Ranji Trophy 2024: Tilak Varma slams his second First-Class century
What's the story
Hyderabad captain Tilak Varma started his 2024 Ranji Trophy campaign with an authoritative century against Nagaland on Day 1 at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium.
Notably, this is Varma's second First-Class century as he reached the milestone in 112 deliveries.
He hammered four maximums and six boundaries to reach the triple-figure mark.
Varma's century powered Hyderabad's total to 474/5d in the first innings.
Knock
A captain's knock from Varma
The youngster came to the crease when Tanmay Agarwal was dismissed after setting a brilliant 235-run platform along with Rahul Singh Gahlaut.
Varma also stitched a crucial 118-run stand with Rahul at a brisk pace before the latter departed after reaching his double ton.
He added 46 and 40*-run partnerships with Chandan Shahani and Ravi Teja respectively.
Varma remained unbeaten on 100.
Stats
A look at Varma's First-Class numbers
Varma made his First-Class debut for Hyderabad in December 2018. However the 21-year-old, recently made his presence felt and was elected as captain for this season.
Overall, he has amassed 673 runs in 11 First-Class matches at an average above 38.
Besides two centuries, he has also smashed three fifties in this format.
Varma made his ODI and T20I debut for India in 2023.
Summary
A summary of the Hyderabad innings
Hyderabad suffered a major setback early on as they lost Rohit Rayudu but Agarwal and Rahul's 227-run stand placed them firmly in this encounter.
Later, Varma and Rahul added 118 runs as Rahul slammed a career-best 214. Varma slammed a magnificent century as Hyderabad declared for 474/5.
Karan Tewatiya, Nagaho Chishi, Khrievitso Kense, Imliwati Lemtur and Rongsen Jonathan claimed a wicket each for Nagaland.