When all batters of Mumbai were struggling against the bowling attack of Bangalore, Tilak Varma took the charge and played a blistering knock of 84 runs off just 46 balls with nine boundaries and four sixes to his name. Thanks to his knock, Mumbai posted a big total of 171 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Interestingly, in a delightful scene, Tilak Varma’s family was also there in the stadium to witness his remarkable knock for Mumbai in their campaign opener against the red outfits. A video of the family’s celebration on Tilak’s knock also started making rounds on social media as soon as it was shared on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
The fans didn’t miss pouring out their emotions on this amazing video and celebration of the young batter’s family. They took to Twitter and came up with a lot of reactions and responses to the 20-year-old’s sensational performance.
Here’s how fans reacted:
That’s what man dream for🥺💙
— ً (@Ro45King) April 2, 2023
Verma ji ka londa macha Raha tehelka
— Bharbhuti ji (@crickdevil) April 2, 2023
How cute 🧿💙💙💙
— ♥︎ : Shyam (@Rash_yam) April 2, 2023
So Proud Of You Boy
Beautiful
— Ashish kohar (@ashish_kohar) April 2, 2023
So good. ❤️
— ✨️🦋QueenB🦋✨️ (@divaa_art3mis) April 2, 2023
— 🤞VISHAL 🤞 (@visla_j) April 2, 2023
Ti-Luck for #MI#TilakVarma , #RCBvMI
— Sairam Anupoju ℁ (@SairamAnupoju4) April 2, 2023
Atleast make them sit in the corporate/hospitality boxes. They are his family!
— Himansh (@HimanshSingla_) April 2, 2023
Superb fantastic innings…🔥🔥
— Gaurav Kumar (@itsgauravkr) April 2, 2023
Innings to be remembered from this young boy 🔥🔥💕
Speaking of the ongoing action of the match, Bangalore are looking in a very strong position to win the match; they have scored 149 runs for the loss of one wicket in 15.1 overs while chasing the target of 172 runs. Former skipper and batting superstar, Virat Kohli was there in the middle on the individual score of 72 runs alongside senior wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik.
At the time of filling this copy, Cameron Green was in action while bowling the second over of his quota for Mumbai.
Earlier, Mumbai managed to post a total of 171 runs for the loss of seven wickets courtesy of Tilak Varma’s remarkable half-century of 84 runs. Other than him, Nehal Wadhera also contributed with a brief cameo of 21 runs including a boundary and two sixes to his name.
Notably, both teams will lock horns one more time in the ongoing edition which will be played later in the tournament at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.