4th T20I: Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya slam half-centuries versus England
What's the story
Indian batters Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya hit respective fifties in the 4th T20I versus England at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Friday.
Pandya joined Dube when India were 79/5 in the 11th over.
Thereafter, the two added 87 runs for the sixth wicket. India finished with a score of 181/9 in 20 overs.
Here are further details.
Knocks
A brilliant stand between the two helps India
Dube and Pandya brought their experience into play and thwarted the Englishmen.
The former negated the threat offered by ace spinner Adil Rashid and the latter took his time before upping the ante.
Both of them slammed fifties and hit a flurry of boundaries to help India make a comeback.
Pandya got out, leaving India at 166/6. Dube perished in the final over.
Stats
Dube completes 3,000 T20 runs
Dube's 53 came from 34 balls. He hit 7 fours and two sixes (SR: 155.88). In 34 T20Is, Dube now owns 501 runs at 31.31. This was his 4th T20I fifty.
As per ESPNcricinfo, Dube completed 3,000 T20 runs (3,046). This was his 15th fifty.
He now owns 185 sixes, striking at 142.93.
Information
Pandya excels with 30-ball 53
Pandya's 53 came from just 30 balls. He slammed four fours and four sixes (SR: 176.67). Pandya has raced to 1,803 runs at 28.17. He slammed his 5th T20I fifty. Overall, he owns 5,342 runs in T20s (50s: 21).
Twitter Post
Pandya shines!
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) January 31, 2025
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Twitter Post
What a shot!
Dances down the track ✅
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2025
Times his shot to perfection 👍
Puts one into the stands 👌
Hardik Pandya 🤝 MAXIMUM
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Record
Partnership record on offer
As per Cricbuzz, Dube and Pandya's 87-run stand is now the 2nd-highest partnership for India for sixth wicket or lower in T20Is.
Suryakumar Yadav & Axar Patel lead the show with a 91-run effort versus Sri Lanka in Pune, 2023.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli & Hardik Pandya added 70 runs versus England in Ahmedabad, 2021.