Records Topple As Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson Redefine T20I In Johannesburg
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Records toppled as Team India sent fans into a frenzy with a thumping 134-run victory in the 4th T20I against South Africa.
Records toppled as Team India sent fans into a frenzy with a thumping 134-run victory in the 4th T20I against South Africa. Johannesburg saw India make history with Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma redefining the standards of T20I cricket. Their blitzkrieg made it a hard day for statisticians as records tumbled. Runs, runs, and more runs were the story of the final T20I of the series as India continued to surge to new heights under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, with a 3-1 series win over the Proteas.
Sixes pelted down at the Wanderers Stadium, leaving South Africa shell-shocked.
The duo didn't spare any part of the ground as they brought thunder to the field with their sheer aggression. The effort from Samson and Tilak, laced with Abhishek Sharma's quick-fire 36, propelled India to a gigantic score of 283/1, the fifth-highest total in men's T20I.
Samson and Tilak became just the third pair with hundreds in the same men's T20I innings. Czech Republic's Sabawoon Davizi and Dylan Steyn became the first to achieve the feat against Bulgaria in 2022.
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