Indian T20 team vice-captain Tilak Varma played an unbeaten knock of 51 runs in the second T20 match against New Zealand, returning to the pavilion after securing a victory. Now, Tilak has a fantastic opportunity to claim a major world record under his name. The Indian cricket team has displayed stellar performances in the opening two matches of the 5-match T20 series on the tour of New Zealand, successfully winning both matches by 4 wickets each and taking a 2-0 lead in the series.
Victory seemed quite difficult at one point for Team India in the second match while chasing a target of 181 runs, as they lost 5 wickets for just 70 runs on the board. However, from that precarious situation, vice-captain Tilak Varma anchored one end and guided the team to a thrilling win with his unbeaten knock of 51 runs. Riding on this remarkable innings, Tilak Varma has now come very close to breaking a major world record, for which he needs to repeat similar feats in the upcoming matches.
Current Team India vice-captain Tilak Varma is counted among the elite match-winner players in T20 cricket, having proven himself brilliantly in the role of a match-finisher over the past few years. In terms of remaining unbeaten the highest number of times in winning T20 matches and continuously leading the team to victory, Tilak Varma stands in the second position. He has returned to the pavilion unbeaten 26 times in his T20 cricket career so far, securing victories for his team in all those matches. In this elite list, Tilak Varma is currently behind only England's James Vince, who remained unbeaten 31 times in T20 cricket with 30 matches resulting in team wins and one match being abandoned.
In the list of players securing consecutive victories while remaining unbeaten the most times in T20 cricket, James Vince of England leads with 30 wins. He's followed by India's Tilak Varma with 26 wins. New Zealand's Brendon McCullum features in this list with 22 wins, alongside his compatriot Martin Guptill who also has 22 wins to his name.
After winning the opening two T20 matches against New Zealand, the Indian team's focus will now remain on maintaining this winning momentum in the third match scheduled for October 27, in order to secure an unassailable lead in the series. The third match of the T20 series between India and New Zealand will be played at the Wellington stadium. This tour has reached an exciting juncture where young players have showcased extraordinary performances.