Hardik Pandya was featuring in domestic cricket after a long gap in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. The Indian all-rounder has played the way a regular Indian cricket team player should in the domestic circuit. “Dominance” is the word that best describes Hardik Pandya’s performance in SMAT 2024.
Hardik Pandya‘s previous appearance for Baroda was in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season. His last outing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy dates back to January 2016, when he had yet to make his mark in international cricket.
Hardik Pandya stats in SMAT 2024
Pandya made headlines on back-to-back days. In the match against Tamil Nadu, he scored 69 off 30 balls, and on November 29, his explosive 47 off 23 balls led Baroda to a seven-wicket win over Tripura. The Mumbai Indians captain has scored 231 runs in four matches, with 15 fours and 20 sixes. He has justified his retention and captaincy for MI, proving that no one is better than him in the shorter format of the game.
Hardik take on Tamil Nadu’s bowlers to task and sending the ball flying all over the ground. Notably, Gurjapneet Singh, the newest addition to Chennai Super Kings, was targeted by Hardik, who hammered him for 29 runs in the 17th over, including four consecutive sixes and a four.
Baroda won in a thrilling finish on the final ball, thanks to Hardik’s outstanding performance at number six in the chase of a huge 222-run total. However, Hardik was run out tragically before he could take Baroda over the winning line, leaving them needing 11 off the final over.
| Matches | Inns | Runs | Avg | Sr | 4s | 6s |
| 4 | 4 | 231 | 115.5 | 211.93 | 15 | 20 |
Hardik Pandya to captain MI in IPL 2025
Hardik Pandya will lead Mumbai Indians as captain in IPL 2025. The franchise retained him for Rs 16.35 crore after he took over the captaincy from Rohit Sharma in 2024.
