In the match held on Monday in IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Titans by a huge margin of 99 runs. This is Mumbai’s first win after 4 consecutive defeats and its second win of the edition. The hero of the match was Tilak Verma, who scored his first IPL century. He scored unbeaten 101 runs in 45 balls. After the match, Suryakumar Yadav made a special post in his praise.
In this match played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat Titans won the toss and chose to bowl first. Batting first, Mumbai faltered in the beginning, 3 wickets had fallen for 44. Tilak Verma, who came at number five, played cautiously in the beginning, after 14 overs his score was 19 runs in 22 balls. After this he scored runs at a fast pace and completed his century in 45 balls.
The century in 45 balls is the fastest century by a Mumbai Indians batsman in IPL history, Tilak equaled Sanath Jayasuriya’s record. Jayasuriya scored a century in 45 balls against Chennai in 2008.
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Suryakumar Yadav praised like this
Suryakumar Yadav, captain of the Indian T20 team and playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, made a special post in praise of Tilak Verma. While sharing 3 photos of Tilak, he wrote, “This boy is built differently.” Surya also shared emojis of power and love in the caption.
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тАФ Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) April 20, 2026
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what did hardik say
After the second timeout, Tilak Verma batted in an explosive manner. Hardik told that he had told Tilak not to worry and hit the ball hard after seeing it. This tilak was necessary for Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians have won 2 out of 6 matches and lost 4. With 4 points and a net run rate of 0.067, the team is at seventh position in the points table. Mumbai’s next match is with Chennai Super Kings on Thursday, 23 April.