Tilak Varma silenced his critics on April 20, 2026, by smashing his maiden IPL century against the Gujarat Titans. This high-impact innings at the Narendra Modi Stadium came after a challenging start to the 2026 season, where Varma had struggled for consistency. Varma scored 101* off 45 balls with a strike rate of 224.44. His innings brought MI’s score to 199/5 after the team lost its three wickets in powerplay. He plundered 26 runs in the 18th over off Ashok Sharma, reaching his fifty with a six.

He completed his century on the final ball of the innings with a boundary, helping Mumbai Indians reach 199/5.Before this match, Tilak Varma was enduring his toughest IPL phase since his debut in 2022. In the first five games of the 2026 season, he had managed only 43 runs at a dismal average of 8.60. This was his first hundred in 59 IPL matches.While he struggled in the early 2026 IPL, he had recently been in stellar form for India, scoring back-to-back T20I centuries against South Africa in late 2024 and contributing to India’s 2026 T20 World Cup win.

Tilak Varma’s celebrates his first IPL century 

Tilak Varma celebrated his maiden IPL centry with a stylish gesture, helping Mumbai Indians reach a massive total of 199/5 against Gujarat Titans. He celebrated by pointing to the team dugout and acknowledged his teammates for their support during his recent run of low scores.This is his first-ever hundred in the Indian Premier League, having previously scored 8 half-centuries.

The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad erupted as he hit a hat-trick of boundaries (6, 4, 6) in the final overs to storm into the triple digits. He reached the milestone on the very last ball of the innings with a boundary off Prasidh Krishna. After a slow start, he reached his fifty in 33 balls and then exploded, scoring his next 50 runs in just 12 balls.His innings rescued MI from a precarious 44/3 in the powerplay.