Hardik Pandya Batting & Bowling Record vs South Africa in T20Is

Hardik Pandya is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batter and a right arm fast-medium bowler. Previously, Hardik Pandya has captained the Indian team in the T20I format. Born on 11 October 1993, Hardik Pandya is the finest fast-bowling all-rounder for India in limited overs cricket at the present time. His ability to bowl consistently at the speed of 140s, makes him a handy bowler, and his power hitting capabilities have cemented his role in the squad as a finisher.

Hardik Pandya Batting Record vs South Africa in T20Is

Hardik Pandya has scored a total of 165 runs against South Africa in 7 innings. It is visible from his high batting strike rate and average that he enjoys facing the South African bowlers. The premier Indian all-rounder played his first match against the South Africans on 18 February 2018. He scored a quick 13 off 7 balls, hitting two boundaries at the end to finish India’s innings on a high. In the same series, he scored another 21 off 17 balls, hitting only one six in the complete innings.

In the 2019 South Africa’s tour of India series, Hardik got the opportunity to bat in only one innings in which he struggled to bat, scoring 14 runs off 18 deliveries. Then in the 2022 South Africa-India series, Hardik made a quick-fire 31 runs off just 12 balls in the very first match, helping India post a 200-plus total.

In the second match he performed poorly, scoring only 9 runs off 12 balls. He missed out the third match, but made 46 runs at a strike rate of 148.38 in the fourth match which was his most recent encounter against the South Africans in T20Is.

Hardik Pandya Bowling Record vs South Africa in T20Is

Hardik Pandya’s bowling has suffered against capable South African batters. In 10 T20I matches that Hardik has played, he has managed to take only 5 wickets. His overs have been expensive as well, having an economy rate of 9.26 per over.

His first bout with the Proteas batters occurred in South Africa, in which he was hit for 45 runs in four overs but he also took the important wicket of David Miller. In his second match, he took a wicket and featured a better economy rate, with 7.75 per over. Furthermore, in the next match, he performed brilliantly, having an economy rate of under 6 and also taking 1 wicket.

In the 2019 South Africa tour of India, Hardik had a moderate performance in the second match, going for 31 runs in four overs with the benefit of one wicket. Then, in the final match of the series, Hardik took 1 wicket for 23 runs in 2 overs

More recently, in the first match of the 5-match T20I series against South Africa in 2022, Hardik’s deliveries were smashed by the Proteas batters which led to him bowling for only one over. The second match was unlucky for him as he went for more than 10 an over and was wicket-less. And in his latest encounter with the South African team, Hardik Pandya got to bowl only one over which went for 12 runs.