India beat South Africa by 135 runs in the fourth and final T20 International to clinch series 3-1 on Friday.
India, riding on their record-breaking twin tons, dominated a listless South Africa with a series-winning 135-run triumph on Friday. Sanju Samson’s stunningly brilliant stroke-play was mirrored by Tilak Varma’s subtle brilliance. India therefore won all of the bilateral series, won the T20 World Cup, and had a 92 percent victory ratio at the end of this year’s T20I season. They pushed India to an unbeatable 283 for 1 in 20 overs, their biggest total on foreign territory, thanks to Samson’s 109 not out off 56 balls and Varma’s 120 not out in just 47 balls.
The two Indian hitters who scored hundreds in the same T20I innings will stand out among the many records that fell. In T20 Internationals, Samson and Varma also recorded India’s best stand, scoring 210 runs off of just 93 balls for the second wicket.
Varma required 41 balls to get his ton, whilst Samson took 51 balls.
In the previous five innings, Samson has already amassed three T20I tons, including two ducks.
The Keralan player appears to be both brilliant and disappointing, which will undoubtedly cause Ajit Agarkar a lot of selection headaches when Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, and Yashasvi Jaiswal return to the Indian T20I team.
In addition to boosting Varma’s stock, back-to-back T20I tons in South Africa will demonstrate the teamwork skills of captain Suryakumar Yadav. By giving up his preferred batting position, Suryakumar allowed a young player to flourish and demonstrated what true leadership is all about. Abhishek Sharma should also receive some recognition for raising the stakes during the Powerplay with four massive sixes (36 off 18 balls).
Because it was feasible to hit through the line by just clearing one’s front leg, Indian hitters blasted a record 23 sixes on a solid batting track with real bounce available. Varma had ten maximums, while Samson had nine.
With everything on the table—cuts, pulls, slog sweeps, and reverse sweeps—not even Keshav Maharaj and Tristan Stubbs escaped punishment. The two Indians’ strikes were so powerful that they affected every inch of the earth.
Actually, one of Samson’s rounds struck a female spectator’s cheek. Viewers saw her crying in great anguish on the TV cameras.
While the silky Varma would tease spinners with uppish sweep strokes, stand, and deliver down-the-ground knocks, Samson had greater strength and would slide slightly towards leg-stump and loft the length balls.
As they got closer to their milestones, they slowed down a little, but by that point, they had done enough to defeat the Proteas.
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