Listing Mumbai Indians batters with IPL centuries versus Gujarat Titans
What's the story
Mumbai Indians (MI) crushed Gujarat Titans (GT) by a massive 99 runs in their IPL 2026 clash on Monday in Ahmedabad. The star of the match was Tilak Varma, who scored his maiden IPL century and propelled MI to a strong total. His unbeaten knock of 101 off just 45 balls helped Mumbai post a daunting target of 200 for the win. On this note, we look at the MI batters who scored centuries against GT.
Varma
Tilak Varma - 101* in Ahmedabad, 2026
Varma's knock in the aforementioned game was nothing short of explosive. He started slowly, scoring just 17 off his first 20 balls, before launching a brutal assault on the GT bowlers. His last 25 balls saw him score an incredible 84 runs, including a flurry of boundaries. The southpaw returned unbeaten on 101 off just 45 balls, hitting eight fours and seven sixes. His efforts meant MI posted 199/5 and later won by 99 runs.
Feat
Varma scripted these records
As per Cricbuzz, he became the fourth batter to slam an IPL century while batting at five or lower. He has joined Yusuf Pathan, David Miller, and Ben Stokes on this list. Varma also hit the joint-fastest IPL hundred (45 balls) for MI, matching Sanath Jayasuriya's record from the 2008 edition. Notably, he had not even touched the 21-run mark in any of his five previous outings this season.
SKY
Suryakumar Yadav - 103* in Mumbai, 2023
Varma became just the second MI batter after Suryakumar Yadav to slam a hundred against GT. The latter's feat came in the 2023 affair at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Suryakumar arrived at three with the scorecard reading 66/1. He went after the bowlers from the outset and reached the mark on the final ball of the innings. His unbeaten 103 off 49 balls was laced with 11 fours and six maximums as MI posted 218/5, and later won by 27 runs.