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Hardik Pandya just one wicket away to make history, will become first Indian player to achieve the feat

Hardik Pandya is set to make history and will become the first Indian player to achieve the feat. Have a look and find out.

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Published: Dec 11, 2025, 02:57 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 11, 2025, 02:57 PM (IST)

The second T20 match between India and South Africa will be played on December 11th at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.

However, a star Indian player and one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. Hardik Pandya could make history in this match. He is on the verge of setting a record that no other Indian player has achieved before.

Hardik has the opportunity to complete 100 wickets in his T20 international career, needing just one more wicket. So far, Hardik Pandya has taken 99 wickets in 121 T20 matches for India, at an average of 26.47.

During this time, he has bowled 1,913 balls, conceding a total of 2,621 runs. Pandya has taken four wickets in an innings three times in this format. As a batsman, he has scored 1,919 runs, including 100 sixes and 146 fours.

Hardik Pandya is set to be included in the special list:

Only three players have achieved the feat of hitting 100 sixes and taking 100 wickets in T20 International cricket. Currently, this exclusive list includes Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), and Virandeep Singh (Malaysia). If Hardik Pandya manages to hit one more six, he will become the first Indian player to join this elite group.

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Hardik will become the third Indian to take 100 wickets in T20Is:

Meanwhile, when it comes to Indian bowlers who have taken 100 wickets in T20 International cricket, the first name on the list is fast bowler Arshdeep Singh. The 26-year-old bowler has taken 107 wickets in 69 matches at an average of 18.37. Jasprit Bumrah is the second Indian to join this list. Bumrah has taken 101 wickets in 81 matches at an average of 17.92. Bumrah completed his century of wickets in the first match of this series.