{"id":15402,"date":"2024-11-23T12:56:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T07:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/?p=15402"},"modified":"2024-11-23T16:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T10:32:53","slug":"tilak-varma-creates-history-first-cricketer-to-hit-3-consecutive-t20-centuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/news\/tilak-varma-creates-history-first-cricketer-to-hit-3-consecutive-t20-centuries-15402\/","title":{"rendered":"Tilak Varma Creates History: First Cricketer to Hit 3 Consecutive T20 Centuries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By scoring three consecutive T20 centuries, Tilak Varma has written his name in the record books as the first cricketer ever, \u2014male or female\u2014to score <strong>three consecutive centuries in T20 cricket<\/strong>. This incredible achievement happened during <a href=\"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/cricket\/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2024-schedule-teams-captains-players-8968\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/cricket\/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2024-schedule-teams-captains-players-8968\/\">Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024<\/a>, when he scored a breathtaking 151 runs out of 67 deliveries against Meghalaya while representing Hyderabad at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Breaking Records in Style<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Highest Score by an Indian in T20s<\/strong>:<br>Tilak\u2019s 151 is now the 2nd <strong>highest-ever individual score by an Indian in T20 cricket<\/strong>, surpassing <strong>Shreyas Iyer\u2019s 147<\/strong> scored in 2019 during the same tournament. In DPL 2024, Ayush Badoni dazzles at Arun Jaitley Stadium with a stunning 165 off 55 balls at 1st posstion who scored highest run in <a href=\"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/cricket\/t20\/\">T20<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>First to Score 3 Consecutive T20 Centuries<\/strong>:<br>Before his SMAT century, Tilak hit <em>107 and 120<\/em> against South Africa** in consecutive T20Is earlier this month, marking him as the first-ever player globally to achieve this milestone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Record<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Details<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Runs Scored<\/strong><\/td><td>151 in 67 balls<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Boundaries<\/strong><\/td><td>14 fours, 10 sixes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Previous Record<\/strong><\/td><td>147 by Shreyas Iyer (2019)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Venue<\/strong><\/td><td>Rajkot<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Read Also<\/strong>:- <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/cricket\/t20\/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2024-squads-teams-captains-and-players-list-15344\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/cricket\/t20\/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2024-squads-teams-captains-and-players-list-15344\/\">Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 Squads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Highlights from the Match<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Unstoppable Batting<\/strong>:<br>Batting at No. 3, Tilak dominated the Meghalaya bowlers with a <strong>strike rate of 225.37<\/strong>, hitting boundaries on almost <strong>77% of his scoring shots<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Partnerships<\/strong>:<br>Tilak partnered with <strong>Tanmay Agarwal (122 runs)<\/strong> and <strong>Buddhi Rahul (84 runs)<\/strong> to propel Hyderabad to a mammoth total of <strong>248\/4 in 20 overs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Opposition Under Pressure<\/strong>:<br>Meghalaya struggled to match Hyderabad\u2019s dominance, reeling at <strong>44\/3 in 8 overs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tilak Recent Form<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tilak has been in phenomenal form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ICC T20I Rankings<\/strong>:<br>Following his performances in South Africa, Tilak climbed <strong>69 places<\/strong> to become the <strong>world\u2019s No. 3 T20I batter<\/strong>, only behind <strong>Travis Head<\/strong> and <strong>Phil Salt<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2025-retention-deadline-rules-rumoured-retention-list-13195\/\">IPL 2025 Retention<\/a><\/strong>:<br>Mumbai Indians have retained Tilak for <strong>INR 8 crore<\/strong>, calling him a \u201csteal deal\u201d given his meteoric rise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Player Stats<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Figures<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Consecutive Centuries<\/strong><\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>T20 Career Runs<\/strong><\/td><td>Nearing 3000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>T20 Hundreds<\/strong><\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SMAT 2024 Total Runs<\/strong><\/td><td>151 in a single match<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fan Reactions and Expert Views<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The remarkable achievement of Tilak has received overwhelming appreciation from the fans and cricket pundits. With the ability to rotate the strike along with power-hitting, his understanding of the game is much ahead of his age. Experts feel that Tilak is meant to be one of the bright upcoming stars of Indian cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please stay connected with us for the latest development on Tilak Varma in his pursuit of cricketing glory.!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By scoring three consecutive T20 centuries, Tilak Varma has written his name in the record books as the first cricketer ever, \u2014male or female\u2014to score three consecutive centuries in T20 cricket. This incredible achievement happened during Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024, when he scored a breathtaking 151 runs out of 67 deliveries against Meghalaya<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[6],"class_list":{"0":"post-15402","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-featured"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries.webp",1280,853,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries-150x150.webp",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries-300x200.webp",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries-768x512.webp",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries-1024x682.webp",788,525,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries.webp",1280,853,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries.webp",1280,853,false],"bunyad-small":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries-150x100.webp",150,100,true],"bunyad-medium":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries-450x300.webp",450,300,true],"bunyad-full":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries-1200x800.webp",1200,800,true],"bunyad-viewport":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries.webp",1280,853,false],"bunyad-768":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tilk-verma-3-Consecutive-T20-Centuries-768x512.webp",768,512,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"UC Team","author_link":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/author\/uc-team\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By scoring three consecutive T20 centuries, Tilak Varma has written his name in the record books as the first cricketer ever, \u2014male or female\u2014to score three consecutive centuries in T20 cricket. 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