Hardik Pandya delivered a blistering cameo in the 1st T20I against South Africa in Cuttack, hammering a 25-ball half-century and crossing a major career milestone — 100 sixes in T20 Internationals. His explosive finish lifted India to 169/6 in 19.2 overs, keeping the momentum alive in the final phase of the innings.
Pandya reached the landmark with a towering hit off Anrich Nortje, the same shot that brought up his fifty at a strike rate above 210. With this, he has now entered an elite list of India’s biggest six-hitters in T20Is.
The top Indian six-hitters in T20 Internationals are:
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Rohit Sharma – 205 sixes
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Suryakumar Yadav – 155 sixes
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Virat Kohli – 124 sixes
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Hardik Pandya – 100 sixes*
Pandya’s achievement places him alongside India’s most feared power-hitters, underlining his value as a lower-order enforcer in the shortest format.
His unbeaten knock ensured India finished strongly after a brief slowdown in the middle overs, setting up a competitive total for the visitors.
