6,6,6,6,6,4! Hardik Pandya goes berserk, blasts maiden List-A ton in 68 balls after NZ ODIs snub

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya stunned with a solid performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy game against Vidharba in the fifth round of the domestic tournament. The batter scored his maiden List A hundred coming down the order and chased the milestone in some style.

Hardik Pandya made his return to international cricket following a month-long injury, which ruled him out of the tour to Australia. After playing all the matches in the T20I series against South Africa, Pandya has been asked to rest for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand.

Hardik Pandya, the all-rounder, has been asked to sit out for New Zealand as the selectors want him fresh for the T20I series and the T20 World Cup that follows the New Zealand series. However, Pandya has decided to feature in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in the meantime.

Hardik Pandya smashes maiden List A hundred ahead of ICC T20 World Cup

Hardik Pandya returned to feature for Baroda in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Pandya played for them in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and also played a fine hand for India in their wins against South Africa in the opening and the final game of the series.

The veteran all-rounder’s comeback match has tested him to the core, as Baroda batters struggled to score runs at the top. Pandya came in at no. 7 and batted relentlessly for his maiden List A century.

In the 39th over of the game against Parth Rekhade, Hardik Pandya scored 34 runs in the over with five sixes and a boundary to end the over. Pandya was on 66 off just 62 balls before the start of the over and then reached his maiden hundred in 68 balls.

6,6,6,6,6,4 BY HARDIK PANDYA TO COMPLETE HUNDRED FROM JUST 68 BALLS IN VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY 🥶

– This is Madness by Hardik. pic.twitter.com/IuCo9SEghi

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 3, 2026