Hardik Pandya was at his brutal best during India’s second Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024 against Bangladesh in Antigua on Saturday (June 22).
The Men in Blue were in a spot of bother at 108/4 in the 12th over when Hardik came to the crease. The all-rounder launched an attack on the Bangladeshi bowlers right from the word go.
Hardik added 53 runs for the fifth wicket with Shivam Dube (34 off 24) and followed it with an unbroken 35-run stand with Akshar Patel (3*) to take India to a massive 196/5 in 20 overs.
On the final delivery of the innings, Hardik Pandya completed his half-century off 27 balls. His unbeaten knock was studded with four boundaries and three sixes.
Earlier, the likes of Rohit Sharma (23 off 11), Virat Kohli (37 off 28) and Rishabh Pant (36 off 24) batted with intent to set up the platform for a big total.
For his whirlwind innings, Hardik Pandya received rich praise from the cricket fraternity on social media platform X.
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