The star Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya is the man of the moment as he helped the Indian cricket team in defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets in an Asia Cup Group A match at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
Chasing a target of 148 runs, Hardik walked out to bat in a tricky situation and formed a partnership with Ravindra Jadeja. He smashed three boundaries and a six in the last two overs to take the Indian side with two balls to spare. His stellar all-around performance has impressed one and all.
Hardik Pandya was superb with the ball against Pakistan in the first innings. He opened his account by dismissing Ifthikhar Ahmed who was looking to steady the ship with a solid 45-run partnership with Mohammad Rizwan. He then picked the wicket of Mohammad Rizwan, followed by Khushdil Shah.
Meanwhile, the star player has been receiving praises from all corners for his terrific performances both with the bat and the ball. From cricketers, and experts to fans, everyone is hailing the brilliance of the star cricketer that helped the Indian cricket team to defeat the arch-rivals.
However, one of the best posts came from none other than the love of Hardik Pandya’s life – Natasa Stankovic. Hardik’s wife was beaming in pride as he played a crucial role in helping the Indian side. She took to her social media and hailed Hardik as a ‘star’. She also shared a picture of him and expressed that she is “proud”.
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It was in the 19th over of the game when Hardik Pandya accelerated his innings and smashed three boundaries and took India to near the win as they needed 7 runs in 6 balls. In the last over Nawaz gave a big blow to team India by dismissing Ravindra Jadeja after scoring 35 runs in 29 balls.
DK then joined Hardik in the middle, but it was Hardik, who smashed a huge six on the fourth delivery of the last ball and took his side home by five wickets against Pakistan. Earlier, Hardik starred with the ball, picking three wickets for 25 runs in his four overs to restrict Pakistan to 147 runs.
The winning six by Hardik Pandya.pic.twitter.com/581VFcrHZd
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