Tilak Varma (BCCI Photo)
India made two changes to their playing XI. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi replaced the injured Ishan Kishan, while Prince Yadav came in for Mayank Yadav. New Zealand also made one change, bringing in Jacob Duffy in place of Adam Milne. India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav. New Zealand: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson. Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.
NEW DELHI: Tilak Varma created history on Saturday by becoming the fielder with the most catches in T20 Internationals in a calendar year. India won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the second T20 International on Saturday.
With these catches, Tilak moved past Indonesia’s Danilson Hawoe, who held the previous record with 25 catches in 2025. Tilak has now taken 26 catches as a fielder in T20Is in 2026, setting a new world record. The Indian cricketer took two catches in the opening three overs of New Zealand’s innings in the second T20I, dismissing Tim Seifert and Daryl Mitchell. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines
Catches Player Team Year 26 Tilak Varma India 2026 25 Danilson Hawoe Indonesia 2025 24 Muhammad Waseem UAE 2024 21 Sharvin Muniandy Malaysia 2025 20 Brian Masaba Uganda 2023 20 Tanzid Hasan Bangladesh 2025