Hardik Pandya added a major milestone to his T20I career during the first India–South Africa T20I in Cuttack, becoming only the fourth Indian batter ever to hit 100 sixes in T20 internationals.

Pandya reached the landmark in style while playing a blistering innings, where he powered his way past the 100-sixes mark with his trademark clean striking. His fifty came off just 25 balls, and his aggressive knock helped India finish strongly after early setbacks.

Indians with 100 or more sixes in T20Is

  1. Rohit Sharma – 205 sixes

  2. Suryakumar Yadav – 155 sixes

  3. Virat Kohli – 124 sixes

  4. Hardik Pandya – 100 sixes (new entrant)

With this milestone, Hardik joins an exclusive club of India’s most powerful hitters, underlining his value as a middle-order enforcer and a game-changing finisher.