Tilak Verma turned a century. (Photo-PTI)
The last match of the 4-match T20 series between India and South Africa will be played at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Explosive batting was seen by the Indian batsmen in this match. Tilak Verma, the hero of the last match, continued in excellent form and in this match too he scored a century. This is the second century of Tilak Verma’s T20 career. In the last match he had completed his century in 51 balls. But this time he received even fewer balls.
Tilak Verma’s second consecutive century
Tilak Verma achieved the feat of scoring a century in just 41 balls in Johannesburg. He faced a total of 47 balls in the match and scored an unbeaten 120 runs. His innings included 9 fours and 10 sixes. During this period he scored runs at a strike rate of 255.31. Let us tell you that Tilak Verma also came to bat in place of captain Suryakumar Yadav in this innings. Actually, Suryakumar Yadav plays at number three in T20, but in the last two matches, Tilak Verma has been playing at this number and has managed to score centuries on both occasions.
Second Indian batsman to do so
Tilak Verma has also made a big record to his name with this innings. He has become the second Indian batsman to score centuries in two consecutive T20 matches. Earlier, Sanju Samson had achieved this feat. At the same time, he has become the fifth batsman in the world to achieve this record. Prior to this, Phil Salt, Gustave Macon and Riley Rousseau also scored two consecutive centuries in T20.
Team India scored 283 runs
Apart from Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson also scored a century in this innings. Thanks to the strong batting of these two players, the Indian team scored 283 runs with the loss of 1 wicket in 20 overs. This is India’s second highest score in T20 cricket. Sanju Samson played an unbeaten innings of 109 runs in 56 balls in this match. At the same time, Abhishek Sharma also contributed 36 runs in 18 balls. Apart from this, Lutho Sipamla took the only wicket for South Africa.
