New Delhi: The Indian cricket team has taken a 2-1 lead in the series by winning the third T20 match. Two more matches are yet to be played. The Indian team needs to win one more match to clinch the series. However, Indian fans and players will be aiming to win both remaining matches. In the third T20 match of the series, Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya created a unique piece of history.

He managed to set a new record. In the third match at the international level, he completed 100 wickets in the T20 format. He also has 100 sixes to his name in this format. He has become the first Indian player to achieve this feat. The video of him taking the wicket is also going viral on social media. In the video, Hardik Pandya can be seen looking very happy after taking the wicket.

Which special list has Hardik Pandya joined?

Hardik Pandya is already considered a match-winning player in T20 Internationals. He has won matches with both his batting and bowling. Before Hardik Pandya, this record was held by Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, and Sikandar Raza.

Now, Hardik Pandya has joined the list of the first fast-bowling all-rounders to achieve this feat. Pandya also has a chance to score 2,000 runs in international T20S. He is just 61 runs away from reaching this milestone. Achieving this will give him another major accomplishment.

He joins the club of these two bowlers.

Hardik Pandya has become the third Indian player to complete 100 wickets at the international level for the Indian cricket team. Before him, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah had already made it to this list. Hardik is only the 34th player in world cricket to take 100 wickets in T20 Internationals.

Hardik’s return to form with both bat and ball before the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is being seen as a major achievement. When Team India won the trophy in 2024, he played a match-winning role with both bat and ball.