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Indian cricket team all-rounder Hardik Pandya batted brilliantly and scored an unbeaten half-century (50) in an important match against the Zimbabwe cricket team in the Super-8 stage of the T-20 World Cup 2026 on Thursday. This was the 9th half-century of his T-20 international career and the first against the Zimbabwe team, which he completed in 23 balls. Due to his innings, the Indian team was successful in making a huge score of 256/4. Let us know his innings and statistics.
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How was Hardik’s innings and partnership?
Batting first, India got the third blow in the form of Abhishek Sharma (55) at a total score of 150 runs. After this, Hardik, who came to bat, made a partnership of 20 runs for the fourth wicket with captain Suryakumar Yadav (33) and 84 runs in 31 balls with Tilak Verma (44) for the fifth wicket. He completed his half-century by hitting a six on the last ball of the innings. He hit 2 fours and 4 sixes in 23 balls.
How has been Hardik’s T20 International career?
Hardik started his T20 international career in 2016 against Australia. He has played 135 matches so far, scoring 2,226 runs in 104 innings at an average of 28.53 and strike rate of 145.58. 9 half-centuries have come from his bat. In bowling, Pandya has taken 110 wickets in 122 innings at an average of about 27. He has taken 4 wickets 3 times. His best bowling performance has been 4/16.

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