After all knocking at the door and heart-to-heart in the hotel rooms of two different cities in South Africa, Tilak Varma repaid Suryakumar Yadav's faith.

Tilak Varma was the star performer from the Indian camp in the third T20I played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday.

Suryakumar Yadav gave up his No. 3 spot to give Tilak Varma a chance at the position in the IND vs SA 3rd T20I and Varma repaid the faith with a stunning match-winning century.

Suryakumar Yadav showered praise on Tilak Varma and said that the youngster was capable of doing what he did in Centurion.

CENTURION: Tilak Varma hit a maiden international century as India beat South Africa by 11 runs in the third Twenty20 International here at the SuperSport Park on Wednesday. The 22-year-old left-hander smashed an unbeaten 107 off 56 balls in an Indian total of 219-6.

By Mercy Kosgei The ongoing four match T20 series played on Wednesday at the Centurion between South Africa and India, the Indian team beat South Africa by 11 r

India defeated South Africa by 11 runs in the third India vs South Africa T20I at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on November 13 (Wednesday). After what was a high-scoring thriller, India gained a 2-1 lead over South Africa in the four-match IND vs SA T20I series.