The BCCI may not consider Hardik Pandya fully ready for the ODI team yet, but his performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy has demonstrated his ability to perform effectively. Playing for Baroda on Saturday, Pandya smashed a blistering century against Vidarbha. Pandya scored a brilliant century in this match.
Hardik Pandya smashed 5 sixes in an over
Pandya’s century helped Baroda post a total of 293 for nine in 50 overs. No other Baroda player managed to score a half-century. He stood at one end and kept the Vidarbha bowlers to task.
Pandya scored a century in 68 balls in this match and gave a strong score to his team. He faced 92 balls and played an innings of 133 runs with the help of eight fours and 11 sixes. During this his strike rate was 144.57. After him, Vishnu Solanki was the second highest scorer of the team with 26 runs. Yash Thakur took four wickets for Vidarbha. Yash himself dismissed Pandya. Nachiket Bhute and Parth Rekhade took two wickets each.
Pandya’s innings was a unique one. He scored 66 runs off 62 balls, but then reached his century in the 39th over, hitting five sixes and a four. In a single over, Pandya changed the entire game.
6⃣,6⃣,6⃣,6⃣,6⃣,4⃣ 🔥
A maiden List A 💯 brought up in some style 🔥
Hardik Pandya was on 66 off 62 balls against Vidarbha…and then he went berserk in the 39th over to complete his 100, smashing five sixes and a four 💪
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/MFFOqaBuhP#VijayHazareTrophy… pic.twitter.com/pQwvwnI7lb
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) January 3, 2026
Pandya may be rested from the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. The BCCI may rest him with the T20 World Cup in mind. Pandya hasn’t played many ODIs and hasn’t bowled enough in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Therefore, the selectors may rest him from the ODI series.