India cricketer Hardik Pandya took a moment to pose with the ground staff following the fourth T20I of the five-match series against England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Friday, January 31.
Batting first, India struggled early, losing three quick wickets—Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, and Suryakumar Yadav—by the second over, all to Saqib Mahmood’s bowling. Although Abhishek Sharma (29) and Rinku Singh (30) made important contributions, it was the partnership between Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube that turned the tide in India’s favor.
The duo added 87 runs off just 45 balls for the sixth wicket, with Hardik scoring 53 off 30 balls, including four fours and as many sixes, while Dube contributed 53 off 34 balls. India ended their innings at 181/9 after 20 overs.
In reply, England’s opening pair of Phil Salt (23) and Ben Duckett (39) put together a solid 62-run partnership for the first wicket. Harry Brook (51) played a stellar innings, but England’s middle order struggled, and they fell short by 15 runs.
With India clinching the victory and taking a 3-1 series lead, all-rounder Hardik Pandya was spotted posing with the ground staff at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
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The two teams will meet for the final time in the fifth T20I, set to take place on Sunday, February 2, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Hardik Pandya Tops the Rankings as No. 1 All-Rounder in T20Is
Hardik Pandya has delivered an outstanding performance in the ongoing T20I series against England, contributing significantly with both bat and ball. In the four matches played so far, he has scored 103 runs, including a valuable half-century, while also picking up five wickets.
Over the course of his career, Pandya has played in 113 T20Is for India, accumulating a total of 1,803 runs, which includes five half-centuries. At 31 years of age, he has cemented his position as one of India’s key players in the T20 format.
He is not only India’s third-highest wicket-taker in T20Is with 94 wickets, but he also holds the esteemed position of being the No. 1 ranked all-rounder in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings, solidifying his reputation as one of the premier all-rounders in global cricket.
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