India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya made a wonderful return to the field after a long break. In the Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy 2025 match held between Baroda and Punjab on December 2, Hardik attracted everyone’s attention with his brilliant batting.

Sports News: Indian cricket star all-rounder Hardik Pandya made a wonderful return to the field after a long break. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 match held between Baroda, Punjab on December 2, Hardik won the hearts of the fans with his winning innings of 77 runs.

Pandya scored 77 unbeaten runs with 7 boundaries and 4 sixes in 42 balls, giving an excellent lead to his team. In this innings, he created a unique record in T20 cricket.

Milestone of 300 sixes in T20 cricket

Hardik completed 300 sixes in T20 cricket by hitting his first sixer against Punjab in the Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy 2025 Elite Group C match. With this feat, he became the first Indian batsman to hit 300 sixes in T20 cricket. Players who have previously held this record:

• Rohit Sharma – 547 sixes


• Virat Kohli – 435 sixes


• Suryakumar Yadav – 394 sixes


• Sanju Samson – 364 sixes


• M.S. Dhoni (MS Dhoni) – 350 sixes


• K.El. Rahul (KL Rahul) – 332 sixes


• Suresh Raina – 325 sixes


• Hardik earned his place in this list with 303 sixers.

M.S. Dhoni joins special club

Hardik Pandya’s special qualification is that he has M.S. Second Indian batsman to join MS Dhoni Special Club. This club is for players who have hit 300 or more sixes without scoring a century in T20 cricket. 350 sixes were registered against Dhoni. Through this, Hardik Pandya proved to be one of the most brilliant batsmen in T20 cricket.

For Baroda, Hardik Pandya, despite scoring 77 runs in batting, gave slightly more runs in bowling. Punjab batsmen scored 52 runs against him in 4 overs, although Pandya also took one wicket. With the help of Abhishek Sharma’s half century, Punjab team scored 222 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Instead, with the help of Hardik Merupu, Baroda won the match by scoring 223 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 19.1 overs. Hardik Pandya was selected as man of the match.