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The 23-year-old played all 4 T20Is against South Africa and scored a complete of 187 runs to complete as the very best run scorer within the series.
Hardik Pandya and Varun Chakaravarthy. (Picture Credit: AP)
World No. 1 T20I bowler Varun Chakaravarthy dismissed 10 South African batters in 4 matches to win the Player Of The Series award, and Hardik Pandya impressed along with his all-round show in a few matches to win two Player Of The Match (POTM) awards within the India-South Africa T20I series. But each of them didn’t bag the Impact Player Of The Series medal in India’s dressing room post the conclusion of the house series in Ahmedabad on Friday (December 19). As an alternative, the medal was won by 23-year-old Tilak Varma.
Tilak, like Hardik and Varun, played all 4 T20Is for India and slammed a few half-centuries. Along with that, he also remained unbeaten on 26 runs within the third T20I played at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday (December 14).
The cricketer from Hyderabad, who represents Mumbai Indians within the cash-rich Indian Premier League, finished the series as the very best run scorer (187) and likewise went on to interrupt Rohit Sharma’s record of scoring probably the most runs for India in T20Is against the 2024 T20 World Cup losing finalists through the fifth T20I played on Friday at Narendra Modi Stadium.
The BCCI took to X and Instagram on Saturday to share a video of Tilak getting the Impact Player Of The Series medal from India’s training assistant Raghavindraa Dvgi. Upon hearing his name, Tilak bowed right down to Raghavindra and touched his feet.
“That is the second time I’m taking this (Impact player of the series medal) from Raghu. I feel excellent to take this medal from such a special person. And nothing much to say. As Gautam (Gambhir) Sir said that we’ve got been tested on this series but the way in which all together got here out of pressure was excellent to see. Aise he apne ko aage Recent Zealand series mein bhi aur usse bhi bada (T20) World Cup mein apna test honge humare ko yahi attitude jaisa sath mein karke let’s win it,” Tilak said.
Within the fifth T20I against South Africa, Tilak got a likelihood to bat in his preferred No. 3 position, and he made probably the most of the chance by scoring 73 runs from 42 balls. He hammered 10 fours and 1 six during his stay on the crease and added 105 runs for the fourth wicket with Hardik Pandya (63 runs from 25 balls).
December 20, 2025, 11:25 IST
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