Tilak Varma Smashes Maiden IPL Hundred, Rescues Mumbai Indians After Early Collapse

Tilak Varma scored a 45-ball maiden IPL century, guiding the Mumbai Indians from 44/3 to 199/5 against the Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 clash.

Tilak Varma delivered a standout performance in IPL 2026, scoring his maiden century against Gujarat Titans in Match 30 at Ahmedabad. The Mumbai Indians batter smashed an unbeaten 101 off 45 balls, hitting 8 fours and 7 sixes, guiding his team to 199/5.

He arrived at the crease with MI struggling at 44/3 in the sixth over. Tilak built his innings steadily before accelerating. He reached his fifty in 33 balls, marking his ninth half-century in the tournament.

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The left-hander shifted gears quickly after the milestone. He scored his next 50 runs in just 12 balls to complete his hundred. The milestone came on the final delivery of the innings. His knock helped Mumbai recover from an early collapse and post a total of 199 against the Gujarat Titans.

Gem of an innings by Tilak. 💯 with full of class and maturity 👏👏#TilakVarma pic.twitter.com/wAtkc7UcYU

— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) April 20, 2026

Well played @TilakV9 brilliant batting ♠️

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 20, 2026

What a talent this guy @TilakV9 has.

High quality 💯

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 20, 2026

Tikal Varma will be leading an IPL franchise one day…
And that day might not be too far away…

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 20, 2026

Tilak Varma looked in top form today. Rotated strike brilliantly against spin an important factor for him in the game and played Rashid Khan straight with control. Always knows how to use pace vs quicks. Class batting.

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 20, 2026