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On the basis of the strong performance of the batsmen, Team India defeated South Africa by 11 runs in the third T20 match. With this victory, the Indian team has now taken a 2-1 lead in the series. Tilak Verma batted brilliantly and scored the first century of his T20 career. On the Centurion ground, Tilak created a lot of havoc with the bat and devastated the bowling attack of the host team. Along with Tilak, young batsman Abhishek Sharma also managed to mesmerize the audience with his quick half-century. Batting first, the Indian team scored 219 runs on the score board against South Africa. With the strong performance in the third T20, a new world record has also been registered in the name of Team India.
A world record in India’s name
Team India has registered a score of more than 200 on the board for the 8th time in the year 2024. With this, the world record of scoring more than 200 runs in a calendar year has been registered in the name of Suryakumar and Company. India has broken its own record. In the year 2023, the Indian team scored more than 200 runs on the score board 7 times in this format.
India has gone ahead of Japan in this matter, which has scored 200 plus 7 times in T-20 this year. In the third ODI, the Indian batsmen took the class of the host team’s bowlers fiercely. After Sanju Samson was out for one wicket, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma took over the innings and made an explosive partnership of 107 runs for the second wicket. Abhishek played a quick inning of 50 runs in 25 balls.
Tilak Verma did a great job
Tilak Verma, who came to bat at number three in place of captain Suryakumar Yadav, looked in excellent form from the beginning. Tilak hit shots one after the other in all four corners of the field. The left-handed batsman completed his half-century in 33 balls. After completing his half-century, Tilak changed gears and batted explosively to score a half-century in the next 18 balls. Tilak completed his first T20 International century in 51 balls. Tilak remained unbeaten after scoring 107 runs and hit 8 fours and 7 sixes during his innings.
Marco Johnson could not win the match
Chasing the target of 220 runs, the South African team could score only 208 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, Marco Johnson batted stormily in the last overs and played a brilliant inning of 54 runs in just 17 balls. During his explosive innings, Yanson wreaked havoc with a strike rate of 317 and hit 4 fours and 5 sixes. While Heinrich Klaasen scored 41 runs in 22 balls. South Africa needed 25 runs to win in the last over, but the team’s hopes of victory were dashed due to Yanson’s dismissal.
