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India vs South Africa: In the first T20, Hardik Pandya played a stormy innings of 59 runs, in which he hit 4 sixes. With this he has completed his 100 sixes in T20 International, becoming the fourth Indian batsman to do so. Due to Hardik’s brilliant innings, Team India was able to reach a big score of 175 runs despite a bad start.
Team India was in a difficult situation when Hardik Pandya came to bat, Abhishek Sharma (17), Shubhman Gill (4), Suryakumar Yadav (12) were out cheaply. When the fourth wicket fell in the form of Tilak Verma in the 12th over, India’s score was 78 runs. Then came Pandya, who started hitting big with his first ball.
Hardik Pandya left Pollard, left Rahul behind
Hardik scored unbeaten 59 runs in 28 balls at a strike rate of 210.71, in this innings he hit 4 sixes and 6 fours. He has reached 100 sixes in T20 International, leaving behind Pollard (99) and KL Rahul (99).
Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20I
- Rohit Sharma- 205
- Suryakumar Yadav- 155
- Virat Kohli- 124
- Hardik Pandya- 100
- KL Rahul- 99
Hardik Pandya was injured in the Asia Cup, after which he could not play the final against Pakistan. Pandya was also out of Australia tour. This was his first match after the injury, but he looked in great form. This is very good news considering the preparations for the T20 World Cup.
Earlier, Lungi Ngidi had shattered India’s top order, he took 2 big wickets in the powerplay in the form of Shubhman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav. Tilak Verma, who came at number four, handled the innings, but when the partnership was formed, captain Aiden Markram brought in Lungi in the 12th over. He also dismissed Tilak Verma (26) in this over. Akshar Patel played a good inning of 23 runs in 21 balls. Batting first, India scored 175 runs for 6 wickets.