. Corey Anderson blasted his way to 95 off 44. Rayudu (30), Rohit (16), Hussey (22) all made valuable contributions and Aditya Tare hit a six off the last ball to seal the deal for MI. It was one of the greatest run chases in IPL ever. MI qualified for playoffs but eventually lost the eliminator to CSK.
Match Summary: RR 189/4 (Samson 74, Nair 50; Bumrah 1/30) lost to MI 195/5 (Anderson 95*, Rayudu 30; Cooper 2/38) by 5 wickets
