Hardik Pandya smashes 4 sixes and a four in one over. (Screengrabs/BCCI Domestic)
Hardik Pandya smashed 4 sixes and a boundary in an over, helping Baroda to a thrilling 3-wicket win against Tamil Nadu in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy group match on Thursday.
In the 17th over bowled by Gurjanpreet Singh, Pandya blasted the bowler for 30 runs en route to his 69 off 30 deliveries, dragging his team to 152/6 before he was dismissed with Baroda needing 9 runs.
But Raj Limbani and Atit Sheth, who hit a final ball four, knocked off those runs to carry their side to win.
6⃣,6⃣,6⃣,6⃣,4⃣
One goes out of the park 💥
Power & Panache: Hardik Pandya is setting the stage on fire in Indore 🔥🔥
Can he win it for Baroda?
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— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) November 27, 2024
Earlier, Tamil Nadu had made a daunting 221 for six riding on half-centuries by Narayan Jagadeesan and a quick 42 (22b) by all-rounder Vijay Shankar.
In the other match of the night, Fifties by skipper Shreyas Iyer and veteran Ajinkya Rahane carried Mumbai to a five-wicket win over Maharashtra in a Group C match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Wednesday.
Shreyas, who was acquired by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore in the recent IPL mega auction, struck a 71 off 39 balls with eight fours and three sixes to lead Mumbai’s chase of 172.
Rahane backed his captain with a 52 off 34 balls (3×4, 3×6) as Mumbai overhauled the target in 17.1 overs. Shreyas and Rahane added 110 runs for the third wicket.
Earlier, pacers Shardul Thakur (2/50) and Mohit Avasthi (2/36) took four wickets equally among them to restrict Maharashtra to 171 for 9.
Also, Rajat Patidar (62, 37b, 4×4, 5×6) in the company of Harpreet Singh Bhatia (60, 42b, 9×4) carried Madhya Pradesh to 188 for eight, laying the foundation of their narrow 9-run win over Punjab in a Group A match.
In reply, Punjab skipper Abhishek Sharma blitzed a 36-ball 61 (9×4, 1×6) but they could only reach 179 for seven.
For MP, Kumar Kartikeya Singh and Mohammed Arshad Khan took three wickets each.
(With agency inputs)
