Mumbai Indians (MI) ended their Monday trip to Ahmedabad with a statement win, beating Gujarat Titans (GT) by 99 runs. The triumph also snapped a worrying trend for MI in the city: before this match, their head-to-head record against GT in Ahmedabad read 0-4, with every one of those setbacks coming while chasing.<\/p>\n
In fact, MI\u2019s overall record in Ahmedabad has been a tough one, with just two victories from eight IPL matches there. Their first such win arrived in 2014, when they defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR). Between that earlier success and Monday\u2019s result, they went through a run of six consecutive losses in the Ahmedabad venue.<\/p>\n
GT\u2019s defeat margin of 99 runs was their largest loss by runs in IPL history. Their previous biggest loss on that measure was by 83 runs against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2025.<\/p>\n
The loss also meant GT posted their second-lowest total in IPL cricket, bettered only by the 89 all out they managed against Delhi Capitals (DC) in 2024.<\/p>\n
Tilak Varma played a defining hand for MI, reaching his hundred in 45 balls. That was the joint-fastest century by an MI batter in the IPL and matched Sanath Jayasuriya\u2019s 45-ball ton against CSK in 2008.<\/p>\n
There was more to it than pace. The spread between Tilak\u2019s strike rate during his opening 20 deliveries and the rest of his innings on Monday was the highest such gap recorded for any batter in an IPL innings. He made 17 runs from his first 20 balls, before accelerating to 84 from his final 25.<\/p>\n
The prior record for the largest strike-rate swing belonged to Will Jacks, also versus GT in 2024, when he struck a 41-ball century. In that innings, Jacks scored 27 off his first 20 balls and then 73 off his last 21.<\/p>\n