Tilak remained unbeaten on 120 in solely 47 deliveries, together with 9 boundaries and ten maximums, at a whopping strike price of 255.32.
Tilak Varma hit an impressive ton within the fourth T20I in opposition to South Africa in Johannesburg, his second within the format. He took solely 41 balls to achieve the milestone, changing into the third-fastest centurion for India in T20Is.
The 2 quickest on the checklist are Rohit Sharma, who took 35 balls in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2017, and Sanju Samson, a 40-ball century in opposition to Bangladesh final month. Tilak’s 41-ball ton can be the quickest by a batter in opposition to South Africa in T20Is.
Tilak remained unbeaten on 120 in solely 47 deliveries, together with 9 boundaries and ten maximums, at a whopping strike price of 255.32. 80% of Tilak’s complete runs got here by way of fours and sixes, exhibiting how dominating he was from the primary ball of his knock.
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It was his second consecutive ton, changing into solely the second Indian batter after Sanju Samson, to hit consecutive centuries in T20Is. He’s already within the high 5 batters with essentially the most centuries for India within the shortest format, becoming a member of KL Rahul, who additionally has two tons.
Data galore as Tilak Varma hits his second consecutive century
It was not only a century, Tilak Varma broke quite a few data on his technique to a exceptional ton. His knock ensured India posted the second-highest complete (283/1) in opposition to a full-member aspect in T20Is.
Additional, Tilak hit ten sixes throughout his keep, the joint-most by an Indian batter in a T20I innings. He joins Rohit Sharma, who achieved this feat in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2017, and Sanju Samson, who replicated it in opposition to South Africa final week.
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Tilak had a strike price of 255.32, the second-highest by an Indian batter in a T20I innings the place he scored 100+ runs. Rohit Sharma once more tops the checklist with an impressive strike price of 274.41 in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2017.
Additional, Tilak is simply the fifth batter on the earth to hit consecutive centuries within the shortest format, for he scored 107 runs within the earlier match. His blitzkrieg knock ensured India posted the highest-ever complete in opposition to South Africa in T20Is, breaking West Indies’ 258/3 in Centurion final yr.
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