There is a new saying in town: If Sharma don’t get you, Varma will.

The marauding Abhishek Sharma courted a rare failure in the final of the T20 Asia Cup on Sunday, but in the end, that didn’t matter with fellow left-hander Tilak Varma deciding to come to the party. In an Indian campaign marked by the power of the left, Tilak’s beautifully constructed unbeaten 69 provided the difference between ecstasy and agony.