Mumbai Indians speedster Jasprit Bumrah finally snapped a wicketless spell, striking early in their IPL 2026 meeting with Gujarat Titans on Monday. The breakthrough came on the very first ball he delivered against GT, dismissing Sai Sudharsan and sparking visible relief from Bumrah as MI went on to secure a vital win.
Bumrah had gone wicketless across his opening four appearances, but the turnaround was immediate once the match got going. Sudharsan, facing a length ball, misjudged the line and ended up slicing it straight back toward cover, where debutant Krish Bhagat took the catch cleanly.
Quick facts
- Jasprit Bumrah took the wicket of Sai Sudharsan against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026 on Monday.
- Bumrah had not taken a wicket in his first four matches of the season.
- Tilak Varma hit a maiden IPL century as Mumbai Indians ended a four-match losing run.
- MI won by 99 runs, posting 199/5 before bowling GT out for 100 in 15.5 overs.
- Tilak finished unbeaten on 101 off 45 balls, including seven sixes and eight fours.
- Gujarat Titans were skittled with Ashwani Kumar delivering 4/24 in four overs.
- Kagiso Rabada had 3/33 in four overs during the powerplay for GT.
Tilak Varma, meanwhile, delivered the kind of innings that rewrites a team’s fortunes in a hurry. He returned to form in emphatic fashion with a maiden century, leading MI to a dominant 99-run victory that halted their four-game slide.
Varma stayed unbeaten on 101, built off just 45 balls. He reached the milestone with a boundary off the final delivery of MI’s innings, lifting the side to 199 for five after a shaky start to their chase.
Gujarat’s response never found traction. They were dismissed for 100 in 15.5 overs, with Ashwani Kumar proving the standout at the back end of the innings by finishing with impressive figures of 4/24 from his four overs.
For GT, the batting effort offered little resistance—none of their batters managed a meaningful contribution as wickets kept falling and the chase crumbled well short of the target.
Powerplay trouble, then a surge
MI’s innings began under pressure after Kagiso Rabada struck in the powerplay. The South African returned 3/33 in his four overs, leaving Mumbai to rebuild rather than set a platform comfortably.
Naman Dhir did contribute with 45 off 32 balls, but the momentum truly belonged to Tilak Varma. He took control with aggressive hitting, smashing seven sixes and eight fours to steer MI away from the early damage and into a competitive total.
With Varma’s surge, Mumbai’s early league woes were firmly put behind them, and the win came with the added momentum of Bumrah’s long-awaited breakthrough wicket. It was a result that mattered—on the scoreboard, and in the way both the bowling and batting delivered when it counted most.
