T20 World Cup 2026 For the first time, something happened that was never seen before. In this, two friends made the same world record. This has happened for the first time in the history of T20 World Cup. Now you must be wondering who are those two friends and what is the similar world record made by them that we are talking about? Here we are talking about Tilak Verma and Dewald Brevis, whose mutual friendship is already famous. The friendship between these two players of India and South Africa is such that both of them do not leave any opportunity to appreciate each other. Tilak Verma and Dewald Brevis played for their respective countries in the T20 World Cup 2026, but the world record made was exactly the same.
World record for most runs without a half-century
Both Tilak Verma and Dewald Brevis were the highest run-scorers in the T20 World Cup 2026 without scoring a half-century. Both scored the same 207-207 runs. Never before in the history of the T20 World Cup has it happened that a batsman has scored 200 plus without scoring a half-century. But Tilak Verma and Dewald Brevis have done this in the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Tilak and Brevis played debut T20 World Cup
Before these two, the record of scoring most runs without a half-century was in the name of Anamul Haq of Bangladesh. He scored 184 runs in the 2014 T20 World Cup. The big thing about the world record made by Tilak Verma and Dewald Brevis is that they have done this feat while playing their debut T20 World Cup.
Brevis and Tilak are good friends
When Dewald Brevis was a part of Mumbai Indians in IPL, he had mentioned his friendship with Tilak Verma in a conversation with Suryakumar Yadav on his YouTube channel. Brewis had told that he and Tilak Verma are very good friends. They often talk on phone calls. Sometimes we do Tilak, sometimes they do Tilak.