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India’s younger batter Tilak Varma etched his identify into the file books on Saturday, changing into the primary participant to attain three consecutive T20 lots of. The 22-year-old Hyderabad captain achieved the historic feat within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy opener in opposition to Meghalaya, at Saurashtra Cricket Stadium C, the place he smashed 151 off simply 67 balls – the very best particular person T20 rating by an Indian male cricketer. Tilak’s blistering knock featured 14 fours and 10 towering sixes as he powered Hyderabad to a commanding complete. His innings surpassed Shreyas Iyer’s earlier file of 147 as the most effective T20 rating by an Indian.
Batting at No. 3, Tilak reached his half-century in 28 balls and took solely 51 deliveries to carry up his century. The hundred marked the third time in simply 10 days that he crossed the three-figure mark within the shortest format. Courtesy the knock, Hyderabad scored 248/4 in 20 overs. In reply, Meghalaya had been all out for simply 69.
Tilak’s red-hot kind started throughout India’s current T20I tour of South Africa, the place he smashed back-to-back lots of in Centurion and Johannesburg to steer India to a 3-1 collection victory. By doing so, he grew to become solely the second Indian batter after Sanju Samson to attain consecutive T20I centuries.
With this newest milestone, Tilak’s T20 profession tally now stands at over 2950 runs in 90 innings, together with 4 centuries. His performances have been marked by his potential to anchor innings in addition to speed up at will, making him a significant cog in each home and worldwide setups.
Tilak’s exploits have not gone unnoticed in franchise cricket. He was one of many 5 gamers retained by the Mumbai Indians forward of the IPL 2025 public sale.
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