IPL 2014 Eliminator: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab

Lore & Background

The Mumbai Indians won the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 after beating the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the final. The team won the double by winning its first IPL title, in 2013, by defeating the Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs in the final, and then defeated the Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs to win its second Champions League Twenty20 title both in the captaincy of Rohit Sharma later that year. They won their second IPL title on 24 May 2015 by defeating the Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs in the final and became the third team to win more than one IPL title. On 21 May 2017, they won their third IPL title by defeating the Rising Pune Supergiant by one run in the final, thus becoming the first team to win three IPL titles. While playing the tournament, they won their 100th T20, becoming the first team to do so. In 2019, they repeated the same feat as they won a record breaking fourth IPL title, by beating CSK by just 1 run on 12 May 2019 in the IPL Final. They became the first team to win the IPL title for the fifth time, by beating the Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets on 10 November 2020 in the IPL Final.

In Their Own Story

The floodlights at Wankhede hummed with anticipation as the final ball of the Kings XI Punjab chase was bowled. The crowd erupted, a deafening roar shaking the stands, but inside the Mumbai Indians' dugout, there was only a collective exhale of relief. Lendl Simmons walked off to a standing ovation, his bat raised high, while the bowling unit celebrated in a huddle near the boundary rope. In that chaotic moment of victory, the weight of a season's failure lifted, replaced by the cold, hard realization that they were still alive. The road to the final was open, and for the first time all year, belief had returned.

Reader's Guide

The Mumbai Indians are currently captained by Hardik Pandya. Mahela Jayawardene was appointed as head coach of the Mumbai Indians before the 2025 season. Kieron Pollard is the batting coach and Lasith Malinga is their bowling coach. Rohit Sharma is the leading run scorer of the team while Jasprit Bumrah is the leading wicket taker of the team.

Did You Know?

• The Mumbai Indians became the first franchise to cross the $100 million mark in brand value in 2017.
• The brand value of the Mumbai Indians in 2019 was estimated around ₹809 crore ($115 million), the highest among all the IPL franchises for the fourth consecutive year.
• The Mumbai Indians won their first IPL title in 2013 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.