India defeated South Africa in the third T20I played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion to take an unassailable lead of 2-1 in the series. Tilak Varma was the star for the visitors smashing a 51-ball century batting at number three as he became the 12th Indian player to score a ton in the shortest format. However, the left-hander also created a world record that Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad held earlier for 10 years.
Tilak has now become the youngest batter to score a century against full-member nations in T20Is at the age of 22 years and 5 days. Shehzad was earlier on top of this list with a century against Bangladesh back in 2014. Shubman Gill and Suresh Raina are the other two Indian players on this list having breached the three-figure mark against New Zealand and South Africa respectively.
Youngest to score a T20I century against top 10 teams
| Player | Age | Opposition | Year |
| Tilak Varma | 22 years, 5 days | South Africa | 2024 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | 22 years, 127 days | Bangladesh | 2014 |
| Shubman Gill | 23 years, 146 days | New Zealand | 2023 |
| Suresh Raina | 23 years, 156 days | South Africa | 2010 |
For India, Tilak Varma is the second youngest to score a century in T20Is with Yashasvi Jaiswal on top of this list thanks to his ton against Nepal at Hangzhou during the Asian Games in 2023. Jaiswal notched up his maiden T20I ton at the age of 21 years and 279 days.
Youngest to score a T20I century for India
| Player | Age | Opposition | Year |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 21 years, 279 days | Nepal | 2023 |
| Tilak Varma | 22 years, 5 days | South Africa | 2024 |
| Shubman Gill | 23 years, 146 days | New Zealand | 2023 |
| Suresh Raina | 23 years, 156 days | South Africa | 2010 |
As far as the match is concerned, Tlak Varma's ton helped India post a mammoth total of 219 runs on the board in their 20 overs after losing the toss. In response, South Africa were chasing the game all the time but they stayed in the hunt especially through Marco Jansen's 16-ball fifty before eventually losing the game by just 11 runs.
