Tilak Verma
In the third T20I match being played between India and South Africa in Centurion, India suffered a big blow on the second ball of the very first over. Sanju Samson, the centurion of the first match, returned to the pavilion after getting out for a duck for the second consecutive match. After this, Tilak Verma came on the crease as the new batsman and along with opener Abhishek Sharma, not only handled the innings but also destroyed the South African bowlers with explosive batting. Tilak Verma, batting in a explosive style, achieved a great feat by scoring his first T20I century in the 19th over with the help of 8 fours and 6 sixes.
Tilak Verma became the second youngest batsman for India to score a century in T20I cricket. He did this feat at the age of 22 years and 5 days. Yashasvi Jaiswal is at number one in this matter. Jaiswal had achieved a great 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
- 21yrs 279days – Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Nepal
- 22yrs 005days – Tilak Verma vs South Africa*
- 23yrs 146d – Shubman Gill vs New Zealand
- 23yrs 156d – Suresh Raina vs South Africa
(The news is being updated.)
