The young Indian batsman Tilak Varma keeps showing outstanding form during international cricket. Held at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, he had a brilliant 72* run second T20I against England on Saturday. Tilak hit five sixes and four boundaries on 55 deliveries. This outstanding innings won him the Player of the Match trophy.
With 72 runs, Tilak reached a particular landmark in T20Is. At only 22 years of age, he is the first cricketer from a full member nation to bat over 300 times in T20Is without being out. His last four T20I innings saw him amassing 318 runs, including 107* and 120* off South Africa, 19, and 72* off England. Between two dismissals, his total of 318 runs is the highest ever in T20Is, topping the 271 runs previously held by Mark Chapman of New Zealand.
Top runs between two dismissals in T20Is (full member countries):
Tilak Varma (India) 318 runs (107*, 120*, 19*, 72*)
Mark Chapman (New Zealand), 271 runs (65*, 16*, 71*, 104*, 15)
Aaron Finch (Australia) with 240 runs (68*, 172).
240 runs (57*, 74*, 73*, 36): Shreyas Iyer (India)
David Warner of Australia: 239 runs (100*, 60*, 57*, 2*, 20)
Tilak even bested Virat Kohli’s record of most runs in four successive innings for India. Kohli scored 258 runs in 2014-2015; Tilak already has 318 runs in his four innings. Following is Shikhar Dhawan (252), Rohit Sharma (253), and Sanju Samson (257).
Chasing England’s 166 runs in 19.2 overs, India won the game by 2 wickets. Besides Tilak’s genius, Washington Sundar helped India to a dramatic victory by scoring 26 runs on 19 balls. Three England bowlers—Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Jamie Overton, and Liam Livingstone—each picked one wicket for 29 runs, and Brydon Carse grabbed three balls.