How Corey Anderson pulled the rug under the Rajasthan Royals's feet

Mumbai: Chasing 190 to win off just 14.3 overs to qualify for the playoffs needed unbelievable batting performance and Corey Anderson was the man for the occasion. He along with Ambati Rayudu played a cameo to helpe Mumbai Indians register a sensational 5-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals.Rajasthan Royals scored 189 in their 20 overs and Mumbai needed to chase it down in 14.3 overs. The scored were tied at 14.3 overs when Aditya Tare hit a six to take Mumbai's net run rate above Rajasthan. It was a humongous task to score 190 runs in 14.3 overs as the target was initially but Anderson, who holds the world record of scoring fastest hundred in One-dayers, showed his worth with one of the most destructive knocks in IPL.Mumbai brought up their fifty in 23 balls and ere looking in control. But in the middle overs, Mumbai lost a few wickets and when they lost Rohit at 108 for 4 in the 10th over, it looked all over but Anderson had other plans. With this win, Mumbai edged out Royals on Net-Run-Rate to book a Eliminator match against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday at Braborn stadium here. Corey Anderson, whom Mumbai picked in place of fast bowler Marchant de Lange, played the attack-shredding innings he had been bought to play but had failed to produce so far in the tournament. However, when Mumbai needed nine off three deliveries to win in 14.3 overs and qualify for the playoffs, Anderson could manage only a single off Faulkner's first to move to 95 off 44 balls and take his place at the non-striker's end.Anderson had played only because Mumbai were in desperate need of men who could hit a long ball. His team-mates - Lendl Simmons, Michael Hussey, Kieron Pollard and Rohit Sharma - came out swinging but soon ran out of steam. Anderson's guns never stopped firing.Coming in at 19 for 1, he hammered his first ball - from Watson - to the cover boundary and pulled his second into the crowd beyond deep midwicket.Anderson slog-swept Tambe's legbreaks and googlies to and over the deep-midwicket boundary and repeatedly pummeled the seamers between long on and long off. Only 11 of his 95 runs came behind the wicket.