Ahmedabad, Apr 20 (PTI) Tilak Varma roared back to form with a magnificent maiden century in the Indian Premier League, lifting Mumbai Indians to 199 for five against Gujarat Titans in their match here on Monday.
Tilak remained not out on 101 off 45 balls, reaching the milestone with a boundary off the innings’ last ball.
Asked to bat first, MI were in trouble after Kagiso Rabada (3/33 in 4 overs) picked three wickets in the powerplay.
Naman Dhir came in and made 45 off 32 balls, but it was Tilak who did the heavy lifting for MI, smashing seven sixes and eight fours to bring to an end a run of poor scores in the early stages of the league.
Brief scores: Mumbai Indians: 199/5 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma not out 101, Naman Dhir 45; Kagiso Rabada 3/33, Mohammed Siraj 1/25). PTI AH AH AM AM
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