2 min learnUp to date: Apr 20, 2026 09:42 PM IST
Tilak Varma smashed his strategy to his first Indian Premier League (IPL) century on Monday and powered Mumbai Indians to a rating of 199/5 towards Gujarat Titans on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Tilak completed unbeaten on 101 in 45 balls, his innings punctuated by eight fours and 7 sixes. It stays to be seen whether or not the knock would transform a match-winning effort for MI however Tilak’s onslaught helped the five-time champions choose up tempo after they had been 103/4 in 14 overs.
That is the second consecutive recreation through which an MI participant has scored a century, with Quinton de Kock enjoying by the innings and ending unbeaten on 112 off 60 balls towards Punjab Kings. MI, nevertheless, went on to lose the match comprehensively by seven wickets.
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MI largely struggled to get going all through their innings. Kagiso Rabada dismissed debutant opener Danish Maleshwar after which received the large wickets of Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav to go away them 46/3 on the finish of the powerplay.
The wrestle continued within the center overs and MI had been trundling alongside at simply over seven runs an over till the 14th. Even after that, Tilak was just about the one supply of boundaries for MI. Whereas he stored hitting fours and sixes off Prasidh Krishna, Rabada and Rashid Khan, captain Hardik Pandya struggled on the different finish. Tilak shared an 81-run stand for the fifth wicket that got here in simply 38 balls with Pandya however the latter contributed simply 15 runs in 16 balls earlier than falling to Siraj.
Tilak laid into Prasidh as soon as once more final over, attending to his century with a six and a 4 off the final two balls. He scored as many as 82 runs within the final six overs on his personal.
Mumbai Indians are determined for a win on this recreation, having come into it on the again of 4 consecutive defeats. They gained their first match of the season for the primary time in 13 years however have since not been in a position to get a single win underneath their belt. The run has resulted in them sitting all-time low of the desk.