NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma both struck unbeaten centuries as India posted a massive 283/1 in the fourth and final T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg on Friday.
Varma delivered a stunning knock of 120* off just 47 balls, smashing 9 fours and 10 sixes, while Samson contributed with 109* off 56 balls, including 6 fours and 9 sixes. India, opting to bat first, made history by becoming the first team to have two centurions in a T20I innings.
Take a look at the records set during India’s sensational batting display at The Wanderers Stadium, which left South African bowlers helpless and clueless.
Highest total in a T20I between two Full Member sides
- 297/6 Ind vs Ban Hyderabad 2024
- 283/1 Ind vs SA Johannesburg 2024 *
- 278/3 Afg vs Ire Dehradun 2019
- 267/3 Eng vs WI Tarouba 2023
Partnership of 210* between Sanju & Tilak
- Highest for any wicket for India
- Highest partnership for any wicket for India against South Africa in a T20I
- Highest for second wicket or below for any team in all T20Is
Most sixes
* India smashed 23 sixes – the most in a T20I between two Full Member sides. Varma hit 10, Samson nine and Abhishek Sharma lashed four sixes. Previous best 22 each by Ind vs Ban in Hyderabad in 2024, by WI vs SA in Centurion in 2023, and 22 by Afg vs Ire in Dehradun in 2019.
Fastest to hit three T20I hundreds (Full-Member teams)
- 32 innings – Phil Salt
- 33 – Sanju Samson*
- 35 – Colin Munro
- 43 –
Suryakumar Yadav - 53 – Glenn Maxwell
- 77 –
Rohit Sharma - 96 – Babar Azam
Another first for Samson
* Samson in 2024 became the first player ever to score three T20 International hundreds in a calendar year. He has now been involved in three 170+ T20I partnerships, the most for any batter.
Varma equals Samson’s feat
* Tilak Varma etched his name in the record books by becoming the second Indian batter after Sanju Samson to score back-to-back centuries in T20 Internationals.
Fewest overs to 200 in a T20I
- 13.5 SA vs WI Centurion 2023
- 13.6 Ind vs Ban Hyderabad 2024
- 14.1 Ind vs SA Joburg 2024