New Delhi: Dashing Tilak Varma made a statement on Wednesday after he smashed his maiden century in T20Is, lifting India to a powerful first innings score against South Africa in Centurion. Asked to bat first, India lost the wicket of Sanju Samson (0) on the second ball of the first over but then Tilak, along with Abhishek Sharma (50) steadied the ship for India in the crucial match.
While Abhishek was out after scoring a fiery fifty, Tilak continued the power-hitting getting to his fifty in just 32 balls and then completing his maiden ton in T20Is in just 51 deliveries. With the help of his power-packed knock (107 not out off 56 balls), India managed a mammoth total of 219/6 in the stipulated 20 overs at the SuperSport Park.
Youngest Indian player to score a century
By virtue of the blazing ton scored against the Proteas, Tilak Varma became the youngest Indian player to score a century in T20Is against South Africa and the second-youngest in the overall list of Indian players.
Youngest to score T20I centuries for India
21y 279d Yashasvi Jaiswal 100 vs Nepal Hangzhou 2023
22y 5d Tilak Varma 107* vs SA Centurion 2024
23y 146d Shubman Gill 126* vs NZ Ahmedabad 2023
23y 156d Suresh Raina 101 vs SA Gros Islet 2010
Tilak’s sizzling century in the shortest format was laden with 8 boundaries and 7 sixes as he took the Proteas bowlers to the cleaners. Tilak along with Abhishek stitched 107 runs in 52 balls after Samson was dismissed for a consecutive duck in the series. The stylish player also became the 12th batter to score a century for India in men’s T20Is. No other team has more than six batters scoring a T20I ton for them.
Apart from these two batters, all-rounder Hardik Pandya scored 18 runs while debutant Ramandeep Singh smashed quickfire 15 off just 6 deliveries. For the Proteas, Simelane and Maharaj picked two wickets apiece.
Tilak Varma smashed his maiden century in T20Is on Wednesday in Centurion becoming the youngest Indian to score a ton in the shortest format. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
