El “centurión” Tilak Varma sobresale, pero Arshdeep y Jansen aumentan los precios de la subasta de IPL mientras India lidera 2-1.

India overcame a late Marco Jansen onslaught to win the third Twenty20 International in a thrilling contest at SuperSport Park in Centurion, giving them an invaluable 2-1 lead in the four-match series. The match, which saw multiple momentum shifts, will be remembered for Tilak Varma’s maiden T20I century and Marco Jansen’s breathtaking cameo that nearly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

Tilak Varma announces he’s here to stay

After being put into bat, India rode on an exceptional maiden T20I century from the blade of Tilak Varma. The young left-hander’s innings was a masterclass in modern T20 batting, particularly his assault on Keshav Maharaj in the latter stages, where he plundered 16 runs in a single over. Despite losing Sanju Samson for a duck and quick dismissals of Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya, Varma found an able ally in Abhishek Sharma, who cracked a quickfire 50 off just 25 balls. This was Abhishek’s first 20+ score after his 100 against Zimbabwe in July.

India’s final total of 219/6 looked formidable, thanks to Varma’s heroics, though Marco Jansen’s excellent final over (4 runs) kept the hosts in the hunt. Andile Simelane and Keshav Maharaj’s disciplined bowling (two wickets each) provided some control in the middle overs.

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