Hardik Pandya lights up DY Patil Tournament final with 39-ball ton
Flamboyant Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya smashed highest individual score in T20 cricket by an Indian batsman in the ongoing DY Patil T20 tournament. Playing for Reliance 1 in the semifinal of Pandya slammed second ton of the tournament on Friday. He remained unbeaten on 158 off just 55 balls.
Pandya slammed his century in 39 balls with a scintillating six over mid-on. Earlier, BPCL won the toss and opted to field in the final.
It was a typical Hardik Pandya innings as he hit sixes all over the park. Pandya slammed 20 humongous sixes and just six fours in his record-breaking innings to take Reliance 1 to post 238 on the scoreboard. Earlier, Shreyas Iyer held the record of the highest individual score by an Indian in T20 with 147 for Mumbai against Sikkim in their Group C match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Indore.
The 26-year-allrounder, earlier, slammed 105 off 39 balls in an incredible knock against CAG in the group stage clash. Earlier, Hardik Pandya made a comeback to competitive cricket last week when he made his first appearance in the current edition of the DY Patil T20 Cup.
Hardik underwent a surgery after suffering a lower-back injury five months ago and has since been on a road to recovery. He could not be fit in time for the New Zealand tour but started bowling at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru after returning from a check-up in UK.
After smashing 105 against CAG in a Group C encounter few days ago, he had said: "It's fantastic (platform) for someone like me. I have been away for almost six months. This is my second game after a long time. For me it is a good platform to see where I am currently and test my body. I am really happy with the way things have gone," Hardik said on DY Patil Sports Academy Facebook page.
