Tilak Varma made history on Saturday with a blistering 151* off just 67 balls against Meghalaya in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. His jaw-dropping innings not only led Hyderabad to a mammoth total of 248/4 but also set several new records. This sensational knock became the highest individual T20 score ever by an Indian batter, surpassing Shreyas Iyer’s previous record of 147 in the competition’s history.
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A New Milestone For Varma
Tilak’s marvelous innings was a show of mass destruction and accuracy wherein he smashed 14 fours and 10 sixes. He achieved his half-century in just 28 balls as well as brought up his century in 51 balls. He became the first Indian male cricketer to score 150 or more in a T20 match, which reiterates his dominance in the shortest format of the game.
Tilak’s Commendable Consistency
This was yet another spectacular innings in the sequences of truly memorable performances by Tilak, now becoming a regular player for T20. Earlier this month, he had struck successive T20I centuries in South Africa, making him the only Indian, along with Sanju Samson, to have achieved the feat. Within 10 days of each other, now Tilak has scored three T20 centuries, and that speaks for himself under the kind of pressure it brings.
Rise To Prominence
Such has been Tilak’s incredible form that it led to him winning the Player of the Series award in India’s T20I series against South Africa. He has crept into third position in the ICC T20I Men’s Batting Rankings, now the highest-ranked Indian batter in the format, trailing only Travis Head of Australia and Phil Salt of England. Moreover, his recent success also saw him retained by Mumbai Indians for the 2025 IPL auction, which makes him one of the brightest stars in Indian cricket.
Varma’s Potential
Tilak Varma is nearing 3,000 T20 runs and rapidly stepping up to be counted as one of the most consistent and explosive batters around. Record-breaking performances in domestic cricket and international cricket mark this young star, who’s ready to scale even greater heights in the coming times.
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