Hardik Pandya performed amazingly against Namibia.Image Credit source: PTI
Team India has entered the field with an attempt to win the T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time. Last time the Indian team won the title under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. This time the Indian team under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav has come out to repeat this success. For this, it will be necessary for strong performance from every player of the team but one player has the most eyes, that is star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Even two years ago, Hardik’s memorable performance played a big role in the team winning the title. Now once again this is expected from Hardik. He has also started this.
Completely failed with bat and ball in the first match of T20 World Cup 2026 hardik pandya In the second match, he showed his talent on both the fronts. Team India registered a big win against Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The hero of this victory was Hardik, who stunned Namibia with his all-round performance. Hardik started it in batting, when he scored an explosive half-century. Then ended the match with an excellent spell.
Hardik shines against Namibia
In the first match against USA, Hardik, like other batsmen, also failed and was out after scoring only 5 runs. This time the Indian all-rounder played a tremendous innings. He scored 52 runs in just 28 balls, which included 4 sixes and as many fours. After this it was the turn of bowling. Hardik did not get success even with the ball against America but here he showed his magic. He did not get any wicket in the first 3 overs but in his last over, Hardik took 2 consecutive wickets. Although he could not complete his hat-trick. Nevertheless, with his fast bowling he took 2 wickets for just 21 runs.
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Kohli’s record equaled after 10 years
Hardik was given the Player of the Match award for this performance. But not only the award, but he also equaled a very special record of Virat Kohli. Hardik became only the second Indian to do the feat of scoring a half-century and taking a wicket twice in a T20 World Cup match. Earlier, he had scored 50 runs and 1 wicket against Bangladesh in the 2024 edition. In this way Hardik equaled former captain Virat Kohli. Kohli scored 78 runs and also took 1 wicket against Pakistan in the World Cup 2012. Then in 2016, he also took 1 wicket while scoring 89 runs in the semi-final against West Indies.
