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IPL 2026: Fans go crazy, Tilak Verma’s brilliant century and Ashwini Kumar’s 4 wickets lead MI to a spectacular win over GT

By Samira Vishwas

A cricketing masterclass was organized at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday, when Mumbai Indians (MI) by Gujarat Titans (GT) To IPL 2026 Demolished in the 30th match. In a high-stakes encounter between teams ranked 6th and 7th in the table, MI cruised to a clinical 99-run victory. this night Tilak Verma Youthful energy and impact player Ashwini Kumar It was lethal accuracy which stunned the home crowd as the Titans were all out for just 100 runs.

Tilak Verma scored a century on fire in the first innings against GT

Batting first, Mumbai Indians faced early difficulties. Kagiso Rabada triple strike of Danish Malewar, quinton de kockand dangerous Suryakumar Yadav Was out during the powerplay, leaving MI reeling at 44/3. However, Verma stepped onto the crease with a determination. First Naman Dheer (45 off 32 balls) and later captain hardik pandya Partnering with , Verma made a recovery which soon turned into an aggressive attack.

Verma brought up his half-century in 33 balls, but what happened next was a complete waste. He changed gears with terrifying ease, famous krishna And Ashok Sharma Demolished. The left-handed batsman displayed fundamental cricket, finding the gaps with surgical precision. Verma scored an unbeaten 101 off 45 balls, reaching 50 to 100 in just 12 balls. His brilliant innings included 8 fours and 7 towering sixes, and his strike rate was 224.44. Due to their final overs explosion, MI posted a strong score of 199/5 in 20 overs.

Ashwini Kumar took four wickets as MI secured a decisive win over GT.

Defending 200, Mumbai Indians unleashed their secret weapon. Sherfane Rutherford After a brief performance, MI fielded Ashwini using the impact player rule, which proved to be a tactical masterstroke. GT’s innings could never get into rhythm, Sai Sudarshan on the very first ball of the innings Jasprit Bumrah Got out. When jos buttler When Pandya was out on 5 runs, the pressure became unbearable.

Although washington beautiful Showed some resistance by scoring 26 runs in 17 balls, but the middle and lower order started falling like a pack of cards in front of Ashwini. The young fast bowler bowled with pace and deception, finishing with impressive figures of 4/24 in 4 overs. Ashwini captain of GT Shubman Gill Took the important wicket of (14) and then demolished the middle order. Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh KhanAnd Rashid Khan Was out quickly.

AM Ghazanfar (2/17) and michel santner (2/16), MI’s bowling unit remained consistent. Gujarat Titans were eventually all out for 100 runs in 15.5 overs. This 99-run win gives MI two vital points as well as boosts their net run rate in the race for the playoffs in IPL 2026.

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