India beat South Africa by 135 runs in the fourth match. This is the biggest defeat by the Proteas team in T-20 history so far. In this match, it was the first time that two Indian batsmen scored centuries in T20Is. Tilak Verma and Sanju Samson scored unbeaten centuries to take the score to 283 runs. This was also the highest T20 score against South Africa.
In reply, the South African team was bundled out for 148 runs. Many records were set in this match… Sanju became the first batsman in the world to score three centuries in a year in T-20 Internationals, Sanju also became the highest run-scorer in a year as a wicketkeeper. Samson and Tilak also made the biggest partnership for India.
Johannesburg T20 facts and top-16 records
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- Sanju Samson has become the first batsman in the world to score 3 centuries in T-20 Internationals in one year.
- Sanju Samson is the only Indian wicketkeeper to score the most 4 fifties in a year. Also, he has been dismissed for no more than 4 times in a year.
- In the fourth T20, the Indian team hit 23 sixes, the most sixes in an innings by any Test playing team. Earlier this year, India hit 22 sixes against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.
- This is the third time in T20 Internationals that two batsmen from a team have scored centuries in the same innings. This is the first time this has happened in a full members team (Test playing team). In the fourth T20, Tilak Verma scored 120 not out and Sanju Samson scored 109 not out.
- David Miller and Tristan Stubbs added 86 runs for the fifth wicket in the last T20. This is the highest fifth-wicket partnership for South Africa in T20Is.
1. Samson scored 4 50+ scores As an Indian wicketkeeper, Sanju Samson became the batsman with the highest 50 plus score in T-20 Internationals. He has 4 fifties in 18 innings. KL Rahul is second, with three 50 plus scores in 8 innings to his name.
2. Indian batsman to hit 8+ sixes in an innings in T-20Is Tilak Verma added his name to the record for hitting 8 or more sixes in any single match for India. Rohit-Sanju have done this 3 times each. Suryakumar Yadav achieved this feat for the second time and Tilak Verma for the first time.
3. Samson is the Indian wicketkeeper who scored the most T20 runs in a single year Sanju Samson has scored the most runs in a year as an Indian wicketkeeper. He has 436 runs in 12 innings. Second is Rishabh Pant, who scored 364 runs in 21 innings in 2022.
4. Highest strike rate in T-20 in a year (750+ runs) In T-20, Abhishek Sharma is the player who has scored runs with the highest strike rate in any year. He has scored runs in 2024 at a strike rate of 193.4. In second place is Andre Russell who has scored runs at a strike rate of 185.3 this year.
5. Highest T20 score against South Africa India made the highest T20 score by scoring 283 runs against South Africa. Earlier in 2023, West Indies scored 258 runs for the loss of 5 wickets.
6. Sanju-Tilak's biggest partnership against South Africa On Friday, Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma smashed a record unbeaten 210-run partnership for India. This is India's highest partnership for any wicket against South Africa in T20Is.
7. Second highest score in T-20Is among Test playing teams India's score of 283/4 in Johannesburg is the second highest by any full member. Earlier this year, the team scored 297/6 against Bangladesh, a score that ranks number one.
8. 10 sixes for India in T-20Is Tilak Verma became the third Indian batsman to hit 10 sixes in a single innings of T-20 Internationals. Before that, Rohit and Sanju scored.
9. Hundred-plus scores for India in overseas T20Is Tilak Verma scored an unbeaten 120 in the fourth T20, the highest score by any Indian player in a T20I. In second place is Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 117 runs against England.
10. Largest participation for India in T-20I Sanju-Tilak's unbeaten 210-run partnership is the highest for any wicket in T20s for India. Earlier this record was held by Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh. Both the players scored 190 not out against the Afghan team this year.
11. T-20I centuries in two consecutive innings Tilak Verma has added his name to the record for scoring centuries in consecutive innings in T-20 Internationals. Opener Sanju Samson achieved this feat in the first T20 of this series.
12. Sa in T-20I. Biggest partnership against Africa Sanju and Tilak have made the biggest partnership against South Africa. Together they scored 210 not out. Earlier this record was held by Pakistan's Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, both of whom scored 197 runs in 2021.
13. Most wickets in a bilateral series by an Indian bowler in T-20Is Varun Chakraborty has moved into the top spot in terms of taking the most wickets by any Indian in a bilateral series of T-20 Internationals. He took 12 wickets in 4 matches. In 2016, Ashwin took 9 wickets against Sri Lanka.
14. Sa in T-20i. Africa's biggest defeat India won the fourth T20 match by 135 runs. This is the heaviest defeat against any South African team in the T-20 format. Earlier in 2023, Australia defeated them by 111 runs.
15. Sa in T-20i. Most wins against Africa India has become the most match winning team against South Africa in T-20. He has won 18 matches so far. Australia has 17 wins against South Africa.
16. Most runs for India in a T-20I bilateral series Tilak Verma has scored the most runs in any bilateral series in T-20 Internationals. He scored 280 runs against Africa. Before this, Virat Kohli scored 231 runs against England in 2021.
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