Tilak Varma Flaunts Muscle Power, Launches Massive Six out of Stadium As Ball Gets Lost in IND vs SA 1st T20I [WATCH]

India batter Tilak Varma showcased his muscle power by launching a massive six during the ongoing IND vs SA 1st T20I in Cuttack today (December 9). The incident happened on the third ball of the 10th over, being bowled by Anrich Nortje.

It was a slower back-of-a-length ball delivery outside off, as Tilak got into position early and walloped it over deep square leg and it travelled all the way over the roof and out of the stadium.

Watch the video of the shot below.

Barring the six and two boundaries he hit, it was a sluggish knock from Tilak Varma who could manage 26 off 32 balls at a subpar strike rate of 81.25.

With the dates for the T20 World Cup 2026 coming closer, Tilak will need to find his rhythm if he has to maintain his spot for the ICC event. The left-hander had an unimpressive tour of Australia as well, where he could manage scores of 0, 29 and 5.

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India top order falter as Proteas put hosts on the backfoot in the IND vs SA 1st T20I

Speaking about the contest, after being put to bat first, India had a dismal start losing vice captain Shubman Gill cheaply for a two-ball-four in the very first over of their innings. One over later, skipper Suryakumar Yadav also followed suit, departing for a 11-ball 12.

Other opener Abhishek Sharma, who was looking in good touch after hitting two boundaries and a maximum also fell prey after the fielding restrictions were removed on the seventh over. Abhishek walked back for a quick cameo of 17(12) and could not convert his start into a big knock.

At the time of writing this report, the India scoreboard reads 78/4 in 11.4 overs with Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya currently batting in the middle.

After suffering a whitewash in the two-match Test series, the Men in Blue turned around forutnes with a 2-1 wn in the ODI series and will now hope to take the lead in the five-match short-format games, which will be an essential boost in the preparations for the T20 World Cup 2026.

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