Tilak Varma becomes first batter to score three successive T20 centuries

Tilak Varma Smashes Three Consecutive T20 Centuries

Tilak Varma has become the first batter to score three successive T20 centuries, achieving the feat in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. He scored an unbeaten 151 off 67 balls, including 14 fours and 10 sixes, as Hyderabad posted a massive 248 for 4 in their first game.

Notable Achievements

• First player to score three consecutive centuries in T20s
• Second Indian cricket player to score 150 or more in a T20 match after Kiran Navgire (2022)

Match Highlights

• Tilak Varma's 151 came off a 122-run stand with Tanmay Agarwal (55) and an 84-run alliance with Rahul Buddhi (30)
• Meghalaya folded for 69, with Aniketh Reddy and Tanay Thyagrajan picking up four and three wickets respectively
• Saurashtra won their first game with a 54-run victory in Indore, thanks to Vishwaraj Jadeja's 37-ball 60