Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a 12-run win against Mumbai Indians on (April 7) Monday. In the thriller match, MI skipper Hardik Pandya scalped two crucial wickets of Virat Kohli and Liam Livingstone. With the dismissals, Hardik completed 200 scalps in T20s and registered a remarkable feat.
Hardik Pandya became the first Indian player to score over 5000 runs and claim 200 wickets in the T20 format of cricket. He is the 12th player in the world to reach this milestone. In T20s so far, he has scored 5432 runs and has taken 200 wickets in 291 matches.
Hardik Pandya in MI vs RCB match
Hardik Pandya turned the tables twice in the exciting match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. First when he scalped two wickets for MI and second when he smashed 42 off 15 balls. The top batting order of MI collapsed while chasing a massive total of 221 as they were struggling at 99/4 after 12 overs. However, Pandya and Tilak Varma shifted the momentum and counterattacked, smashing 58 runs in three overs. Even though the team lost, Pandya’s all-round contribution was highlighted.
Hardik Pandya in IPL 2025 season
Hardik Pandya’s bowling has been impressive in the ongoing IPL season. He is the joint-highest wicket-taker with CSK’s Noor Ahmad with 10 wickets in four matches. Pandya has an average of 12.00 and his best figures are 5/36. When it comes to his batting, Pandya has 81 runs in four matches and 48 balls faced. He has a strike rate of 168.75 with the highest score of 42.
Matches played: 291, Wickets taken: 200, Runs conceded: 5513, BBM: 5/36, Economy: 8.32
Matches Played:291, Runs: 5432, Highest score: 91, Average: 30.01, 50s: 21, 100s: 0
Hardik Pandya after the match
“It was a run-fest. The wicket was really good. I was just talking about that to myself that again we fell short with two hits, I don’t have much to say,” Hardik said.
Talking about the pitch he added, “The way the wicket was, the bowlers didn’t really have much place to hide. It came down to execution. You can stop the batters but I don’t want to be harsh on the bowlers. It was a tough track, not many options we had.”
