Indian batter Tilak Varma completes 4,000 runs in T20s: Stats
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Indian batter Tilak Varma has reached the landmark of 4,000 runs in T20 cricket. The star middle-order batter unlocked the achievement in the 3rd T20I against South Africa at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala. Tilak, who has cemented his spot as India's mainstay T20I batter, attained the feat with his seventh run of the match. He ended up scoring 25*, helping India win the contest.
Stats
A look at his T20 stats
Tilak, one of the most talented batters in India's white-ball circuit, completed 4,000 T20 runs (4,019) in his 133rd match. Across 125 innings, he averages 43.21 and has a strike rate of 143.99, as per ESPNcricinfo. His tally includes 4 tons and 23 half-centuries. Notably, 1,499 of his T20 runs have come in the Indian Premier League, all for Mumbai Indians.
Record
3rd-fastest Indian to complete 4,000 T20 runs (by innings)
As per Cricbuzz, Tilak is now the 3rd-fastest Indian to complete 4,000 T20 runs in terms of innings. Fewest innings for 4,000 T20 runs by Indian batsmen 116 - Ruturaj Gaikwad 117 - KL Rahul 125 - Tilak Varma* 129 - Shubman Gill 138 - Virat Kohli
Information
Over 1,000 T20I runs
According to ESPNcricinfo, Tilak has racked up 1,100 T20I runs for India, featuring in 39 games. In 36 innings, the left-handed batter has an average of 48.26. While his strike rate goes to 142.49, he owns 2 tons and 5 half-centuries.
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Successive tons in T20Is
Tilak is one of only two Indians with a century in consecutive innings in T20I cricket. He joined Sanju Samson as the two batters attained the feat days apart last year.