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Indian batter Tilak Varma attains this sixes milestone in T20s
NewsBytes | February 8, 2026 4:39 AM CST



Indian batter Tilak Varma attains this sixes milestone in T20s
07 Feb 2026


Indian batter Tilak Varma has raced to 200 sixes in T20 cricket.

Tilak reached the landmark in India's T20 World Cup 2026 opener against USA at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

The only maximum from his blade helped Tilak get to 200 sixes.

Tilak scored 25 runs off 16 balls as India got to 161/9 in 20 overs.

Here are the key stats.


A look at his numbers
Numbers


Tilak, one of the most talented batters in India's white-ball circuit, completed 200 T20 sixes in his 135th match. He also has more than 300 fours (317).

Across 127 innings, he averages 43.33 and has a strike rate of 144-plus, as per ESPNcricinfo.

His tally includes 4 tons and 23 half-centuries.

Notably, 74 of his T20 sixes have come in the Indian Premier League.


Tilak in T20I cricket
Fact


Tilak has hammered more than 62 sixes and 94 fours in T20I cricket. He is among the most versatile batters in the current setup, who aces the art of both anchoring and hitting.


Over 4,000 T20 runs
Fact


Tilak recently completed 4,000 runs in T20 cricket. As per Cricbuzz, Tilak is now the third-fastest Indian to complete 4,000 T20 runs in terms of innings, only behind Ruturaj Gaikwad and KL Rahul. With this knock of 25, he has 4,117 runs in T20s.


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