Tilak Verma scored a century in Centurion, broke many records

IND vs SA T20I: Tilak Verma was promoted in the third T20 against South Africa. He came to bat at number 3 in place of captain Suryakumar Yadav. Tilak Verma, who came to the crease after Sanju Samson’s wicket fell early, added 107 runs with Abhishek Sharma for the second wicket. Tilak completed his century in 51 balls. Along with this, he made many records in his name simultaneously.

Tilak Verma scored a century in T20 International and
Became the 12th Indian batsman to score a century in T20 International. He played an innings of 107 runs in 56 balls at a strike rate of 191.07. In this innings he hit 8 fours and 7 brilliant sixes. No South African bowler could dismiss him and he returned to the pavilion unbeaten.

Indians who have scored centuries in T20I

• 5 centuries – Rohit Sharma
• Fourth century- Suryakumar Yadav
• Second century- KL Rahul
• Second century- Sanju Samson
• First century – Suresh Raina
• First century – Deepak Hooda
• 1 century – Virat Kohli
• First century-Shubman Gill
• First century – Yashasvi Jaiswal
• 1 century – Rituraj Gaikwad
• First century – Abhishek Sharma
• First century – Tilak Verma

Youngest Indian to score a century in T20I

• 21 years 279 days – Yashasvi Jaiswal
• 22 years 5 days-Tilak Verma
• 23 years 146 days-Shubman Gill
• 23 years 156 days – Suresh Raina
• 23 years 307 days – Abhishek Sharma
• 24 years 131 days- KL Rahul

Tilak’s performance in the series
Tilak Verma’s performance in the series has been average so far. In the first T20 played in Durban, Tilak played a brilliant inning of 33 runs in 18 balls. During this he hit 3 fours and 2 sixes. India won this match by 61 runs. In the second match played at St. George Park, Gakebarha, Tilak Verma scored 20 runs in 20 balls with the help of 1 four and 1 six. In the third match, he scored the first century of his T20 International career. With the help of Tilak’s innings, the Indian team scored 219 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs.