India vs Pakistan: Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja erase horror memories from 2017 after stellar show in 2022
India Today
Asia Cup 2022, Match 2, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja put on 52 runs for the fifth wicket during India's run-chase against Pakistan on Sunday.
Back in 2017, Hardik Pandya had played around a year of international cricket. But the whole of India pinned hopes on him. With India being reduced to 72 for six in 17 overs, Pandya stepped on the gas and was looking to help his team claw back in the game.
Pandya scored 76 runs off 43 balls with the help of four fours and as many as six sixes. The right-handed batter was absolutely severe on Shadab Khan and smashed the leg-spinner over the ropes with sheer authority.
A promise made in 2017. A promise kept in 2022. pic.twitter.com/zJIAR44lHg
Shadab finished with a spell of 7-0-60-2 after bearing the brunt of some powerful strokes from Pandya. However, the ending wasn’t happy for Pandya. In the 27th over of India’s run-chase, he was involved in a terrible mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja, leading to his run-out.
After Hardik’s dismissal, India only managed to add eight runs to their tally and lost the match by 180 runs while chasing 339.
