In this article, we will discuss the Reliving Mumbai Indians top 3 victories in IPL history. Mumbai Indians are one of the most successful franchises in the history of Indian Premier League. The Paltan has won five IPL titles and their dominance in the league is very evident. Now they will once again challenge for the title in the upcoming season. In this article, we will take a look at the top 3 victories in their history which will serve as inspiration for their renewed title challenge.
MI vs RR, 2014
Arguably the most thrilling match in the history of this league. Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals were fighting for the last playoff spot in the last match of the league stage in the 2014 season. Rajasthan smashed 189 runs in the first innings posing a huge target for Mumbai to chase.
The chasing side had to complete the run chase in 14.3 overs to better their run rate in order to qualify for the playoffs. Guess what, Mumbai completed the run chase in 14.4 overs with a six from Aditya Tare who was playing his first ball of the match. This victory ensured Mumbai’s qualification to the playoffs.
MI vs RPS, 2017
Mumbai Indians lifted their third IPL title in 2017 by defeating Rising Pune Supergiant in the final. The final went right down to the last ball and Mumbai emerged as the champions in a dramatic fashion. In the first innings, Mumbai could only manage to post 129 runs on the board but they somehow turned the tide in their favour in the second innings and defended the target to win the final by 1 run.
MI vs CSK, 2019
Mumbai Indians and thrilling final victories are an unbreakable bond. Here is another final that was won by Mumbai Indians on the final delivery of the match. Once again, they were defending the target and the target was 150 runs for CSK to chase which was a reasonable score looking at the might of their batting lineup. However, playing against Mumbai in a final is a different challenge altogether. Once again, the Paltan led by Rohit Sharma successfully defended the target to win the final by 1 run.