Hardik Pandya’s late flourish towards Bangladesh within the Tremendous Eights match of the T20 World Cup 2024 ensured India put up a robust complete of 196/5 within the match performed at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua on Saturday.
Pandya remained unbeaten on 50 and broke the age-old file of MS Dhoni, scoring the very best rating by a quantity six Indian batter in T20 World Cup historical past.
Pandya’s 27-ball innings consisted of 4 fours and three sixes as India completed near 200.
He surpassed Dhoni’s 45, which was the earlier greatest by Indian batter. The previous Indian captain scored it towards South Africa in the course of the 2007 World T20 in Durban. Publish that, Suresh Raina equalled the rating, however nobody surpassed it till at the moment.
Highest rating by an Indian batter at quantity six in T20 World Cups:
1) Hardik Pandya – 50 not out off 27 balls vs Bangladesh, 2024
2) MS Dhoni – 45 off 33 balls vs South Africa, 2007
3) Suresh Raina – 45 off 34 balls vs South Africa, 2012