Tilak came in to bat at No. 3 during the run chase. The southpaw played with a calm approach to help the team reach the target without any pressure. He scored an unbeaten 25 runs off 34 balls, with just three boundaries. The hosts completed the 118-run chase with 25 balls to spare and seven wickets in hand.
Tilak has scored over 500 runs in just 16 T20I innings while chasing, averaging close to 68, with a best score of 72 not out. Kohli set elite standards with more than 2,000 runs in 48 innings. India may have found another reliable match-winner.
Player Batting Average Tilak Varma 68.00 Virat Kohli 67.10 MS Dhoni 47.71 JP Duminy 45.55 Kumar Sangakkara 44.93
Tilak Varma Sets New Benchmark With Record Average Against South Africa
Tilak added another major milestone with his latest outing against South Africa. He has an average of over 70 against the Proteas. Varma has the best-ever average by an Indian batter against a single opponent in the format, surpassing Virat Kohli’s long-standing mark against Pakistan.
Player Opponent Average Tilak Varma South Africa 70.50 Virat Kohli Pakistan 70.28 Virat Kohli Sri Lanka 67.80 KL Rahul West Indies 58.83 Virat Kohli West Indies 57.00
India Take 2-1 Lead With Comfortable Win in Dharamsala
Coming to the match, India secured a comfortable win over South Africa in the third T20I at Dharamsala. India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series with an all-round performance.
Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, and Kuldeep Yadav picked up two wickets each, while Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube also chipped in.
India chased down the total with ease, finishing the match with plenty of balls and wickets in hand. The fourth T20I of the five-match series will take place at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, December 17.
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