Hardik Pandya was a happy and animated man on Monday. Under pressure after Mumbai Indians' four losses in five matches in the IPL 2026, their skipper Pandya knew if the rot was not stemmed, the campaign would reach a point of no return.
Tilak Varma's century against GT was a spectacular one, marking MI's joint-fastest IPL fifty, tying him with legendary southpaw Sanath Jayasuriya.
Tilak Varma credited his match-winning century to "adapting to conditions" and expressed confidence that Mumbai Indians can be "unstoppable" from now on if they execute well.
Tilak Varma revealed details of an animated mid-innings exchange with skipper Hardik Pandya, whose energy from the sidelines played a role in motivating him.
Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Tilak Varma, who was named Player of the Match for his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) century against Gujarat Titans (GT), said the milestone will always remain special.
Back to winning ways after four defeats in a row, a happy Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya said he always had faith in Tilak Varma's talent.
After four losses in their first five matches, things were looking bleak for MI. However, the Hardik Pandya-led side turned things around in emphatic fashion, just as quickly as they had gone wrong, thrashing Gujarat Titans by 99 runs
Tilak Varma returned to form in the most destructive way possible on Monday. After battling through a series of low scores such as 20, 0, 14, 1 and 8, Varma was back to his best as he slammed an unbeaten 101 off 45 balls
Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma left every stunned by scoring a century off just 45 deliveries during the IPL 2026 encounter against Gujarat Titans.
GT vs MI Cricket Score, IPL 2026: Tilak Varma slammed the joint-fastest century by a Mumbai Indians player in IPL history, helping them clinch a massive victory over Gujarat Titans.