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Tilak Varma Achieves Rare T20 Milestone Surpassing Legends
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Moneycontrol•09-10-2026, 22:16
Tilak Varma Achieves Rare T20 Milestone Surpassing Legends
- •Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 44 off 18 balls against West Indies in Ranchi, helping India post a massive total of 249.
- •Varma became the only player in men's T20 history to aggregate over 5,000 runs with an average above 40 and a strike rate above 140, a feat not achieved by Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli.
- •Varma reached 5,000 T20 runs in 166 innings, making him the fifth-fastest Indian to the milestone, one inning faster than Virat Kohli.
- •Sanju Samson smashed a 21-ball fifty and partnered with Ishan Kishan for 97 runs to power India to their highest-ever T20I total against West Indies.
Key Questions Answered
Tilak Varma became the only player in men's T20 history to aggregate over 5,000 runs while maintaining an average above 40 and a strike rate exceeding 140, surpassing even stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Tilak Varma reached the 5,000 T20 run milestone in 166 innings, making him the fifth-fastest Indian to achieve this feat and doing so in one fewer inning than Virat Kohli.
India posted a massive total of 249, which is their highest-ever T20I total against the West Indies, powered by a fast fifty from Sanju Samson and quickfire cameos from players like Tilak Varma.
