Hardik Pandya will create new history in the second match, will become the first Indian player

Sports: A five-match T-20 series is going on between India and South Africa, in which the second match will be played in Mullanpur on Thursday. Indian team’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is expected to perform well in this match.

Impressive performance by Hardik Pandya

In the first match in Cuttack, Hardik Pandya’s performance was excellent, leading India to win over South Africa by 101 runs. With this victory, India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. In Cuttack, Hardik scored a half-century at a fast average and also took one wicket. For his achievement he received the title of Player of the Match.

Historic achievement in the second match

32-year-old Hardik Pandya is very close to a historic achievement. So far, he has taken 99 wickets in 121 T-20 International matches and scored 1919 runs. If he takes another wicket in the next match, he will become the first Indian cricketer to score a thousand or more runs and take 100 or more wickets.

So far, only four foreign players have achieved this feat in T20 International cricket, including Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza, and Malaysia’s Virandeep Singh.

One wicket needed to create history

Shakib Al Hasan took 2551 runs and 149 wickets in 129 T-20 matches. Mohammad Nabi scored 2417 runs in 145 matches and took 104 wickets. Sikandar Raza has 2883 runs and 102 wickets in his name, while Virandeep has achieved 3115 runs and 107 wickets. If Hardik takes a wicket in the next encounter, he will become the first Indian cricketer to join this exclusive international club.

India’s great victory

India had scored 175 runs in the first match. While chasing the target, the South African team soon returned to the pavilion. India defeated South Africa by 101 runs, in which both Hardik Pandya’s batting and bowling proved important.