Hardik Pandya Makes History: First Indian with 2000 T20I Runs & 100 Wickets!

• Hardik Pandya became the first Indian cricketer to achieve the double of 2000 runs and 100 wickets in T20 Internationals.
• He reached the 2000-run milestone during the 5th T20I, scoring 63 runs off 25 balls.
• Pandya also smashed a 16-ball half-century, the second-fastest for India in T20Is after Yuvraj Singh.
• He is the fifth Indian to cross 2000 T20I runs, joining Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, and KL Rahul.
• Pandya surpassed Suresh Raina to become India's fifth-highest T20I run-scorer against South Africa.

Why It Matters: Hardik Pandya set a new T20I record as the first Indian with 2000 runs and 100 wickets.