During the fourth T20I match against England, Team India's Hardik Pandya overtook a player to move up on the list of T20Is. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic/X)
Updated On: 2025-02-01 01:55 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
Team India's premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya overtook former batsman Shikhar Dhawan to become the side's fifth-highest run-scorer in the shortest format of the game
The right-hander overtook Dhawan during the fourth T20I match against England
During the match, Hardik Pandya muscled up his strokes and smashed 53 runs off just 34 deliveries. During his blistering knock, Pune's stadium witnessed 7 fours and 2 sixes
Featuring in 133 T20Is for India, Pandya now has 1,803 runs with an average of 28.17 and a strike rate of 141.63. He also has five half-centuries and a highest score of unbeaten 71 runs in the format
On the other hand, in 68 matches, Shikhar Dhawan scored 1,759 runs at an average of 27.92 and a strike rate of 126.36, with best score of 92 and 11 fifties in 66 innings
The highest run-getter for India in T20Is is former T20 World Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma, with 4,231 runs in 159 matches and 151 innings at an average of 32.05 and a strike rate of 140.89. He scored five centuries and 32 fifties, with best score of 121*. He is followed by Virat Kohli (4,188 runs in 125 matches at an average of 48.69, with a century and 38 fifties) and Suryakumar Yadav (2,596 runs in 82 matches and 78 innings at an average of 38.74, with four centuries and 21 fifties)
