IND vs SA: Tilak, proud of you! 22 year old batsman created history, T20 series became memorable

By Sandy Verma On Nov 16, 2024

Tilak Verma: On the basis of century hits from Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma, Team India defeated South Africa by 135 runs in the fourth T20 match. Tilak, who came to bat at the number three position of captain Suryakumar Yadav in the match, created history by scoring a century in the second consecutive T20 match. On the basis of his innings, India set the target of 283 runs in Johannesburg, which is its second highest score in T20 International. Tilak scored a lot of runs with his bat in the entire series, due to which he got the Player of the Series award.

Tilak created history

The special thing is that Tilak has achieved this position at the age of only 22, which is a big thing in itself. This left-handed batsman scored unbeaten 120 runs in just 47 balls, due to which Team India made its highest score outside India. Tilak scored 280 runs in four matches of the series at a strong average of 140, which included two centuries. After him, Sanju Samson scored the most runs in the series, who scored 216 runs with the help of two centuries.

TILAK VARMA WON THE PLAYER OF THE SERIES AWARD IN SOUTH AFRICA 🇮🇳
– Tilak is just 22 years old….!!!! pic.twitter.com/EzZP4dQYJs
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 15, 2024

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Tilak is the fifth player to do so

By completing a century in this match, Tilak became the fifth player to score two consecutive T20 International centuries. Before him, Sanju Samson of India, Gustave McCann of France, Riley Rousseau of South Africa and Phil Salt of England have achieved this feat. The big thing is that Tilak has not been out yet in the last two innings. The pair of Samson and Tilak made an unbeaten 210-run partnership for the second wicket, which is also the highest partnership for any wicket in the history of T20 International cricket.

Tilak's average crosses 50

Tilak Verma is currently the only Indian batsman who has an average of more than 50 in T20 Internationals. On the basis of two consecutive centuries, his current average has become 51.33. Tilak also completed 500 T-20 International runs for India in this match and now he has 616 runs in this format.

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