Tilak Varma enters the unwanted record books after the slowest … |: Cricket News:
Tilak VarmaThe batting half-century was one of the few positives for India in their dramatic loss to Ireland in the second T20I on Sunday, but the left-hander also found himself on the unwanted list after registering one of the slowest fifties by an Indian in T20 Internationals.Walking with India in deep trouble after a top-order collapse, Tilak reached his half-century off 45 deliveries while chasing 155 at Stormont. The knock is now tied as the sixth-lowest T20I fifty by an Indian and stands as the slowest half-century by an Indian batter against Ireland in the format.Slowest T20I 50s for India (by balls)56: KL Rahul against SA Trivandrum 202254 G Gambhir vs Aus Melbourne 201249 SK Yadav vs USA New York 202448 V Kohli vs SA Bridgetown 202445 V Kohli vs Pak Dubai 202145 T Varma vs Ireland Belfast 2026 *The circumstances, however, were far from ordinary. India was stunned to begin with when software engineer-turned-cricketer Jai Moondra, who hails from Tonk in Rajasthan and still holds an Indian passport, was dismissed. Sanju Samson and: Abhishek Sharma for a first-ball duck before removing the captain Shreyas Iyer to leave visitors confused.India slumped to 35 for 4 in the Powerplay afterwards Ishan Kishan run out, Tilak was left with the task of rebuilding the innings with a top movement that offered, uneven bounce and seam throughout the chase.Unlike several of his teammates who struggled to adapt to the conditions, Tilak adopted a patient approach, soaking up the pressure before putting together a valuable partnership with Axar Patel. He eventually brought up his fifty by launching Matthew Hollard over deep mid-wicket for the first six of India’s innings.However, the milestone did not last long. Attempting another attacking stroke from the next ball, Tilak misjudged a long drive to extra cover and departed for 55 in 46 deliveries, ending India’s best hopes of completing the chase.Harshit Rana’s late cameo of 21 from just 10 balls briefly revived India’s hopes, but Ireland restricted India to 153 for 9, sealing a famous one-run victory and completing a historic 2-0 series sweep of the reigning T20 World Cup champions.The loss also ended India’s 16-match T20I series win streak dating back to 2023, while Ireland celebrated their first-ever bilateral T20I series win against India.
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