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Hardik Pandya Smashes 68-Ball Maiden List A Century as Vidarbha Cruise Past Baroda

A 34-run 39th over captured by BCCI Domestic spotlighted his power-hitting on return to domestic one-day cricket.

Overview

  • Batting at No. 7 with Baroda 71/5, Pandya surged to 133 off 92 balls with 11 sixes and eight fours, reaching his hundred via five sixes and a four off Parth Rekhade.
  • Baroda posted 293/9, but Vidarbha replied with 296/1 in 41.4 overs for a nine-wicket win led by Aman Mokhade’s 150* and Dhruv Shorey’s 65*.
  • The knock was Pandya’s first List A century, arriving more than a decade after his debut and in his 119th match in the format.
  • The BCCI Domestic account shared the full 6,6,6,6,6,4 sequence from the 39th over, verifying the 34-run burst.
  • Reports indicate selectors are resting Pandya for the New Zealand ODIs to manage workload for upcoming T20s and the 2026 T20 World Cup.