India Vs South Africa: Tilak Varma Creates History, Becomes Indian With Highest...

India are cirrently taking on South Africa in the final T20I of the four-match series at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. All eyes were on Tilak Varma, especially after he scored his first T20I century for India in the previous game. The young left-handed batter continued his superlative form as he slammed his second consecutive century, powering India to a massive score of 283/1 at th end of 20 overs. With his blazing ton, Tilak smashed a massive record.

Tilak Varma Breaks Suryakumar Yadav RecordTilak Varma slammed 120 runs from 69 balls in the final T20I against South Africa. This is now the highest individual score by an Indian batter in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia). The left-hander overtakes Suryakumar Yadav, who had scored 117 against England at Nottingham in 2022.Here are the Indian batters with the highest individual scores in SENA countries120*- Tilak Varma (Vs South Africa, Johannesburg)117*- Suryakumar Yadav (Vs England, Nottingham)111*- Suryakumar Yadav (Vs New Zealand, Mount Maunganui)109*- Sanju Samson (Vs South Africa, Johannesburg)107*- Tilak Varma (Vs South Africa, Durban) Tilak Varma Equals Rohit Sharma RecordDuring his innings of 120*, Tilak Varma smashed 10 sixes. This is now the joint-highest number of maximums hit by an Indian batter in a T20I innings. He equals the tally of Rohit Sharma and Sanju Samson, who hit 10 sixes against Sri Lanka in 2017 and against South Africa in 2024 respectively.He also becomes the second Indian batter after Sanju Samson to slam two consecutive centuries in T20Is. He along with Samson, became the first Indian batters to score two centuries in a T20I bilateral series as well. PhilS Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson Create History For IndiaIndia were on a run-scoring onslaught in the fourth T20I against South Africa, as they slammed an astonishing 283/1 with fours and sixes all across the park. Sanju Samson scored 109, while Tilak Varma also slammed his second consecutive ton. This is the first time in history that two batters of a full-member nation has scored centuries in the same T20I.