{"id":1880,"date":"2024-11-14T03:25:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T03:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/maiden-century-by-varma-gives-india-unbeatable-series-lead\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T03:25:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T03:25:33","slug":"maiden-century-by-varma-gives-india-unbeatable-series-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/maiden-century-by-varma-gives-india-unbeatable-series-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Maiden century by Varma gives India unbeatable series lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto;\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2024-11-14\/574264_654401_updates.jpg\" alt=\"India\u00b4s Tilak Varma (left) reacts hitting a six as South Africa\u00b4s wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen (right) reacts during the third T20 international cricket match between South Africa and India at SuperSport Park in Centurion on November 12, 2024. \u2014 AFP\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">India\u00b4s Tilak Varma (left) reacts hitting a six as South Africa\u00b4s wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen (right) reacts during the third T20 international cricket match between South Africa and India at SuperSport Park in Centurion on November 12, 2024. \u2014 AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tilak Varma hit a maiden international century as India beat South Africa by 11 runs in the third Twenty20 international at  SuperSport Park on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old left-hander made an unbeaten 107 off 56 balls in an Indian total of 219-6.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa were restricted to 208-7, giving India an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the four-match series.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto;\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2024-11-14\/574264_6954773_updates.jpg\" alt=\"South Africas Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks walk off with India players as play is stopped due to flying ants on November 13, 2024. \u2014 Reuters\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">South Africa&#8217;s Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks walk off with India players as play is stopped due to flying ants on November 13, 2024. \u2014 Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I was waiting for this for a long time, coming back after injury,&#8221; Varma told host broadcaster SuperSport, referring to a hand injury which restricted his playing time in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Varma epitomised the &#8220;fearless cricket&#8221; espoused by captain Suryakumar Yadav. <\/p>\n<p>Promoted to number three in the batting order, he faced the third ball of the match after Sanju Samson was bowled for a second successive duck by  Marco Jansen. <\/p>\n<p>He immediately went on the attack, hitting the second and third balls he faced from Jansen for four and six as he launched an innings which included eight fours and seven sixes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable medium-insert-active\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto;\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2024-11-14\/574264_1813760_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Indias Arshdeep Singh successfully appeals for the lbw wicket of South Africas Marco Jansen on November 13, 2024. \u2014 Reuters\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">India&#8217;s Arshdeep Singh successfully appeals for the lbw wicket of South Africa&#8217;s Marco Jansen on November 13, 2024. \u2014 Reuters<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I was just thinking I have got an opportunity to bat at number three and I just wanted to express myself,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We played the brand of cricket we wanted to play,&#8221; said Suryakumar, who revealed that Varma had requested a promotion up the batting order. &#8220;He asked for it and he responded,&#8221; said the captain.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow left-hander  Abhishek Sharma was similarly aggressive, hitting 50 off 25 balls with three fours and five sixes in a second-wicket stand of 107 off 52  deliveries with Varma.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa were never up with the required run rate but some big hitting by Heinrich Klaasen (41) and Jansen (54)  enabled the hosts to score 105 runs off the last seven overs.<\/p>\n<p>Klaasen hit three sixes off successive balls from leg-spinner Varun  Chakravarthy, India\u00b4s most successful bowler in the first two matches.<\/p>\n<p>Jansen thrashed a 16-ball half-century before falling leg before wicket to left-arm opening bowler Arshdeep Singh off the third 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