Star Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya made a brilliant comeback on the field after a long time. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 (SMAT 2025) match played between Baroda and Punjab on December 2, Hardik wreaked havoc with the bat. Returning to competitive cricket after two months, Hardik played a quick innings of 77 runs and remained unbeaten. Pandya played this innings with the help of 7 fours and 4 sixes in 42 balls. In this way, he achieved a unique feat in T20 cricket.
An unique record by Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya reached the 300-six mark in T20 cricket with his first six against Punjab in the Elite Group C match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025. With this, he became the eighth Indian batsman to hit 300 sixes in T20 cricket. Previously, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, MS Dhoni, KL Rahul, and Suresh Raina had achieved this feat in T20 cricket.
By reaching 300 sixes in T20 cricket, Hardik has joined the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s special club. You’ll be surprised to know that Hardik has become the second Indian to reach 300 sixes in T20 cricket without scoring a century. Previously, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the only Indian to top this list. Dhoni has 350 sixes in T20 cricket.
Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 cricket
Rohit Sharma – 547
Virat Kohli – 435
Surya Kumar Yadav – 394
Sanju Samson – 364
MS Dhoni – 350
KL Rahul – 332
Suresh Raina – 325
Hardik Pandya – 303
Hardik contributed 77 runs with the bat for Baroda, while he proved to be quite expensive in bowling. Punjab’s batsmen scored 52 runs in 4 overs against Hardik. During this, the star all-rounder got one success. Punjab scored 222 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs on the basis of Abhishek Sharma’s half-century. In reply, Baroda achieved the target of 223 runs by losing 3 wickets in 19.1 overs on the basis of Hardik’s brilliant innings. Hardik was chosen as the Player of the Match for his match-winning innings.