By Admin 
A unique sight was seen in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) match held on Thursday, which surprised everyone. Clashes on the field are often seen, but celebrating on one’s own wicket is rarely seen. When Gujarat leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Baroda captain Hardik Pandya, instead of getting angry or disappointed, Hardik hugged him and smiled. This scene is becoming very viral on social media.
How did this strange incident happen?
In the second inning, Baroda came out to chase the easy target of 74 runs. The team had also made a good start and the score had reached 69/1. Meanwhile, Ravi Bishnoi came to bowl. Bishnoi bowled a short ball on the off-stump, which Hardik Pandya played straight down and tried to send across the boundary. He did not time the ball properly and the catch went straight into Bishnoi’s hands.
A Cute moment between Hardik Pandya and Ravi Bishnoi
Ravi got the wicket of hardik 10(6) pandya in smat today
Gujrat was allout for 73 and baroda chased it with 8 wickets in hand.
Ravi took both wickets after taking 3/13 in last game pic.twitter.com/FR9s8EV3h8
— Sawai96 (@Aspirant_9457) December 4, 2025
Hardik played an innings of only 6 runs in 10 balls. As soon as he was out, Bishnoi started celebrating, then Hardik laughed and gave him a high-five and Bishnoi himself came forward and hugged him.
match status
Even though Hardik was out early, his team Baroda won the match very easily. Batting first, Gujarat team collapsed for just 73 runs. None of the batsmen from his side batted. Baroda bowlers maintained pressure from the beginning. Young bowler Raj Limbani took 3 wickets, while Hardik Pandya took one wicket for just 16 runs in his 4 overs. Apart from this, Krunal Pandya, Rasik Salam and Atit Sheth also did not let Gujarat recover by keeping good line-length.
In reply, Baroda had a great start. Openers Shashank Rawat and Vikram Solanki scored runs quickly and the team won the match in just 6.4 overs.
Confidence boosting tournament for Hardik
This match was also mentally important for Hardik, who is preparing to make a comeback in Team India. He had initially indicated his return to form by playing a explosive inning of 77 runs against Punjab. This was his last SMAT match against Gujarat. Now he will take the field to play for Team India for the T20 series against South Africa.