Tilak Varma's unbeaten 101 powered Mumbai Indians to 199 for 5 before bowling out Gujarat Titans for 100 in a 99-run IPL 2026 win in Ahmedabad on Monday. The victory ended MI's four-match losing streak. Ashwani Kumar took 4 for 24 as GT collapsed.
Mumbai Indians recovered from a precarious 46 for 3 after the Powerplay, where Kagiso Rabada took 3 for 33 including Danish Malewar, Quinton de Kock, and Suryakumar Yadav. Tilak Varma rescued the innings with an unbeaten 101 off 45 balls, blasting 87 off his last 26, while Naman Dhir scored 45. MI posted 199 for 5.
Defending 200, Jasprit Bumrah claimed his first wicket of the season with the opening delivery, dismissing Sai Sudharsan. Ashwani Kumar starred with 4 for 24, supported by two wickets each from Allah Ghazanfar and Mitchell Santner. Gujarat Titans collapsed to 100 all out in 15.4 overs.
Captain Hardik Pandya hit back at critics questioning his decision not to open with Bumrah, saying, "Not Hardik Pandya's problem." Asked if this win turns their season around, he replied succinctly: "Yes."
The victory propelled Mumbai three places up the IPL 2026 points table. The top five Orange Cap holders remained unchanged, while Prasidh Krishna rose to second in the Purple Cap list.
