3rd T20I: Record! Pandya becomes first Indian to achieve this feat

NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya reached a large milestone connected Sunday by taking his 100th T20I wicket during the India vs South Africa 3rd T20I successful Dharamsala. With this wicket, helium became the archetypal Indian to grounds some 100 wickets and 1,000 runs successful T20 internationals.Pandya returned to India colours successful the opening T20I successful Cuttack aft being retired of enactment since September 26, 2025. He marked his comeback with an unbeaten 59 disconnected 28 balls, hitting six fours and 4 sixes.

He besides took 1 wicket for 16 runs successful 2 overs, helping India unafraid a 101-run triumph and earning the Player of the Match award.In the past game, however, India faced a dense defeat, with South Africa levelling the bid 1-1.With India's aboriginal domination successful the 3rd T20I, it seems arsenic if they are connected their mode to instrumentality the pb backmost successful the five-match series. By completing 100 wickets, Pandya joined Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah arsenic lone the 3rd Indian bowler to scope the milestone. Arshdeep has 107 wickets from 69 matches with champion figures of 4 for 9, portion Bumrah has 101 wickets successful 81 games with champion figures of 3 for 7.Before this game, Pandya had 99 wickets successful 122 T20Is astatine an system of 8.22, with a champion of 4 for 16.Worldwide, lone 4 players, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Sikandar Raza and Virandeep Singh, had antecedently achieved the treble of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets successful T20Is. Pandya is present the 5th to articulation this group