In a tense run chase, the Indian all-rounder unleashed a blistering cameo, smashing 28 runs off 24 balls, including three massive sixes and a boundary during his action-packed stay on the crease in Dubai. Hardik’s two consecutive sixes off Adam Zampa turned the tide, easing the mounting pressure in the final overs against Australia.
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Axar Patel said in the Instagram video, “What is going on? What are you doing? But I knew that. But I couldn't speak at that time. I was watching the environment around me. All this was going on. If the end is good, everything is good. That's how it is.”
I was laughing and smiling: Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya said, “I was smiling. I mean, I didn't think of hitting two sixes. I knew it would happen anytime. I didn't think about what will happen or what will be the environment inside. But I knew that people must have gotten a little tense in the dressing room. I was laughing a little inside.”
Meanwhile, KL Rahul, who played a crucial role in stabilizing the chase with the unbeaten knock of 42 runs off 34 balls, admitted that things got tighter than expected, but Pandya’s power-hitting provided much-needed relief at the right time against Australia.
In the end, Varun Chakravarthy highlighted how every key player contributed to the team’s win over Australia in the semifinal. Chakravarthy signed off by saying, “What a chase by the chase master Virat Kohli. The way KL, Axar, Hardik, and Shreyas Iyer played. It was fun.”
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