Brilliant Sanju Samson, Magnificent Tilak Varma Score Tons As India Post Mammoth 283/1 Score

Sanju Samson's precision met its match in Tilak Varma's muscular elegance as India toyed with South African bowling attack to post an imposing 283 for 1 in fourth and final T20 International here on Friday. This is by far India's highest T20I total overseas and highest by any country on South African soil.

Among plethora of records that tumbled, most special one will be two Indian batters scoring centuries in same T20I innings. Samson and Varma also posted highest partnership for India in T20 Internationals --- 210 off just 93 balls for second wicket.

Samson (109 not out off 56 balls), who smashed a superb century in first game, once again pummelled Proteas in company of Varma (120 not out off 47 balls) who has really come into his own with new found confidence and vigour at number three.

Samson now has three T20I tons in last five knocks which also included two ducks while Varma has scored back-to-back T20I tons.

Samson completed his ton in 51 balls while Varma's (41 balls) took 10 balls less.

Abhishek Sharma (36 off 18 balls) should also get his share of credit for upping ante in Powerplay with four huge sixes.

On a good batting track with true bounce on offer, Indian batters hit a record 23 sixes as it was possible to hit through line by just clearing one's front leg. Samson's nine maximums was one less than Varma's 10.

It only helped India that opposition's best fast bowler Gerald Coetzee seemed to be carrying a niggle. two medium pacers Andile Simelane (0/47 in 3 overs) and Lutho Sipamla (1/58 in 4 overs) seemed like lambs for slaughter. Indians hit 10 sixes from Simelane and Sipamla.

By time Coetzee was brought by skipper Aiden Markram for his second spell, damage was done. Such was nervousness of South African bowlers that y bowled 17 wides in trying to check momentum.

y didn't vary pace and pitched it on length as Samson and Varma were severe, eir hitting m inside out over extra cover or at times straight down ground.

Even Keshav Maharaj and Tristan Stubbs were not left unpunished as re was everything on platter -- cuts, pulls, slog sweeps, reverse sweeps. re wasn't a single corner of ground that didn't feel power of strokes from two Indians.

In fact one of Samson's shots hit a ly spectator's cheek. TV cameras caught her sobbing in considerable pain.

Samson was more muscle as he would slightly shuffle towards leg-stump and loft length balls while silken Varma would make a mockery of spinners with uppish sweep shots, stand and deliver down ground hits.

y slowed down a touch nearing ir milestones but by n y h done enough to deflate Proteas.