In the third T20I between India and South Africa at Centurion, India suffered a heavy blow off the second ball of the first over. First-match centurion Sanju Samson returns to the pavilion after getting a duck in his second consecutive match. Thereafter, Tilak Verma came on as the new batsman and along with opener Abhishek Sharma, not only dominated the innings but also destroyed it with his explosive knocks South African bowler. Tilak Verma, with his explosive batting style, achieved the great feat of scoring his maiden T20I century with the help of 8 fours and 6 sixes in 19 overs.
Tilak Verma became India’s second youngest batsman in T20I cricket. He was only 22 years and 5 days old when he accomplished this feat. Yashasvi Jaiswal came first in this matter. Jaiswal achieved a great feat at the age of 21 years and 279 days against Nepal in T20I cricket. Tilak is the youngest Indian batsman to score a T20I century against a top 10 team.
Youngest Indian player to score T20I century
- 21 years 279 days – Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Nepal
- 22 years 005 days – Tilak Verma vs South Africa*
- 23 years and 146 days – Shubman Gill vs New Zealand
- 23 years and 156 days – Suresh Raina vs South Africa
(The news is being updated.)
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