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Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma go past Rohit Sharma & Rinku Singh to register highest T20I partnership for India

Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma go past Rohit Sharma & Rinku Singh to register highest T20I partnership for India

Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma went berserk in the IND vs SA 4th T20I as they stitched together a record partnership in the shortest format

Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma went berserk in the IND vs SA 4th T20I as they stitched together a record partnership in the shortest format. The duo put up a 210-run stand, bettering Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh’s partnership of 190 runs. Powered by Samson and Varma’s knock, India set a mammoth 284-run target for South Africa as they aim to close the series 3-1.

Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma set new record in IND vs SA 4th T20I

Sanju Samson went on to smash his third hundred in five games. Meanwhile, Tilak Varma scored his second consecutive ton in the shortest format of the game. The duo stitched together a 210-run partnership, bettering Rohit & Rinku’s record by 14 runs.

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Sanju Samson smashed six fours and eight sixes en route to his century. Tilak became the second-youngest Indian to hammer a T20I ton last time and has now become the third-fastest Indian to score a T20I ton and only the second Indian to hammer two consecutive three-digit scores.

Tilak and Samson completed outclassed the Protea bowling attack, smashing them to all over the iconic Wanderers Stadium. The duo stitched up a humongous 210-run stand in just 86 balls, which is the highest ever by an Indian duo in the format. Tilak clubbed 10 sixes in the innings and batted at a blistering strike rate of 255.32.

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