Mumbai Indians crushed Gujarat Titans by 99 runs on Monday, April 20, to secure their second win in IPL 2026. Tilak Varma scored his maiden IPL century (101 from 45 balls), and Ashwani Kumar picked up 4 wickets for 24 runs in four overs to help the Hardik Pandya-led side end their losing run of four matches.
The defeat by 99 runs against Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad on Monday is GT’s biggest defeat in the history of the Indian Premier League.
Their previous biggest defeat in the IPL was by 83 runs, which they suffered against Chennai Super Kings in the 2025 edition of the IPL.
Biggest defeats by Gujarat Titans in IPL
| AGAINST | MARGIN OF RUNS | VENUE | DATE |
| Mumbai Indians | 99 | Ahmedabad | April 20, 2026 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 83 | Ahmedabad | May 25, 2025 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 63 | Chennai | March 26, 2024 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 33 | Lucknow | April 7, 2024 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 33 | Ahmedabad | May 22, 2025 |
| Mumbai Indians | 27 | Mumbai (WS) | May 12, 2023 |
| Mumbai Indians | 20 | New Chandigarh | May 30, 2025 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 15 | Chennai | May 23, 2023 |
| Punjab Kings | 11 | Ahmedabad | March 25, 2025 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 6 | Ahmedabad | April 4, 2026 |
The record for suffering the biggest defeat in an IPL match is held by the Delhi Capitals. DC suffered a defeat by 146 runs against
Mumbai Indians in their IPL match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on May 6, 2017.
Biggest defeats in IPL by runs
| WINNER | MARGIN OF RUNS | LOSER | VENUE | DATE |
| Mumbai Indians | 146 | Delhi Capitals | Delhi | May 6, 2017 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 144 | Gujarat Lions | Bengaluru | May 14, 2016 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 140 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru | April 18, 2008 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 138 | Punjab Kings | Bengaluru | May 6, 2015 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 130 | Pune Warriors India | Bengaluru | April 23, 2013 |
GT skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and invited MI to bat first, after which Tilak helped them post a total of 199 runs on the board for the loss of 5 wickets. In reply to the 200-run target, GT could only manage to score 100 runs for the loss of all 10 wickets in 15.5 overs.
For MI, Ashwani Kumar bowled four wickets and picked up 4 wickets for 24 runs in his first match of IPL 2026, and two bowlers – Allah Ghazanfar and Mitchell Santner – accounted for the dismissal of two GT batters each.
