GT vs MI: Tilak Varma’s century against GT rewrites MI’s record books
GT vs MI: Tilak Varma scored his maiden IPL century in just 45 balls during Match 30 of IPL 2026 against the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. The left-hander finished unbeaten on 101, striding off the field as player of the match after single-handedly rescuing the Mumbai Indians from the wreckage of 46 for 3. Three records fell in one innings, and each one tells a different story about how far this 23-year-old has genuinely come.
1. He matched Sanath Jayasuriya at the top of MI’s fastest century list
With his 45-ball hundred, Tilak equalled the long-standing record of Sanath Jayasuriya, who had scored a 45-ball century against Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium back in 2008. That record stood for eighteen years, surviving the tenures of Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, and Suryakumar Yadav without ever being touched.
The fastest centuries list for MI now sees Tilak Varma share the top spot with Jayasuriya, followed by Cameron Green’s 47-ball ton against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2023, and Suryakumar Yadav’s 49-ball century against Gujarat Titans in the same year. What separates Tilak’s knock from the rest is the context in which he scored it, walking in at a precarious juncture and rebuilding the innings before detonating in the death overs.
2. He became only MI’s second centurion against the Gujarat Titans
Tilak Varma’s knock made him MI’s second centurion against the Gujarat Titans franchise, joining Suryakumar Yadav, who struck an unbeaten 103 off 49 balls against the same opposition. Against a bowling attack that includes Kagiso Rabada and Rashid Khan, scoring a century demands both precision and nerve.
In the 18th over alone, Tilak dispatched Ashok Sharma for five boundaries, shifting the momentum entirely and punishing GT’s death-over tactics. His unbeaten 101, supported by Naman Dhir’s gritty 45, propelled Mumbai to a formidable total of 199 for 5, and MI eventually won the match by 99 runs.
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That margin of victory speaks louder than any individual milestone because it shows that Tilak did not just score runs in GT vs MI, he won the game almost single-handedly. Tilak Varma now carries the weight of expectation that once sat on far more celebrated shoulders, and on this April evening in Ahmedabad, he carried it beautifully.
