SA vs IND: India’s 219 Leads Them To Victory

SA vs IND: “I had a dream, I can’t express it in words…”, Tilak Verma’s reaction after maiden century Tilak played an unbeaten innings of 107 runs in 56 balls in the third T20 match.

The third match of the four-match T20 series between South Africa and India was played on 13 November at Supersport Park, Centurion. India lost the toss and batted first and scored 219 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.

SA vs IND match overview, 3rd T20i

 

Tilak Verma and Abhishek Verma played stormy innings for India. For South Africa, Marco Jensen played a brilliant innings of 54 runs with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes in 17 balls, but the team could only score 208 runs for the loss of 7 wickets while chasing the target.

India won by 11 runs and took a 2-1 lead in the series. Tilak Verma won the Player of the Match title by playing a century in the match. Tilak is very happy with his innings, he said that this was his dream and he cannot express it in words.

SA vs IND, Tilak Verma scored an unbeaten 107 runs in 56 balls

Team India, batting first, lost the first wicket at a score of just zero. Opener Sanju Samson was out on a duck against Marco Jensen after playing two balls. After this, the pair of Tilak Verma and Abhishek Verma brought India back and played a brilliant partnership of 107 runs for the second wicket.

 

Abhishek Verma played an explosive innings of 50 runs with the help of 3 fours and 5 sixes in 25 balls. At the same time, Tilak Verma played an unbeaten innings of 107 runs with the help of 8 fours and 7 sixes in 56 balls. He completed his century in 51 balls, this is the first century of his international career.

 

All the credit goes to the captain – Tilak Verma said after the century

Tilak Verma, while talking after winning the Player of the Match title in the third T20 match, said,

(On the head injury he suffered after dropping a catch in the last over) I am fine, the catch came in the lights, so it was a bit difficult but I am happy with the win. (On his century) I could not imagine and I cannot put it into words. It was my dream and it was the right time to score a century for my team. Under pressure, it was a good innings.

All the credit goes to captain Suryakumar Yadav. He has given me a chance (at number three). Before the game, he had told me (that I would bat there). I am really very happy. I just wanted to express myself and follow my basics and back myself. The wicket was a bit fast in the beginning. When Abhishek got out, it was not easy for the new batsman.

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