Team India’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya once again proved how reliable a player he is in the match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Saturday. Hardik Pandya showed through his innings that he knows how to get the team out of trouble in difficult situations on the big stage. Hardik played an innings of 87 runs in this match against Pakistan. Not only this, he along with Ishan Kishan made a record partnership of 138 runs for the 5th wicket. Due to this partnership, India’s score reached 266.
Hardik Pandya scores runs against big teams
Hardik Pandya completed the 11th half-century of his ODI career yesterday. Looking at the way he was batting carefully, it seemed that he would complete his first ODI century, but unfortunately, it did not happen. If we look at Hardik Pandya’s statistics, it becomes clear that all the 11 half-centuries of his ODI career have been scored against big teams only. This figure makes Pandya very special.
Most half-centuries against Australia
Hardik Pandya, who has been playing international cricket since 2016, has scored fifties against teams like England, Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, and West Indies while batting at number 7. Hardik has scored the most half-centuries against Australia. Hardik has scored 4 fifties against Australia. He has 2 half-centuries against Pakistan. He has scored 3 fifties against England. He has a 1-1 half-century against New Zealand and West Indies.
Hardik and Ishan became troublemakers against Pakistan
Team India had to face very difficult circumstances in the match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. India’s first three wickets fell on a score of 48 only. Rohit-Virat and Shreyas Iyer had returned to the pavilion. After this Shubman Gill was also dismissed for 66. After this, Hardik Pandya along with Ishan Kishan did the work and not only made a partnership of 138 runs but also took India to a respectable score. Hardik Pandya scored 87 runs in 90 balls and Ishan Kishan scored 82 runs in 81 balls. It was because of their partnership that India had set the target of 267 runs.
Hardik Pandya broke Rohit Sharma’s 15-year-old record
Hardik Pandya, batting at number six in India’s first league match of Asia Cup 2023 against Pakistan, played an important inning of 87 runs and broke Rohit Sharma’s 15-year-old record. In fact, before Hardik Pandya, the record of playing the biggest innings for India against Pakistan in the Asia Cup while batting at number six or lower was in the name of Rohit Sharma. Hitman played this innings in the year 2008 and scored 58 runs. Now Hardik Pandya, playing at number six or below, played an innings of 87 runs against Pakistan in the Asia Cup and went ahead of Rohit Sharma.
Indian batsmen who played the biggest innings for India at number six or below against Pakistan in the Asia Cup
- 87 runs – Hardik Pandya vs Pakistan, 2023
- 58 runs – Rohit Sharma vs Pakistan, 2008
- 52* runs – Ravindra Jadeja vs Pakistan, 2014
- 50 runs- Sanjay Manjrekar vs Pakistan, 1995
Hardik Pandya broke MS Dhoni’s record
Hardik Pandya has come at number one in terms of scoring the most ates or nighties while batting at number 6 or lower order for India. He achieved this record by playing an innings of 87 runs against Pakistan leaving behind MS Dhoni. Hardik Pandya, batting at number six for India, did the feat of playing eights or nights for the fourth time and left behind Dhoni, who had done this feat three times at this number.
Batsmen with the most number of 80s or 90s batting at number six or lower for India
- 4 – Hardik Pandya
- 3 – MS Dhoni
- 2 – Kedar Jadhav
- 2- Mohammad Kaif
- 2- Yuvraj Singh
