Tilak Varma confirmed why he’s the third-best T20I batter on the earth in the meanwhile as he starred in Hyderabad’s dominant win over Meghalaya within the first-round fixture of Group ‘A’ in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on the Niranjan Shah Stadium Floor C right here on Saturday.
Meghalaya was bowled out for a mere 69, falling 179 runs in need of Hyderabad’s huge complete of 248 for six – its highest rating within the match historical past.
The chase went nowhere proper from the start. Ravi Teja had Swarajeet Das caught within the third over whereas his new ball accomplice Chama Milind hurried the batters along with his tempo. Then the 6 ‘9 Nishanth S troubled Jaskirat with additional bounce and received him caught behind.
The introduction of left-arm spinner G Anikethreddy pushed Meghalaya fully out of the sport. He received Lerry stumped off his third ball after which picked three extra to complete with 4/11 in his 4 overs. The opposite left-arm tweaker Tanay Thyagarajan saved the strain from the opposite finish and picked three as Hyderabad completed the sport inside 16 overs.
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However the day belonged to Tilak, who smashed the very best particular person rating in SMAT historical past – 151 off 67 balls and likewise grew to become the primary batter to file three consecutive T20 tons of, following the streak that started in South Africa.
Batting at quantity three, he needed to stroll within the first over after reverse captain Akash Kumar eliminated Rahul Singh Gahlaut for a three-ball duck.
Tilak received his first most off a ramp shot that he performed very early within the innings. Just a few backfoot punches and a six off a slog sweep later, he reached his fifty in 28 balls. It nearly appeared Meghalaya bowlers had submitted to Tilak’s eloquence. Off his subsequent 39 deliveries, Tilak added 100 runs extra to his title, ending with 10 sixes and 14 fours.
It appeared Tilak was passing on the power to his companions as Tanmay Agarwal scored a quickfire 55 off 22 balls and shaped a 122-run alliance along with his captain for the second wicket. Then Rahul Buddhi added 84 runs extra with Tilak, taking Hyderabad well past Meghalaya’s attain.
Temporary scores
Hyderabad 248/4 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma 151, Tanmay Agarwal 55, Rahul Buddhi 30) bt Meghalaya 60 all out in 15.1 overs (G Anikethreddy 4/11, Tanay Thyagarajan 3/15)