Ahmedabad, April 20 -- A blistering maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) ton by Tilak Varma took Mumbai Indians (MI) to a strong total of 199/5 against the Gujarat Titans in the high-voltage clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday.

After a lethal opening spell from Kagiso Rabada left the five-time champions reeling, Varma's unbeaten century powered a late-innings blitz that completely shifted the momentum towards Mumbai.

Sent into bat by Gujarat, the five-time champion MI endured a shaky start. Their struggles began in the second over when opener Danish Malewar was trapped LBW by Kagiso Rabada for only two runs.

While MI reached 21/1 by the end of the third over, Rabada struck again, removing the previous match's centurion, Quinton ...