Tilak Varma moves to seventh in India's T20I run-scorers list
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 25, 2026, 7:48 PM
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
Tilak Varma achieved a milestone during the second T20I against Zimbabwe, scoring an unbeaten 60 runs off 29 balls. This innings propelled him past renowned players MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina on India's all-time T20I scoring list. Varma now has 1,634 runs in 58 T20Is, while Dhoni and Raina finished with 1,617 and 1,605 runs, respectively. Earlier in the match, India posted 219/5, aided by a strong partnership between Ishan Kishan and Varma. Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to field in the match, which is ongoing.
- •Tilak Varma scored 60 not out against Zimbabwe in the T20I.
- •He surpasses MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina in T20I runs.
- •India scored 219/5 in their innings against Zimbabwe.
- •Ishan Kishan added 81 runs to the total with a strong innings.
- •Zimbabwe elected to field after winning the toss.
- 7:48 PMYahoo Sports — Tilak Varma overtakes MS Dhoni, Raina in India's T20I run-scoring list
"India batter and T20I vice-captain Tilak Varma moved up the list of India's highest run-scorers in T20 internationals after his unbeaten half-century against Zimbabwe in the second T20I on Saturday. Tilak scored 60 not out from 29 balls, hitting five fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 206.90. The knock helped him go past MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and teammate Ishan Kishan to become India's seventh-highest run-scorer in T20Is.
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