The performance of Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya in IPL-2023 has not been special so far. He has so far failed to impress with both the bat and the ball. However, in the match against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday, Hardik achieved an important achievement that can motivate him to perform well in the matches ahead.
Hardik, also known as ‘Kungfu Pandya’, completed his 50 wickets in IPL by dismissing Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on Sunday. With this, he has become the sixth player to get 50 wickets and 2000 runs in the tournament.
Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya made a special achievement in the IPL on Sunday. He completed 50 wickets and 2000 runs in the tournament, and he is the sixth all-rounder in the world and second in India to do so. Shane Watson, Jacques Kallis, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Ravindra Jadeja have also achieved this feat before Hardik.
Talking about Sunday’s match, Pandya scored 28 runs in 19 balls with the help of three fours and a six while batting against RR, and later he took one wicket for 24 runs in four overs. However, Hardik’s Gujarat Titans faced a three-wicket defeat in the match despite this performance.
In IPL 2023, Hardik has played four matches so far, scoring 49 runs at an average of 12.25, during which his highest score is 28. Hardik has taken one wicket in bowling for 70 runs in 10 overs.
Overall IPL So far, in 111 matches, Hardik has scored 2012 runs (average 29.15, highest score 91 runs) and has taken 50 wickets. Hardik has so far represented Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans teams in IPL.
Defending champions Gujarat Titans are currently in the third position in the points table. Rajasthan Royals are on top with 8 points from five matches with four wins and one loss, while Lucknow Supergiants, Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings all have six points each with three wins and two losses from five matches, though based on net run rate Lucknow (net run-rate 0.761) is second, Gujarat (net run-rate 0.192) third and Punjab fourth (net run-rate -0.109).
