Boy cricket-players/tilak-varma/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Tilak Varma wreaked havoc in the third T20I against South Africa at Centurion. The visitors lost Sanju Samson on the second ball of the match and after that the duo of Abhishek Sharma and Tilak took care of business and put together a 107-run partnership in just 50 balls, giving India a helping hand early on. The duo did not shy away from playing shots that put the Proteas under pressure.
Abhishek departed after scoring 50 attacking runs from 25 deliveries and Tilak went on to play a brilliant knock. Even when the visitors lost wickets at short intervals, the 22-year-old did not change his style of play and eventually recorded his maiden century in T20 internationals. He kept up with the momentum and hit 107 runs off 56 deliveries as India scored 219 runs in the first innings.
The batting unit had a tough time in the second T20I at Gqeberha and needed something special in the third game. Except for Tilak, all the other batters struggled to get going cricket-players/suryakumar-yadav/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Suryakumar Yadav scored just 1 while Hardik Pandya made 18 and Rinku Singh scored eight runs off 13 balls. Tilak's innings was therefore extremely important, otherwise the Men in Blue could have struggled again.
Meanwhile, after the innings, Tilak revealed that he felt good about getting the runs, especially after an injury. He added that the wicket was split in two and it was a challenge to bat early on.
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“Incredible feeling to come back this far after an injury. The wicket was split in two and was a challenge to begin with. After a while things went well. I kept my form while playing the shots. Both of us (he and Abhishek Sharma) were under pressure. Today's shocks are important for us. Our spinners are bowling well. 200-210 is what we were looking for and we got it. Hopefully we can defend that,” Tilak said after the innings.
Here's how X reacted to Tilak's great tone:
Tilak you cookie. This is a stunning innings if it doesn't continue. The result doesn't matter. Dear Khabaas. Translation. Left-handed.
– Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc)
Pehle Sharma ji ka ladka 💪 ab varma ji ka ladka 🫡 well played brother 🇮🇳
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal)
CENTURION! Well played and congratulations on your first T20I ton top knock 👏🏻
– Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
century Ka Tilak. Solid 💯 on South African soil from Varma.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Bow down, Tilak Varma! 🙌💯
His first T20 century – 100 runs in just 51 balls! 🔥💥
He smashed 8 fours and 6 sixes! 🏏🎯
— Shivam Shukla (@imshiv58)
– 5 hundreds from Rohit Sharma.
– 4 hundreds by Suryakumar Yadav.
– 1 hundred of Tilak Varma.THE HERITAGE OF THE MUMBAI INDIANS 🚀
– ASHER. (@ASHUTOSHAB10731)
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Tilak Varma— AhSan Azad Iraqui (@AzadIraqui)
Tilak Varma played an outstanding innings and showed incredible skill and composure on the field.
🚀 His century was a true testament to talent, timing and precision as he managed the bowlers with ease and confidence. Every shot he played showed his determination and skill…
— Eagle Eye🦅 (@DeshiProfessor_)
VIRGIN OF THE INTERNATIONAL century WITH STYLE 💥 🔥
— Akshay (@Akshayk_2255)
HUNDRED FOR TILAK VARMA…!!!!
— 🔱 జై తెలంగాణ ✊ (@JAI__TELANGANA_)
HUNDRED FOR TILAK VARMA…!!!!
— 🔱 జై తెలంగాణ ✊ (@JAI__TELANGANA_)
– Tilak Varma scores his first international hundred in style by hitting a sensational 100 off 51 balls….!!!
— Akr_Cric (@Akr_cric)
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