South Africa vs India: T20I records set by Indian players and team

 Tilak Verma scored his second consecutive century against South Africa with explosive batting. Tilak scored his second T20 century in 41 balls. With this century, Tilak Verma achieved a special feat. He became the third and second Indian player to score two centuries in a series. Tilak Verma, who came to bat at number three after Abhishek Sharma was out, continued his aggressive batting from the beginning. Tilak Verma along with Sanju Samson made an unbeaten partnership of 210 runs in 86 balls for the second wicket. Tilak Verma played an unbeaten inning of 120 runs in 47 balls with the help of 9 fours and 10 sixes.

Batsmen who scored centuries in consecutive innings in T20I

1. Gustave McConne
2. Riley Russo
3. Phil Salt
4. Sanju Samson
5. Tilak Varma

Before Tilak's century, Sanju Samson had become the first Indian to score two centuries in a 4-match series. The explosive pair of Samson and Tilak wreaked havoc by breaking records during their respective centuries. Together, the two shared an unbeaten partnership of 210 runs in 86 balls. India scored 283 runs while batting first.

Batsmen who scored 2 centuries in a Men's T20I series

• Phil Salt - West Indies vs England in 2023
• Sanju Samson - South Africa vs India in 2024
• Tilak Varma - South Africa vs India in 2024

South Africa's biggest defeats in T20Is (by runs)

• 135 vs India, Johannesburg, 2024*
• 111 vs Australia, Durban, 2023
• 107 vs Australia, Johannesburg, 2020
• 106 vs India, Johannesburg, 2023

This is South Africa's biggest defeat in terms of runs. Earlier, Australia had defeated them by 111 runs in 2023. Whereas, this is India's biggest victory in terms of runs. Last year, the Indian team defeated New Zealand by 168 runs in their home. Earlier, in 2018, they defeated Ireland by 143 runs. Now the team has registered its third biggest victory in T20 by defeating them by 135 runs.

The team that completed 200 runs in the least number of overs in T20

Overs	Team	Vs	Venue	Year
13.5	South Africa	West Indies	Centurion	2023
13.6	India	Bangladesh	Hyderabad	2024
14.1	India	South Africa	Johanneburg	2024

After Abhishek Sharma was out, Samson and Tilak Verma batted fiercely and wreaked havoc on the South African bowlers. Samson and Tilak have so far shared a partnership of more than 150 runs for the second wicket. On the basis of the stormy batting of these two, India completed the 200-run mark in 14.1 overs i.e. 85 balls. Earlier this year, India had completed two runs in 13.6 overs against Bangladesh. This is the record of completing 200 runs in the third least overs in T20 International. The record of completing 200 runs in the least overs in T20 International is in the name of South Africa, which completed 200 runs in 13.5 overs against West Indies in 2023.