Tilak Varma records third successive 50-plus score in First-Class cricket

Tilak Varma records third successive 50-plus score in First-Class cricket By Sep 08, 2026 10:22 pm What's the story East Zone dominated the proceedings against South Zone on Day 3 of the 2026 Match progress South Zone lose a wicket South Zone's N Jagadeesan began the third day on a positive note, scoring two boundaries off However, Ricky Bhui was dismissed in the sixth over. Padikkal remained unfazed and built another partnership with Shaik Rasheed. However, Mohammed Shami dismissed Rasheed, leaving South Zone at 126/3. Mukesh Kumar then removed Padikkal two overs later. Resilient stand Tilak, Gopal show fight in final session Tilak and Smaran Ravichandran tried to steady the ship with a 45-run partnership. However, Ravichandran was dismissed after an unsuccessful drive off Shami's bowling. In the final session, Tilak showed grit and had an able partner in Just before stumps, Gopal hit a well-tossed delivery straight back to bowler Quraishi, ending their partnership at 123 balls. Tilak will begin on 56 (133) on Day 3. Score A look at his numbers Tilak scored 116 and 51* against North Zone in the 2026 Duleep semi-final. He continued his form in the final. According to Cricinfo , Tilak raced to his seventh half-century in First-Class cricket. He also has eight tons, making his conversion outstanding. The 23-year-old left-handed batter now has over 1,750 runs from 25 red-ball games (38 innings) at an incredible average of over 55.