Hardik Pandya smashes five sixes in an over, scores 133 in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Hardik Pandya smashed 11 sixes, including five in one over, on his way to a 93-ball 133 for Baroda against Vidarbha in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. His maiden List A century lifted Baroda to 293 in 50 overs

Rajkot: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Saturday clobbered nearly half a dozen sixes, including five in an over, on his way to a 93-ball 133 for Baroda against Vidarbha in their Vijay Hazare Trophy contest here.

Pandya hit a total of 11 sixes and eight fours to turn the tables on Vidarbha, who had taken control of the game by reducing Baroda to 71 for five and later 136 for six in the first half.

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Batting at No 7 in his first match of the competition, Pandya came out all guns blazing to bring up his maiden List A century in his 119th match, taking Baroda to a competitive total of 293 for nine in 50 overs.

In the 39th over, Pandya went after Vidarbha spinner Parth Rekhade to collect 34 runs, which included five sixes and a four. The first five balls of the left-arm spinner were sent over the ropes, while the final ball was hit for a boundary.

Pandya’s innings included only 31 singles as he launched a counter-attack, hitting most of his sixes in the midwicket region and over long-on, with a few flying over long-off. His domination was evident as the next best batter in Baroda’s innings was Vishnu Solanki, who made 26.