Hardik Pandya Joins Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in Exclusive List After Completing 50 Catches in T20Is During IND vs BAN 2nd T20I 2024
The all-rounder achieved this feat when he took Najmul Hossain Shanto's catch in the IND vs BAN 2nd T20I 2024 in Delhi. Hardik Pandya also took 32 runs off just 19 balls in the match.
Hardik Pandya attained another milestone of his remarkable career, completing 50 catches in T20I cricket. The ace all-rounder achieved this feat as he took Najmul Hossain Shanto's catch during the IND vs BAN 2nd T20I 2024 on October 9. Besides being equally good with both bat and ball, Hardik Pandya is equally pretty athletic on the field and this record is a testament to his athleticism. Hardik Pandya with this, became the third Indian fielder to complete 50 catches in T20I cricket after Rohit Sharma (65 catches) and Virat Kohli (54 catches). MS Dhoni had 57 catches as a wicketkeeper. Latest ICC T20I Rankings: Arshdeep Singh Breaks Into Top 10, Hardik Pandya Rises to Third Spot in All-Rounder’s List.
Hardik Pandya Completes 50 Catches in T20Is
The catch to dismiss the Bangladesh national cricket team captain was a pretty straightforward one. Najmul Hossain Shanto wanted to go big off Washington Sundar's bowling in the fifth over of the second innings in the IND vs BAN 2nd T20I 2024 and clear the fence for a maximum but only ended up hitting the ball towards long-on where Hardik Pandya took a simple catch. Rinku Singh Points to His 'God's Plan' Tattoo After Hitting 26-Ball Half-Century During IND vs BAN 2nd T20I 2024, Video Goes Viral.
Coming to the match, India batted first and posted a mammoth 221/9 with quickfire half-centuries from Nitish Kumar (74 off 34 balls) and Rinku Singh (53 off 29). Cameos from Abhishek Sharma (15 off 11), Hardik Pandya (32 off 19), Riyan Parag (15 off six), Arshdeep Singh (6 off 2 balls) helped India national cricket team post this massive score. India had earlier won the first T20I in Gwalior.
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