{"id":7013,"date":"2024-11-17T23:56:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T23:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/india-in-south-africa-tilak-varma-and-sanju-samson-hit-centuries-in-record-breaking-t20-series-win\/"},"modified":"2024-11-17T23:56:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T23:56:25","slug":"india-in-south-africa-tilak-varma-and-sanju-samson-hit-centuries-in-record-breaking-t20-series-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/india-in-south-africa-tilak-varma-and-sanju-samson-hit-centuries-in-record-breaking-t20-series-win\/","title":{"rendered":"India in South Africa: Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson hit centuries in record-breaking T20 series win"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma hit unbeaten centuries to lead India to a 135-run thrashing of South Africa in Johannesburg and a 3-1 T20 series victory.<\/b><\/p>\n

Samson struck 109 off 56 balls and Varma smashed 120 off 47 in a staggering unbroken stand of 210 for the second wicket as India posted 283-1.<\/p>\n

It is the first time two team-mates have scored centuries in the same innings of a men’s T20 international between full member nations.<\/p>\n

South Africa were bowled out for 148 off 18.2 overs in reply, with Arshdeep Singh taking 3-20.<\/p>\n

Left-hander Varma crashed nine fours and 10 sixes after joining Samson at 73-1 in the sixth over, following the dismissal of Abhishek Sharma for 36 off 18.<\/p>\n

Having made an unbeaten 107 in the third T20, Varma is the second Indian and only fifth batter overall to hit centuries in consecutive men’s T20 internationals.<\/p>\n

Wicketkeeper Samson was the first Indian to achieve the feat by smacking 107 in the opening T20 of this series.<\/a><\/p>\n

In the fourth and final T20 at Wanderers Stadium, Samson hit six fours and nine sixes.<\/p>\n

His partnership of 210 with Varma is the sixth highest in all men’s T20 internationals, the highest for the second wicket and highest for India.<\/p>\n

India’s 283-1 is their second-highest total in men’s T20 internationals, after making 297-6 against Bangladesh in October.<\/p>\n

Varma reached his ton off just 41 balls, making it the third-quickest century by an India batter in men’s T20 internationals after Rohit Sharma (35 balls against Sri Lanka in 2017) and Samson (40 balls against Bangladesh in October).<\/p>\n

South Africa slumped to 10-4 in reply before Tristan Stubbs struck 43 off 29, but the Proteas still fell to their heaviest T20 international defeat by runs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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