Hardik Pandya, on Tuesday December 9, delivered a starring performance as India thrashed South Africa by 101 runs in the first T20I of the five-match series.
Batting first, India were in all sorts of trouble after being reduced to 48/3 in the 7th over with the likes of Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma and captain Suryakumar Yadav back in the hut. Even the likes of Tilak Varma and Axar Patel failed to deliver with the bat as India found themselves reeling at 104/5 after 14 overs.
However, Hardik Pandya launched a stunning counterattack and scored a blazing fifty to propel the hosts to a competitive total of 175/6. In his first outing for India since the Asia Cup, the star allrounder smashed an unbeaten 59 runs off just 28 balls. His knock was studded with six fours and four sixes.
