Dhoni-Raina left behind! Tilak Verma created history in T20, became the new run machine
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Tilak Varma Record: Tilak Verma played a explosive half-century in the second match of the three-match T20 series against Zimbabwe. Tilak remained unbeaten after scoring 60 runs in 29 balls. In this innings he also hit 5 fours and 3 sixes. With this, Tilak went ahead of Dhoni and Suresh Raina in terms of scoring runs in T20 for Team India.
Tilak Verma left Dhoni and Raina behind in T20
New Delhi: Team India’s vice-captain Tilak Verma has achieved a big achievement in T20 during the Zimbabwe tour. In the second match of the three T20 match series, Tilak played an unbeaten inning of 60 runs in 29 balls with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes. With this strong half-century innings, Tilak left MS Dhoni and Suresh behind in T20. In fact, with his innings of 60 runs against Zimbabwe, Tilak has become the 7th highest run scorer for Team India in T20.
Tilak Verma has now scored 1634 runs in 55 innings of 58 matches in T20 International at an average of 44.16 and strike rate of 145.37. Not only this, his record in T20 International also includes two centuries and nine half-centuries, in which his highest score is 120 not out. In this way, Talik has left behind his teammate Ishan Kishan along with Dhoni and Raina.
Rohit is number-1 for Team India in T20
If we talk about most runs in T20 International for Team India, Rohit Sharma is at the top. Rohit Sharma has 4231 runs in his name in this format. After this comes Virat Kohli’s number. Virat has scored 4188 runs in T20 for Team India. Both these players have now retired from T20 for Team India. At the same time, in this matter Suryakumar Yadav comes at number three. Suryakumar Yadav has so far scored 3272 runs in T20 for Team India.
How many runs do Dhoni and Raina have in T20I?
Former legendary Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has appeared in a total of 98 matches, in which he scored 1617 runs at an average of 37.60 and strike rate of 126.13. Dhoni has 2 half-centuries recorded in this. Apart from this, if we talk about Suresh Raina, he has scored 1605 runs for Team India in 78 T20 International matches at an average of 29.18 and strike rate of 134.87. Raina also has one century and five half-centuries in his name for Team India in this format.
India won by 90 runs with Tilak’s half-century.
Whereas, if we talk about the second T20 match against Zimbabwe, Team India won by 90 runs. With this victory, the visiting team took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. In the match, Team India, batting first, scored a huge score of 219 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. In response, Zimbabwe team was all out after scoring 129 runs in 17.5 overs.
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