IND vs SA: Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma ran wild, stroking a tempest of sixes at Wanderers Stadium on Friday, sending India to a monumental total of 283/1 in the 4th T20I against South Africa. They both scored hundreds, and this is the highest that India has ever scored in T20I.
Perfect Conditions For Batting As India Takes Control
Perfect batting conditions were there for the game, and Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian captain for the match, decided to bat first. The openers of India, Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, gave India a good start by putting on 73 runs for the first wicket. Sharma was lost, but when Tilak Varma came, the game became one hell of a spectacular show of batting.
Samson And Varma’s Carnage Takes India To 283/1
The moment Tilak Varma came to join Sanju Samson in the middle, the South African bowlers were left with little or nothing to reply to the relentless onslaught. The duo was in devastating form, hitting boundaries all across the park. Together, Samson and Varma hit 19 sixes, and their onslaught left Protea’s attack completely undone. Together, the two took India to a massive total but also ensured that they both reached their respective centuries.
Innings Break!
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 15, 2024
Absolutely dominating batting display from #TeamIndia at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg⚡️ ⚡️
1⃣2⃣0⃣* from Tilak Varma
1⃣0⃣9⃣* from Sanju Samson
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/b22K7t8KwL#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/RO9mgJFZnL
Sanju And Tilak Score Third T20I Tons With Consecutive Back-To-Back Tons
This was Sanju Samson’s third T20I hundred and his second in the series, establishing him as one of the finest T20I batsmen in the world. For Tilak Varma, this was his second successive hundred in the series, further enhancing his credentials as a promising prospect for India in the shortest format.
𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨! ☺️
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 15, 2024
Live ▶️ https://t.co/b22K7t9imj#TeamIndia | #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/CkZdPjsknw
Tilak And Samson Join the Elite List: This Partnership Breaks All Pakistan Duos
In a highly fantastic batting performance, Indian counterparts Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson consolidated the innings against Pakistan by surpassing the record with the phenomenal approach by Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan who jointly notched up 203* runs to help the former make a record of the sixth-highest T20I partnership for any wicket.
Could They Have Broken the Highest T20I Partnership Record?
If they had batted for the complete 20 overs, Tilak and Samson might also have claimed the record of the highest T20I partnership which is currently held by L Yamamoto and K Kadowaki-Fleming of Japan that chipped in with a partnership of 211 runs in a T20I match.
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