Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma hit unbeaten centuries to steer India to a 135-run thrashing of South Africa in Johannesburg and a 3-1 T20 collection victory.
Samson struck 109 off 56 balls and Varma smashed 120 off 47 in a staggering unbroken stand of 210 for the second wicket as India posted 283-1.
It’s the first time two team-mates have scored centuries in the identical innings of a males’s T20 worldwide between full member nations.
South Africa had been bowled out for 148 off 18.2 overs in reply, with Arshdeep Singh taking 3-20.
Left-hander Varma crashed 9 fours and 10 sixes after becoming a member of Samson at 73-1 within the sixth over, following the dismissal of Abhishek Sharma for 36 off 18.
Having made an unbeaten 107 within the third T20, Varma is the second Indian and solely fifth batter total to hit centuries in consecutive males’s T20 internationals.
Wicketkeeper Samson was the primary Indian to realize the feat by smacking 107 in the opening T20 of this series.
Within the fourth and last T20 at Wanderers Stadium, Samson hit six fours and 9 sixes.
His partnership of 210 with Varma is the sixth highest in all males’s T20 internationals, the very best for the second wicket and highest for India.
India’s 283-1 is their second-highest whole in males’s T20 internationals, after making 297-6 in opposition to Bangladesh in October.
Varma reached his ton off simply 41 balls, making it the third-quickest century by an India batter in males’s T20 internationals after Rohit Sharma (35 balls in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2017) and Samson (40 balls in opposition to Bangladesh in October).
South Africa slumped to 10-4 in reply earlier than Tristan Stubbs struck 43 off 29, however the Proteas nonetheless fell to their heaviest T20 worldwide defeat by runs.
