IPL: 5 incredibly thrilling Mumbai Indians encounters
The Mumbai Indians have procured three IPL trophies, making them the most successful team in the history of the tournament. In this run, they have been a part of some humdinger matches, which went all the way down to the wire. Players of high caliber such as Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu and Dwayne Smith to name a few have taken the Mumbai Indians to victory from highly improbable situations. The Wankhede being the flat batting pitch that it is, has witnessed some delicious run chases. Without much further ado, let's take a look at five of their most thrilling encounters:
#5 Mumbai Indians vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore (2012)
The partnership of Kieron Pollard and Ambati Rayudu has taken the Mumbai Indians over the line on many occasions. One of their best shows together was against the Royal Challengers Bangalore back in 2012.
Bangalore batted first and got off to a really slow start. Dilshan hit a slow 50-ball 47 and the Royal Challengers were inching towards a underwhelming total. However, a Mayank Agarwal show at the death saw Bangalore put up a strong score of 171.
In the chase, the Mumbai Indians looked down and out at 51 for 5 in 8.5 overs. They needed to score at 11 runs an over for eleven overs, with no specialist batsman left to play. The pair batted spectacularly but the game was still Bangalore's to lose. Mumbai needed 41 runs of the last 18 balls to win the game. An 18-run Vinay Kumar over gave the Mumbai Indians a glimmer of hope. With 14 runs to defend of the last over, Chris Gayle was entrusted with the ball. Pollard smashed his countryman for a six and two boundaries to win an improbable game for the Mumbai Indians. The pair of Rayudu and Pollard put together a brilliant match-winning partnership of 122 runs.
Result: Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets.