Hardik Pandya dominates wherever he goes. Whatever the ground, whoever the opponent is, Pandya doesn't care, he just concentrates on helping his team win. Once again Pandya has done the same. Hardik Pandya, playing in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after 8 years, did wonders in the very first match. Pandya scored an unbeaten half-century to give his team a thrilling victory. Pandya, playing for Baroda, scored unbeaten 74 runs and on his own strength this team managed to win with 3 balls to spare.

Pandya's power seen again

In the match played in Indore, Gujarat team batted first and scored 184 runs in 20 overs. The target was big and at one time Gujarat team seemed to be moving towards victory but then Hardik Pandya came in their way. This player came at number five and batted brilliantly. He hit five sixes and 6 fours. The important thing is that Pandya hit this boundary in a pressure filled moment and as a result Baroda won the first match. Two big players were also playing in the Gujarat team. Ravi Bishnoi and Akshar Patel were part of the team but both could not win the match for Gujarat.

Hardik Pandya gets to his FIFTY in style

Baroda need 11 off 9 deliveries to win!

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Hardik Pandya is number 1

Hardik Pandya became the number 1 T20 all-rounder on Wednesday this week. He achieved this position by defeating Liam Livingston. Pandya performed like the number 1 all-rounder in Syed Muschak. Pandya proved to be a bit expensive in bowling, he took one wicket for 37 runs in 4 overs but with the bat he pulled out all the stops. Hardik Pandya is also completing his preparations for IPL 2025 by playing in this tournament. Pandya is the captain of Mumbai Indians.