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IPL 2026: Tilak Verma’s brilliant century and Ashwini Kumar’s 4-fer lead MI to stunning win over GT, fans go crazy

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Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad witnessed a cricket masterclass on Monday. Mumbai Indians (MI) demolished Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 30th match of ipl 2026. In a high-stakes encounter between the teams ranked 6th and 10th in the table, MI cruised to a resounding 99-run win. That night was the joy of youth Tilak Verma And the deadly accuracy of the Impact Player Ashwani KumarThe home crowd was left in a state of shock as the Titans were bowled out for just 100 runs.

Tilak Verma scored a blazing century against GT in the first innings.

Batting first, Mumbai Indians found themselves in early trouble. Kagiso RabadaTriple strike removed Danish Malewar, quinton de kockand dangerous Suryakumar Yadav Within the powerplay, MI were left at 44/3. However, Verma stepped to the crease with a sense of destiny. first partnership Naman Dheer (32 of 45) and later with the captain hardik pandyaVerma organized a recovery which soon turned into an all-out attack.

Verma brought up his half-century in 33 consecutive balls, but what happened next was pure carnage. They changed gears with terrifying ease, broke Prasidh Krishna And Ashok Sharma. The left-hander played plagiarism-free basic cricket, finding loopholes with surgical precision. Verma took the pace from 50 to 100 in just 12 balls and scored an unbeaten 101 off 45 balls. His breathtaking innings included 8 fours and 7 sky-high sixes at a staggering strike rate of 224.44. Thanks to their final overs burst, MI posted a strong score of 199/5 in their 20 overs.

Ashwini Kumar’s four wickets lead MI to a crushing win over GT

Defending 200, Mumbai Indians unleashed their secret weapon. after Sherfane RutherfordIn the brief cameo, MI used the impact player rule to bring in Ashwani, a move that proved to be a tactical masterstroke. GT chase never found its rhythm after losing Sai Sudarshan To Jasprit Bumrah On the very first ball of the innings. When? jos buttler The pressure increased immensely after Pandya was out for 5 runs.

Whereas washington beautiful Showed some resistance after scoring 26 runs in 17 balls, the middle and lower order collapsed like a house of cards in front of Ashwini. The young fast bowler bowled with fast pace and deceptive movement and took 4 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs. Ashwani claims GT Captain’s prized skull Shubman Gill (14) Before cutting the middle order, getting out Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh KhanAnd Rashid Khan In quick succession.

supported by AM Ghazanfar (2/17) and michel santner (2/16), MI’s bowling unit was relentless. Gujarat Titans were eventually bowled out for 100 runs in 15.5 overs. The 99-run difference not only cost MI two crucial points but also provided a huge boost to their net run rate as the race for the playoffs in IPL 2026 heats up.

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