Stats: Samson first to three T20I tons in a calendar year; Varma joins elite list

Top Performances in T20Is in 2024

Sanju Samson

• First player to score three centuries in T20 Internationals in a calendar year
• Last five innings in T20Is: 111, 107, 0, 0, 109*

Tilak Varma

• Fifth player to score hundreds in successive innings in T20Is
• Second player to score hundreds in successive innings against the same opposition
• Part of the first pair to score hundreds in the same T20I innings against a Full Member team

India vs South Africa

• 283/1 by India is the fifth highest total in all T20Is and the second highest against a Full Member team
• Highest total in a T20 on South African soil

Highest Partnership

• Samson and Varma's partnership of 210* is the highest ever for any wicket for India
• Highest against South Africa for any wicket
• First 200-plus stand for any wicket by any team for second wicket or below
• Partnership run rate of 14.82 is the second best for a 150+ stand in T20Is against a Full Member side

Standings

• Team Performance in a Calendar Year in T20Is

• India: 92.30% win percentage (24 wins in 26 matches)
• Previous record: [empty for now]

Notable Records set in 2024

• India's Performance against South Africa

• Most sixes by a team in a T20I innings against a Full Member side (23)
• Biggest ever defeat for South Africa by runs in a T20I (135 runs)
• Fastest 200-plus stand for any wicket by any team for second wicket or below (210*)

Statistical News

• Arshdeep Singh: second highest wicket taker in a calendar year for India in T20Is
• Varun Chakravarthy: most wickets by any bowler in a bilateral series of four or fewer matches (12)