IPL 2025: 3 records Hardik Pandya could have broken in MI’s clash against LSG match

The eighteenth edition of the Indian Premier League saw five-time Champions Mumbai Indians take on Lucknow Supergiants in match 16 of the Indian Premier League at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first. Both teams were in search of victories after losing their last fixtures. Lucknow Supergiants posted a healthy total of 203 runs for the loss of 8 wickets with the help of half-centuries from Mitchel Marsh and Adrien Markram.

Mumbai’s captain, Hardik Pandya, was the pick of all bowlers as he got his first 5-wicket haul. Mumbai didn’t get off to a great start and lost two wickets for just 17 runs. Surya Kumar Yadav and Naman Dhir dragged Mumbai back into contention with a quickfire 69 runs partnership. It was down to the skipper, Hardik Pandya, in the death overs to guide the team over the line. Pandya battled till the end and scored a valiant 28 runs in 16 balls, hitting two boundaries and a six.

Here are the three records Hardik Pandya could have shattered in the fixture against Lucknow Supergiants.

3. 5 Fours shy of 400 boundaries in T20

Hardik Pandya has hit 395 boundaries in his T20 career so far. He was just 5 Hours shy of reaching the landmark of 400. However he could just manage 2.

2. 10 boundaries away from 200 in IPL

Hardik Pandya had hit 190 fours in the IPL before the match against the Lucknow Supergiants. Had he managed to hit 10 boundaries, he would have crossed the 200 four mark.

1. First Mumbai Indians player to take 4 wickets and score 50 runs

Hardik Pandya was the best bowler for Mumbai Indians. Having scalped 5 wickets he had the opportunity to become the first Mumbai player to take four or more wickets and score a half-century in an IPL fixture.

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