Tilak’s maiden ton, Abhishek’s 50 hearth India to 219/6 towards South Africa in third T20I

Tilak Varma celebrating after hitting his one centesimal run in the course of the third T20 match between South Africa and India at SuperSport Park on November 13, 2024 in Centurion, South Africa
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Tilak Varma (107 not out) produced a batting masterclass whereas slamming his maiden worldwide hundred as India posted an enormous 219 for six towards South Africa within the third T20I, Centurion on Wednesday (November 13, 2024).

Tilak received ample backing from Abhishek Sharma who made a brisk 50 after SA skipper Aiden Markram invited the guests to bat first.

The 22-year-old Tilak tore into the South African pacers as he hammered seven sixes and eight fours throughout his innings off a mere 57 balls, powering India to their second highest rating towards the Proteas on this format.

On his half, Abhishek banished a poor run with the bat with a stroke-laden half-century, scoring 50 off solely 25 balls laced with 5 sixes and three fours as the 2 southpaws dazzled with the bat.

Along with his wealthy arsenal of strokes in all instructions, Tilak dominated the bowling with full authority and likewise helped India keep heading in the right direction by means of the blips.

First, he solid a 107-run stand with Abhishek for the second wicket to construct a powerful platform after the early dismissal of Sanju Samson (0).

As India stuttered within the center overs with Keshav Maharaj (2/36) making use of the brakes, Tilak ensured his crew didn’t squander the benefit with a late cost — his final 52 runs got here off solely 22 balls within the final six overs.

Tilak’s cost additionally masked the failure for skipper Suryakumar Yadav (1), Hardik Pandya (18) and Rinku Singh (8).

Firstly, Samson was crushed by low bounce on the second ball from Marco Jansen because the Indian opener, who made 100 within the first match, fell to his second successive duck on this sequence.

However not like the final recreation, India made a powerful restoration as Tilak and Abhishek made merry on the monitor which had true bounce and carry.

Abhishek offered an enormous reduction to the Indian camp together with his fifty as hitting by means of the road after making room served him effectively. The 24-year-old additionally ended his eight-match barren run with this knock.