Hardik Pandya Smashes 20 Sixes In His 55-Ball 158 To Take Reliance One To DY Patil T20 Cup Final (Watch Highlights)

Hardik Pandya had smashed his way to a sensational 105 off just 39 balls on Tuesday in a league game for Reliance One at the RCP at Ghansoli.

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DY Patil T20 Cup: After having sent bowlers of CAG on a leather hunt in the group stages, fit-again India all-rounder Hardik Pandya  smashed an unbeaten 158 off just 55 balls against BPCL in a semifinal match of the DY Patil T20 Cup in Navi Mumbai on Friday. Pandya, who returned to competitive cricket in this tournament after undergoing a back surgery, displayed his batting prowess by hitting six fours and 20 sixes during his blitzkrieg to help Reliance One post 238/4 in their 20 overs. He had smashed his way to a sensational 105 off just 39 balls on Tuesday in a league game for Reliance One at the RCP at Ghansoli. Pandya was in a red-hot form on Friday also as he punished the BPCL bowlers with an array of sixes. The BPCL bowlers -- Sandeep Sharma (0/37), Sylvester D'Souza (1/56), India all-rounder Shivam Dube (1/40), Parikshit Valsangkar (0/28), Sagar Udeshi (0/45) and Rahul Tripathi (2/32) -- were hammered by Hardik, who looks all set to make a comeback to the ODI team versus South Africa. However, India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who is also on the road to recovery from an injury, managed to score just 3 runs for Reliance 1. In response, BPCL were bowled out for 134 as Reliance 1 registered a 104-run victory. While bowling too, Hardik took a wicket and conceded six runs in one over. India speedster Bhuvneshwar Kumar also picked up a wicket for Reliance 1. (Watch Highlights uploaded by a user on YouTube)

(With additional information from PTI)