In a moment filled with drama, humour, and cricketing awareness, the third ODI between India and South Africa in Visakhapatnam delivered another viral moment—this time involving Tilak Varma and Matthew Breetzke. Earlier in the day, KL Rahul had already stolen headlines by finally breaking India’s incredible streak of 20 consecutive toss losses.

Using his left hand for good luck, KL Rahul flipped the coin and celebrated the rare win with a hilarious little dance that instantly lit up social media and eased the dressing-room nerves ahead of the decider.

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Later in the match, another clip took the internet by storm, featuring young Indian all-rounder Tilak Varma. The incident occurred right after the 23.2 over. Tilak delivered a slow, leg-stump ball that Breetzke drove down to long-on for a single. But as Tilak began his run-up for the next delivery, he suddenly stopped midway—because Matthew Breetzke had already wandered too far out of his crease at the non-striker’s end.

Tilak Verma scared Breetzke for Mankad pic.twitter.com/KCDLdlA77L

— BittuG (@Crickaith) December 6, 2025

Varma immediately walked up to the South African batter and issued a calm but clear warning about backing up too early, subtly reminding him of the Mankad rule. The umpire at the non-striker’s end couldn’t help but laugh, and replays confirmed that Breetzke had indeed moved too far ahead before the ball was released.

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The moment quickly went viral across platforms, adding to an already entertaining day for Indian fans—between KL Rahul’s lucky left-hand toss win, his funny celebration dance, and Tilak Varma’s cheeky but fair warning.

As cricket continues evolving around the “spirit of the game” debates, Tilak’s mature handling of the situation was praised heavily, showing awareness, composure, and confidence well beyond his years.