Hardik Pandya reaches 50 in 29 balls as 'best fielder' Ben Stokes misfields vs India-WATCH

Team India have put mselves in a strong position against England following an impressive kck by all-rounder Hardik Pandya. 29-year-old smacked 63 runs off just 33 deliveries, an inning that included four fours and five sixes. His innings have greatly been appreciated by netizens, who referred to him as a match-winner for Team India.

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Can Team India defend a target of 169?

After being asked to bat first by England, Team India mand to score 168 runs for loss of six wickets in first innings, with Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli scoring most of runs. While Hardik scored 63 runs, Kohli brought up yet ar fifty, his fourth of T20 World Cup 2022. While both Hardik and Kohli finished Men in Blue's innings on a high, it will be interesting to see if y can w defend target, with England getting off to a flyer.

England have scored 91 runs after just 9 overs with all 10 wickets still in hand. Captain Jos Buttler has scored 36 runs off 25 deliveries, with most of dam being done by his opening partner, Alex Hales. Hales has smacked 51 runs off just 29 balls, an inning that has included one four and five sixes. As a result, England just requires 78 more runs to win from remaining 11 overs.