India batter Tilak Varma has become the first player - male or female - to hit centuries in three successive innings in T20 cricket. He achieved the feat when he struck 151 off 67 balls in Hyderabad's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25 opener against Meghalaya in Rajkot.

Left-handed batter Tilak Varma continues to go from strength-to-strength. The 22-year-old, who is leading Hyderabad in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, on Saturday, became the first batter to score three consecutive T20 centuries.

Tilak Varma, the captain of Hyderabad's cricket team, has written his name in the history books of cricket. He has become the first batter to score three consecutive T20 centuries. The incredible feat was highlighted by his opening performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Meghalaya at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C on Saturday.

Tilak Varma had come back to India after scoring two back-to-back hundreds for Team India against South Africa in the third and fourth T20I of the four-match series.

Tilak Varma also became the first Indian man to record a 150+ score in T20s, surpassing the previous best of Shreyas Iyer (147) to finish on 151 off 67 deliveries with 14 fours and 10 sixes.

Presence of a few frontline stars like Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami and its co-existence with the IPL mega auction have given the latest edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, beginning across venues from Saturday.

Tilak Varma demonstrated a significant transformation in his batting approach during the fourth T20I in Johannesburg, proving his mastery over unconventional shots. His performance, echoed by childhood coach Salam Bayash,

Tilak Varma became only the fifth batter in T20I history to smash consecutive centuries in the format as he ended the four-match series against South Africa with 280 runs. Sanju Samson, the other big gainer for India,

Tilak Varma became the highest-ranked Indian T20I batter after jumping 69 spots to the No. 3 position in the latest rankings. Tilak hit hundreds in back-to-back T20Is in South Africa in November.

Hardik Pandya reclaimed the number one spot in the ICC T20I rankings after a four-match series against South Africa. The 31-year-old was previously in third position before climbing to the top spot.

Tilak surpassed Virat Kohli, who had scored 231 runs in a five-match series against England at an average of 115.50 and a strike rate of 147.13, with three half-centuries and a top score of 80*.