New Delhi:
Hardik Pandya’s Memorable Performance: On Saturday, India clinched the World Cup with a thrilling 7-run win for Team Rohit (Rohit Sharma), where Virat Kohli’s 7 runs played a big role in the win, after which Hardik (a super show by Hardik Pandya) did wonders. Being a part of two of the biggest turning points of the match, Hardik Pandya gave such a brilliant performance that went down in the hearts of millions of Indian fans. Hardik gave a brilliant all-round performance and scored 144 runs and took 11 wickets in the match. Overall if India wins this World Cup, Pandya had 3 super shows in the entire tournament, which became memorable forever.
1. Final against South Africa
Hardik produced a spectacular all-round performance in a very high-pressure and thrilling match. Though he didn’t get much opportunity with the bat, he made up for it with the ball. Chasing 177 to win, South Africa at one point were on the verge of victory with 161 for 6 in 16 overs. And from here five wickets also fell in his hands. In such a situation, Hardik gave the last blow by dismissing Miller. Pandya took three wickets in the final, conceding 30 runs in 3 overs.
2. Super show against Bangladesh
Hardik gave another memorable performance against Bangladesh in the Super-8 round. However, before this match, India had made a place in the semi-finals by defeating Afghanistan. Pandya played an explosive innings in this match and scored a half-century in 27 balls. Due to his aggressive attitude, India managed to score 196 runs for 5 wickets in the quota 20 overs. Later, Pandya also gave India the opening wicket by dismissing Liton Das. Pandya put in a memorable performance with both the ball and the bat to lead India to a 50-run win, while bowling Pandya took 1 wicket for 32 runs in 3 overs.
3. Showed strength in the semi-final against England as well
Before the final, Hardik also showed his strength with the bat in the semi-final against England. Despite Hardik scoring 23 off 13 balls in this do-or-die battle, it was to good effect. Hardik played this innings at a crucial time and with him India managed to post a good score of 171 runs for 7 wickets. However, he bowled only one over in this match, in which Pandya conceded 14 runs.