Tilak Varma becomes third-youngest to 1,000 IPL runs: Key stats
Tilak Varma played a rescuing knock for Mumbai Indians against Rajasthan Royals in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The left-handed batter smashed a 45-ball 65 after MI were down to 52/4, batting first. Tilak, who smashed his fifth IPL fifty, added a 99-run stand with Nehal Wadhera. The former also completed 1,000 IPL runs.
Tilak rescues hosts MI
MI openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan were sent back to the pavilion early on for just six runs. Suryakumar Yadav too departed soon after (20/3). Tilak had a brief partnership with Mohammad Nabi before taking MI past 150 along with Wadhera. While Wadhera departed for 49, Tilak's 45-ball 65 propelled MI to 179/9. He smashed 5 fours and 3 sixes.
Tilak enters record books
During his knock, Tilak completed 1,000 runs in the IPL. He attained this feat in his 33rd match. As per Cricbuzz, at 21 years 166 days, the left-hander became the third-youngest player to 1,000 IPL runs. Tilak is only behind Rishabh Pant (20y 218d) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (21y 130d) on this list. He went past Prithvi Shaw's record (21y 169d).
A look at his IPL career
Tilak has been the mainstay middle-order batter for MI in the IPL. He made his IPL debut in 2022 for MI. He scored 397 runs at a strike rate of 131.02 that season. In IPL 2023, Tilak smashed 343 runs from 11 matches at a strike rate of 164.11. Overall, he has raced to 1,013 runs at 40.52. The tally includes five half-centuries.
Two half-centuries in IPL 2024
In Jaipur, Tilak smashed his second half-century of IPL 2024. He now owns 273 runs form eight games at an average of 45.50. The left-hander has a strike rate of 151.67.
