The T20I encounter in Cuttack against South Africa marked the return of Team Indias star all-rounder Hardik Pandya , and the Men in Blue prouced an incredible performance. Pandya smashed a brilliant 59 off just 28 balls, including six boundaries and four maximums. With this knock, he also reached the milestone of 100 sixes in T20 Internationals, becoming only the fourth Indian - after Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Virat Kohli - to achieve the feat.
Most sixes by Indian players in T20IsRohit Sharma - 205 sixes
Suryakumar Yadav - 155 sixes
Virat Kohli - 124 sixes
Hardik Pandya - 100 sixes
India defeated South Africa by a massive margin of 101 runs in the first T20I played in Cuttack. After being invited to bat first, India scored 175 runs on the board. Hardik Pandya played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 59 off just 28 balls to lift India to a competitive total.
In reply, South Africa collapsed to just 74 runs all out as all six Indian bowlers took wickets. However, the biggest highlight of the match was Jasprit Bumrah's historic milestone.
