Mumbai Indians registered their second win of the IPL 2026 season with a 99-run victory over Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Match Summary
Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bowl first. Mumbai Indians, batting first, posted 199 for 5 in 20 overs, setting a target of 200 runs.
In response, Gujarat Titans were bowled out for 100 in 15.4 overs, resulting in a 99-run win for Mumbai Indians. This was the biggest win of the current season, as Mumbai secured their second victory after four consecutive defeats.
Mumbai Indians Innings: Tilak Varma 101*
Mumbai Indians had a poor start after being put in to bat, losing three wickets within 50 runs. Quinton de Kock scored 13 runs, debutant Danish Malewar made 2, and Suryakumar Yadav scored 15.
In the middle order, Naman Dhir scored 45 runs to stabilise the innings. Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 101 off 45 balls, with a strike rate of over 224, taking the team to 199 for 5 in 20 overs.
This innings placed Tilak Varma among the players who have scored centuries in IPL history while batting at number five or lower.
Gujarat Titans Innings
Chasing 200, Gujarat Titans had a poor start, losing five wickets for 55 runs. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Sai Sudharsan for zero early in the innings. Hardik Pandya dismissed Jos Buttler LBW. Shubman Gill scored 14 before getting out, while Washington Sundar and Glenn Phillips were also dismissed early.
Ashwani Kumar took 4 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs, accounting for key middle-order batters including Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, and Rashid Khan.
Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Santner, and Hardik Pandya also took important wickets. Gujarat Titans were bowled out for 100 in 15.4 overs.
