Tilak Varma IPL 2027 Stats: Runs, Centuries, Price, Team
Tilak Varma’s IPL stats tell the story of one of the most dependable young batters in the league. Since his debut for Mumbai Indians in 2022, the left-hander from Hyderabad has played 68 IPL matches and scored 1,858 runs at an average of 35.73 and a strike rate of 144.70, with one century and ten half-centuries. Bought for just INR 1.70 crore as an uncapped 19-year-old, he has grown into an INR 8 crore retained star and the backbone of MI’s middle order.
The defining moment of his IPL career arrived in 2026, when he struck an unbeaten 101 off 45 balls against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, his maiden IPL hundred and the joint-fastest century in Mumbai Indians history. With the 2027 season yet to begin, this page tracks Tilak Varma’s complete IPL record: season-by-season numbers, his auction price history, career batting stats, and every verified record attached to his name.
Tilak Varma IPL Stats Overview
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma |
| IPL Debut | 2022 |
| Role | Batter (left-hand middle order) |
| Batting Style | Left-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm offbreak (occasional part-time option) |
| Current IPL Team | Mumbai Indians |
| IPL Matches | 68 |
| IPL Runs | 1,858 |
| Highest Score | 101 not out |
| IPL Wickets | 0 (part-time bowler, no IPL wickets to date) |
| Best Bowling | – |
| IPL 2027 Team | Not officially confirmed |
| IPL 2027 Price | Not officially confirmed |
Who Is Tilak Varma?
Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma was born on 8 November 2002 in Hyderabad, Telangana, and developed his cricket at the Legala Cricket Academy under coach Salam Bayash. He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in December 2018 at the age of 16, and his calm temperament against spin soon marked him out as a prospect for the higher level.
Mumbai Indians bought him in the 2022 mega auction for INR 1.70 crore, and he repaid that faith immediately with 397 runs in his debut season. His domestic and IPL form earned him an India debut in 2023, and he has since become a fixture of India’s T20I side, even rising to vice-captain. In November 2024 he hit back-to-back T20I centuries against South Africa, and in the 2025 Asia Cup final he guided India home with an unbeaten 69 against Pakistan under serious pressure. He represents Hyderabad in domestic cricket and has played his entire IPL career for Mumbai Indians.
Tilak Varma IPL Teams
| Season | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians | Signed at mega auction |
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians | Retained |
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | Retained |
| 2025 | Mumbai Indians | Retained (INR 8.00 crore) |
| 2026 | Mumbai Indians | Retained (INR 8.00 crore) |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | Season not started |
Tilak Varma has been a one-franchise man in the IPL. Mumbai Indians have never let him go since winning the bidding war for him at the 2022 mega auction, retaining him ahead of the 2025 mega auction for INR 8.00 crore. Every one of his 68 IPL appearances has come in MI blue, and he has become one of the franchise’s most trusted homegrown batters alongside senior names like Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav.
Tilak Varma IPL 2024 Stats
| Stat | Figure |
|---|---|
| Matches | 13 |
| Runs | 416 |
| Highest Score | 65 |
| Batting Average | 41.60 |
| Strike Rate | 149.64 |
| 50s / 100s | 3 / 0 |
| Fours / Sixes | 35 / 19 |
The 2024 season was Tilak’s most productive before his century year: 416 runs at 41.60, the highest average of his IPL career so far. Media reports citing ESPNcricinfo data around this time noted his average was the second-best among Mumbai Indians batters with 1,200-plus IPL runs, behind only Suryakumar Yadav. He was one of the youngest players to reach 1,000 IPL runs, and he crossed 300 runs in a season for the third year running.
Tilak Varma IPL 2025 Stats
| Stat | Figure |
|---|---|
| Matches | 16 |
| Runs | 343 |
| Highest Score | 59 |
| Batting Average | 31.18 |
| Strike Rate | 138.31 |
| Fours / Sixes | 23 / 16 |
The 2025 season was steadier rather than spectacular. Now an INR 8 crore retained player after the mega auction, Tilak played all 16 matches and scored 343 runs with two half-centuries. His average of 31.18 dipped from the heights of 2024, and he never quite converted his starts. Even so, his 300-plus run streak extended to four consecutive seasons, and he remained one of the few constants in MI’s middle order alongside captain Hardik Pandya.
Tilak Varma IPL 2026 Stats
| Stat | Figure |
|---|---|
| Matches | 14 |
| Runs | 359 |
| Highest Score | 101 not out |
| Batting Average | 29.92 |
| Strike Rate | 145.93 |
| 50s / 100s | 2 / 1 |
| Fours / Sixes | 30 / 17 |
The 2026 campaign was a strange mix for Tilak: his lowest season average, yet his most famous innings. On 20 April 2026, with Mumbai reeling and his own form under scrutiny, he walked out against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and produced an unbeaten 101 off 45 balls. He was 19 off 22 at one stage, then smashed 82 off his final 23 balls, finishing with 8 fours and 7 sixes. MI won by 99 runs after GT were bowled out for 100, making Tilak the first Mumbai Indians batter to outscore the opposition in an IPL match. In March 2026 he had also become the eighth batter to score 1,500 IPL runs for Mumbai Indians. It was the season that turned him from a reliable middle-order hand into a genuine marquee name.
Tilak Varma IPL 2027 Stats
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. As of October 2026, no matches have been played and no 2027 fixtures have taken place, so there are no official 2027 numbers for Tilak Varma or any other player.
Tilak Varma IPL 2027 Team and Price
Tilak Varma is currently contracted to Mumbai Indians after being retained for INR 8.00 crore ahead of the 2025 mega auction. However, as of October 2026, no official announcement has been made regarding his IPL 2027 team or price. His 2027 status is therefore not officially confirmed: he could be retained by MI, traded, or released into the auction, and any confirmed development will be updated here. For context on how the process works, see the IPL 2027 retention deadline, rules and purse guide and the IPL 2027 auction date, venue and time.
Tilak Varma IPL Career Batting Stats
| Stat | Figure |
|---|---|
| Matches | 68 |
| Innings | 65 |
| Runs | 1,858 |
| Highest Score | 101 not out |
| Batting Average | 35.73 |
| Strike Rate | 144.70 |
| Centuries | 1 |
| Half-centuries | 10 |
| Fours | 143 |
| Sixes | 91 |
| Catches | 44 |
Tilak bowls right-arm offbreak as an occasional part-time option, but he has no wickets in the IPL and his bowling has never been more than a secondary skill. His career bowling stats are therefore not meaningful and are omitted.
Tilak Varma IPL Stats by Year
| Season | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | – | 397 | 61 | 36.09 | 131.02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians | 11 | – | 343 | 84* | 42.88 | 164.11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | 13 | – | 416 | 65 | 41.60 | 149.64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025 | Mumbai Indians | 16 | – | 343 | 59 | 31.18 | 138.31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | – | 359 | 101* | 29.92 | 145.93 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – |
Tilak Varma IPL Highest Score
Tilak Varma’s highest IPL score is 101 not out, scored off 45 balls for Mumbai Indians against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 20 April 2026. Coming in at 44 for 3, he started slowly before exploding in the final six overs, taking 26 runs off one Ashok Sharma over and reaching his hundred with a boundary off the last ball of the innings. MI posted 199 for 5 and bowled GT out for 100, sealing a 99-run win and Tilak’s first IPL Player of the Match award in his 60th game. Before this knock, his best had been the unbeaten 84 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2023.
Tilak Varma IPL Batting Records
- 1,858 runs in 68 matches at an average of 35.73 and strike rate of 144.70, with one century and ten half-centuries.
- Scored 300-plus runs in every season from 2022 to 2026, five consecutive seasons.
- Career strike rate of 144.70, strong for a middle-order batter.
- 44 catches in 68 matches, among the safest fielders in the MI squad.
Tilak Varma IPL Auction Price History
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians | INR 1.70 crore | Auction (mega auction, uncapped signing) |
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians | INR 1.70 crore | Retained |
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | INR 1.70 crore | Retained |
| 2025 | Mumbai Indians | INR 8.00 crore | Retention (ahead of mega auction) |
| 2026 | Mumbai Indians | INR 8.00 crore | Retained |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | Not officially confirmed | Not officially confirmed |
Tilak Varma IPL Records and Achievements
- Maiden IPL hundred: 101 not out off 45 balls vs Gujarat Titans, Ahmedabad, 20 April 2026.
- Joint-fastest century in Mumbai Indians history: 45 balls, equalling Sanath Jayasuriya’s 45-ball hundred against Chennai Super Kings in 2008.
- Youngest centurion for Mumbai Indians: 23 years and 163 days, ahead of Cameron Green (23 years, 253 days).
- First MI batter to outscore the opposition: his 101* beat Gujarat Titans’ team total of 100 in April 2026.
- Fourth batter to score an IPL century at No. 5 or lower, after Yusuf Pathan, David Miller and Ben Stokes, and the second Indian after Pathan.
- Eighth batter to score 1,500 IPL runs for Mumbai Indians (March 2026).
- Three consecutive T20 hundreds in 2024, including back-to-back T20I centuries for India against South Africa (India international record, non-IPL).
Tilak Varma’s IPL Performance Analysis
What stands out across Tilak’s five seasons is reliability. Every year he has cleared 300 runs, and his average stayed above 36 in each of his first three campaigns. His 2023 season, 343 runs at 42.88 with a strike rate of 164.11, remains his most efficient by a distance, while 2024 was his biggest-volume year at 416 runs. He has done all of this batting in the middle order, often arriving with MI in trouble, and his composure against spin is the skill that has carried him.
The 2026 numbers look weaker on the surface, 359 runs at 29.92, but they include his breakthrough century and came in a season where MI as a whole struggled badly: Jasprit Bumrah managed only four wickets all campaign, and Rohit Sharma missed matches through injury. Tilak’s hundred against Gujarat showed he can carry an innings and finish with a late-gear assault, 82 runs off his final 23 balls, which was the one thing missing from his game. The next step is converting more starts: ten fifties and just one hundred from 65 innings suggests the big hundreds are still rare, but at 23, with a central contract-grade India career running in parallel, his trajectory is firmly upward.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tilak Varma’s IPL price?
Tilak Varma was bought by Mumbai Indians for INR 1.70 crore at the 2022 mega auction and was retained for INR 8.00 crore ahead of the 2025 mega auction. His IPL 2027 price is not officially confirmed.
Which team does Tilak Varma play for in the IPL?
Mumbai Indians. He has played his entire IPL career for MI since his debut in 2022.
When did Tilak Varma make his IPL debut?
In the 2022 season, aged 19, after being signed by Mumbai Indians at the mega auction.
What is Tilak Varma’s highest score in the IPL?
101 not out, scored off 45 balls against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on 20 April 2026.
Has Tilak Varma scored an IPL century?
Yes, one: the unbeaten 101 off 45 balls against Gujarat Titans in 2026, the joint-fastest century in Mumbai Indians history.
What are Tilak Varma’s career IPL stats?
68 matches, 1,858 runs, highest score 101 not out, average 35.73, strike rate 144.70, with one century and ten half-centuries, 143 fours and 91 sixes.
How many runs did Tilak Varma score in IPL 2026?
359 runs in 14 matches at an average of 29.92 and a strike rate of 145.93, including his maiden IPL century.
Is Tilak Varma playing in IPL 2027?
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started, and as of October 2026 his 2027 team and price are not officially confirmed.
Sources and Data Notes
Statistics and player information on this page were cross-checked against cricfacts.com, cricketsky.com, mykhel.com, iplrecords.com, ESPNcricinfo (via published player and match data), livemint.com, sportskeeda.com, theindianeye.com, NewsBytes reporting, Wikipedia’s Mumbai Indians IPL 2026 player records, and the official IPL site at iplt20.com. Statistics and player information are checked against available reliable sources and may be updated as new IPL matches, transfers, or official announcements are confirmed.
Statistics updated through: 15 October 2026
