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Hardik Pandya Smashes Maiden List A Century With 34-Run Over as Baroda Post 293 in Vijay Hazare

Reports suggest selectors will rest him from New Zealand ODIs to manage his T20 workload before the World Cup.

India batter Devdutt Padikkal continued his breathtaking form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, hitting his fourth century in five innings across the last ten days.
Hardik Pandya unleashed beast mode, going from 66 to 100 in a matter of just six balls
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya hit his maiden List A century over 11 years since his debut in the format, smashing a 68-ball ton in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025/26.
Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Devdutt Padikkal | Image: ANI

Overview

  • Batting at No. 7 with Baroda 71 for 5, Pandya hit 133 off 92 balls to transform the innings in Rajkot.
  • He reached a 68-ball hundred by taking 34 off Parth Rekhade in the 39th over with a sequence of 6,6,6,6,6,4.
  • The knock included 11 sixes and eight fours, with no other Baroda batter passing 26 as the team finished 293 for 9.
  • Yash Thakur led Vidarbha’s attack with 4 for 64, while Rekhade and Nachiket Bhute claimed two wickets each.
  • The century is Pandya’s first in List A cricket after more than a decade and roughly 119 matches, coming in his first Vijay Hazare appearance of the season.