Tilak Varma India Selection: RCB vs MI LIVE – Mumbai Indians had Tilak Verma to thank on Sunday as the young Hyderabad star played the innings of his IPL career so far. With MI reeling at 27/3, Tilak played the perfect counterpunching innings, batting through to remain unbeaten on 84. Such was the brilliance of the 20-year-old, he could be in the tunning for a place in squad for the Ireland series post IPL. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
First half-century of the season for @TilakV9 💪
The youngster’s looking in sensational touch here in Bengaluru 👌🏻👌🏻
Can he power @mipaltan to a match-winning total❓
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 2, 2023
Tilak Varma bailed out Mumbai Indians to kick off his IPL 2023 season in style with a stunning show at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Coming in to bat after MI lost their top order cheaply, Tilak showed his intent to get off the mark with a maximum. He then built a timely partnership with Suryakumar Yadav and Nehal Wadhera to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Highest individual scores for MI from No.5 or below:
- 91 (34) – Hardik Pandya vs KKR, Kolkata, 2019
- 87*(34) – Kieron Pollard vs CSK, Delhi, 2021
- 84* (46) – Tilak Verma vs RCB, Bangalore, today
Even as wickets continued to tumble, the Hyderabad-based star kept the runs flowing from his blade. Faf du Plessis threw all his cards at the young left-hander, but he bested one and all that came his way. Tilak eventually reached his half-century in just 32 balls.
The 20-year-old took total toll at the death to power MI to 171/7 in their innings. Tilak remained unbeaten 84 off just 46 balls, scoring almost 50% of his team’s runs. It is also the second-best score by a Mumbai Indians batter batting at No.5 or below.
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