Mahyem in Jo’burg! Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma rewrite T20 cricket records with unbeaten tons | Cricket news

NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma both hit unbeaten centuries as India posted a massive 283/1 in the fourth and final T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg on Friday.
Varma delivered a stunning knock of 120* off just 47 balls, smashing 9 fours and 10 sixes, while Samson contributed 109* off 56 balls, including 6 fours and 9 sixes. Opting to bat first, India made history by becoming the first team to have two centurions in a T20I innings.
Take a look at the records set during India’s sensational batting display at The Wanderers Stadium, which left South African bowlers helpless and clueless.
Highest total in a T20I between two Full Member sides

210* partnership between Sanju & Tilak

Most sixes
* India smashed 23 sixes – the most in a T20I between two Full Member sides. Varma hit 10, Samson nine and Abhishek Sharma hit four sixes. Previous best 22 each by Ind vs Ban in Hyderabad in 2024, by WI vs SA in Centurion in 2023 and 22 by Afg vs Ireland in Dehradun in 2019.
Fastest to hit three T20I hundreds (full-member team)

Another first for Samson
* In 2024, Samson became the first ever player to score three T20 International hundreds in a calendar year. He has now been involved in three 170+ T20I partnerships, the most for any batter.
Varma equals Samson’s feat
* Tilak Varma got his name into the record books by becoming the second Indian batsman after Sanju Samson to score multiple centuries in T20 Internationals.
Fewest overs to 200 in a T20I