In the third T20I match between India and South Africa at Centurion, India suffered a major blow on the second ball of the first over. Sanju Samson, who scored a century in the first match, returned to the pavilion after being dismissed for a wicket in the second match in a row. After this Tilak Verma came to the crease as the new batsman and along with opener Abhishek Sharma not only took control of the innings but also destroyed the South African bowlers with explosive batting. Tilak Verma scored his maiden T20I century with 8 fours and 6 sixes in the 19th over, batting in explosive fashion.
Tilak Verma became India’s second youngest batsman to score a century in T20I cricket. He did this feat at the age of 22 years and 5 days. Yashaswi Jaiswal is number one in this matter. Jaiswal achieved a major feat by scoring a century against Nepal in T20I cricket at the age of 21 years and 279 days. Tilak is the youngest Indian batsman to score a T20I century against top-10 teams.
Youngest Indian player to score a T20I century
- 21 years 279 days – Yashaswi Jaiswal vs Nepal
- 22 years 005 days – Tilak Verma vs South Africa*
- 23 years 146d – Shubman Gill v New Zealand
- 23 yrs 156 d – Suresh Raina vs South Africa
(News is being updated.)
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