Twitter Reactions: Tilak Varma registers maiden T20I century in Centurion

Youngster Tilak Varma wreaked havoc in the third T20I against South Africa in Centurion. The visitors lost Sanju Samson on the second ball of the game and after which, the duo of Abhishek Sharma and Tilak took care of the business and stitched a 107-run partnership off just 50 balls, which helped India early on. The duo wasn’t shy to play shots which put the Proteas under pressure.

Abhishek departed after scoring an attacking 50 runs off 25 deliveries and after which, Tilak played a brilliant knock. Even when the visitors were losing wickets at quick intervals, the 22-year-old didn’t change his game style and ended up registering his maiden century in T20 internationals. He kept up with the momentum and smashed 107 runs off 56 deliveries as India posted 219 runs in the first innings.

The batting unit had a tough time in the second T20I in Gqeberha and needed something special in the third game. Except for Tilak, all the other batters struggled to get going as Suryakumar Yadav scored only 1 while Hardik Pandya made 18 and Rinku Singh scored eight runs off 13 balls. Tilak’s innings hence were extremely vital, else the Men in Blue could have struggled once again.

Meanwhile, after the innings, Tilak revealed that he felt good to be getting the runs, especially after an injury. He added that the wicket was two-paced and it was challenging to bat on early on.

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“Incredible feeling to get this coming back from injury. The wicket was two-paced, and challenging at the start. After some time it went well. I was holding my shape while playing the shots. We both (him and Abhishek Sharma) were under pressure. Today's knocks are important for us. Our spinners are bowling well. 200-210 is what we were looking for and we got it. Hopefully, we can defend this,” Tilak said after the innings.

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