Hardik Pandya broke Virat Kohli's record, did a unique feat in T20 against Bangladesh
Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya broke Virat Kohli's record in the first T20 match against Bangladesh by finishing the match with a six the most number of times. With this, Pandya became India's fourth highest wicket-taker in T20 Internationals. In the match, India took a 1-0 lead by bowling out Bangladesh for 127 runs, in which Arshdeep Singh's excellent bowling and Pandya's all-round performance played an important role.
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INDC Network: Cricket: India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has done a unique feat by breaking Virat Kohli's record in the first T20 International match against Bangladesh. Hardik, while finishing brilliantly in this match played in Gwalior, made the record of finishing the match by hitting a six the most number of times in T20I matches for India. Earlier this record was in the name of Virat Kohli, who had finished the match with a six four times, while now Hardik has achieved this feat five times.
Hardik Pandya made his mark in both bowling and batting by performing all-round in the match. Bowling first, he took one wicket for 26 runs in four overs at an economy rate of 6.50. After this, in batting, he scored 39 * runs in just 16 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes and helped India easily achieve the target of 128 runs. His strike rate in this innings was 243.75.
During his flamboyant innings, Pandya played some brilliant shots, in which the no-look ramp shot played over the wicketkeeper's head was the most talked about. In this shot, Pandya showed confidence and swagger, in which he guessed the direction of the ball in advance and sent it across the boundary without looking at it.
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Hardik also achieved an important achievement on the bowling front. By taking a wicket against Bangladesh, he became India's fourth-highest wicket-taker in T20I. He achieved this position by surpassing fast bowler Arshdeep Singh. At the top of this list is spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who has 96 wickets to his name.
In the match, India won the toss and decided to bowl first. Bangladesh team was seen struggling from the beginning and the whole team was bundled out for 127 runs in 19.5 overs. Captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto (36) and Mehdi Hasan Miraz (28) were the top scorers for Bangladesh. India's bowlers performed brilliantly, with Varun Chakravarthy taking three wickets and Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav, Washington Sundar, and Hardik Pandya taking one wicket each.
Chasing 128 runs, the Indian team did not have a good start when Abhishek Sharma was run out. However, Sanju Samson (27) and Suryakumar Yadav (22) then shared a 40-run stand for the second wicket. After the dismissal of captain Suryakumar, Hardik shared a 52-run stand for the fourth wicket with debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy, helping India achieve the target in 16 overs.
Bangladesh's bowling completely failed in this match and could only take two wickets. Mustafizur Rahman and Mehdi Hasan Miraz took one wicket each, but their bowling failed to give the team a win.
In this match, Arshdeep Singh was named 'Player of the Match' for his excellent bowling performance. He played an important role in wrapping up Bangladesh's innings early by taking the important wicket of Liton Das. With this win, India has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
