"Unbelievable Feeling": Tilak Varma on scoring two centuries in South Africa

After winning the series Team India rising star Tilak Varma shared his thoughts on his stellar performances and the triumph against South AfricaTilak Varma was named the Player of the Match as well as the Player of the SeriesSpeaking about his innings Tilak Varma said Last year when I played here I got out on the first ball This innings was very crucial for the team and the seriesTilak emphasized the importance of staying calm and sticking to his basics I just wanted to hold my shape and follow my basics just like I did in the last game I remained calm throughout he addedUnbelievable is how Tilak Varma described the feeling of getting two backtoback centuries in South Africa I never imagined Id score two hundreds in South Africa in such challenging conditions he saidTilak Varma expressed his gratitude for the support he received from his skipper Suryakumar Yadav bysaying Thanks to our captain Surya for thisAlso ReadCompletely outplayed in all three aspects of the game Aiden MarkramReflecting on his recent injury struggles he shared how his belief in God and his process helped him recover and perform at his best As I said last match I was injured in the last few games I believe in God and my process thats why I celebrated like that to God he addedHis performances not only helped India secure the series but also earned him recognition as one of the standout players of the seriesComing to the match after winning the toss India skipper Suryakumar Yadav opted to bat first The decision proved fruitful as the team delivered an exceptional performanceSanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma opened for India forging a solid 73run partnership Abhishek displayed an impressive knock hitting 2 fours and 4 sixes but his innings ended in the sixth over when Lutho Sipamla dismissed himAs the innings entered the death overs the partnership of Tilak Varma and Samson showed no signs of slowing down In the 18th over Sanju Samson brought up his century in just 51 balls followed by Tilak Varma scoring his second T20I hundred in the very next overThe recordbreaking 210run partnership between Samson and Tilak lifted India to a formidable 2831 Samson contributed an explosive 109 runs off 51 balls while Tilak smashed an unbeaten 120 off just 47 deliveriesThe South African bowling unit appeared lacklustre with Lutho Sipamla being the only bowler to take a wicket However Sipamla also conceded the most runs allowing the Indian batters to capitaliseDuring the run chase Tristan Stubbs 43 runs from 29 balls 3 fours and 2 sixes and David Miller 36 runs from 27 balls 2 fours and 3 sixes were the only top batter for the Proteas apart from the rest failed to put up a show in JohannesburgArshdeep Singh and Varun Chakaravarthy led the Indian bowling attack as the visitors were successful in restricting South Africa to 148 with one over remainingWith the massive 135run victory over the Proteas in the fourth match India clinched a 31 series winWith ANI Inputs