Tilak Varma breaks Virat Kohli's record to 5000 T20 runs | PC- AFPTilak Varma provided an MSD-esque finish to the Indian innings at his den during the IND vs WI 2nd T20I at Ranchi on Friday evening. Thanks to the Indian vice-captain's 18-ball 41 not out, Team India finished off a high, smashing their highest total against West Indies in a T20I. During his blitz, he completed 5000 runs in the shortest format.Tilak Varma becomes fifth-fastest Indian batter to 5000 T20 runsIn the IND vs WI 2nd T20, Tilak Varma reached the 5000-run mark in T20 cricket. Although he hasn't become the fastest Indian to do so, the southpaw achieved the milestone quicker than the legendary Virat Kohli, who has scored the most runs by an Indian batter in T20 cricket.Varma bagged his 5000 runs in 166 T20 innings, one fewer than Kohli. Meanwhile, he bagged the feat in one fewer innings than the ever-attacking Abhishek Sharma.KL Rahul tops the list, achieving it in just 143 innings. Ruturaj Gaikwad (145 innings) and Shubman Gill (154) follow. ALSO READList Of All Records Shattered By Sanju Samson During IND vs WI 2nd T20IFastest to 5000 T20 runs by Indians (By Innings)143 - KL Rahul145 - Ruturaj Gaikwad154 - Shubman Gill165 - Abhishek Sharma166 - Tilak Varma*167 - Virat KohliHow Tilak Varma paced himself in IND vs WI 2nd T20I?Tilak Varma may have scored just 1858 T20I runs for India, but the majority of his runs have come for the Mumbai Indians and Hyderabad, for whom he has scored 3268 runs in the shortest format. Meanwhile, for the national team, he has slammed 1763 runs at a strike rate of nearly 150. As for what happened in the match, Varma’s entry point was in the 15th over and went gung-ho from the word go. He decorated his 18-ball blitz with three biggies and plenty of boundaries, finishing unbeaten on 44. Meanwhile, it was the first instance in T20I cricket in which three Indian batters scored 40-odd runs, with Ishan Kishan scoring 43 and skipper Shreyas Iyer hitting 40. In the mighty chase of 250 runs, West Indies are staging themselves nicely, but they have lost three wickets to Mayank Yadav’s pace. After seven overs in the chase, the Windies are at 85/3. ALSO READBCCI Calls Meeting To Plan For IPL 2027; Decision On Impact Player Rule Possible: Report
