Hardik Pandya completes 1,500 runs for MI: Decoding his stats
What's the story
Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has completed 1,500 runs for the Mumbai Indians.
He accomplished the milestone with his 13th run in his side's 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Notably, the previous match against Gujarat marked his return to MI as he led GT for the last two seasons.
His first stint with MI lasted from 2015 to 2021.
Tally
1,500 runs for MI
Playing his 94th game in MI colors, Pandya became the seventh player to accomplish 1,500 runs for the franchise. His tally includes four fifties. Former skipper Rohit Sharma leads the chart with 5,110 runs at 29.36.
Pandya hit 24 versus SRH. He now owns 1,511 runs at 26.98.
He also owns 43 wickets for the franchise with the best match haul of 3/20.
Sixes
Pandya gets to 100 sixes for MI
Enroute to the 1,500-run landmark for MI, Pandya got to 100 sixes for the franchise.
Pandya became the third player in MI colors to smash 100-plus maximums. He joined the likes of Rohit Sharma (210 sixes) and Kieron Pollard (223 sixes).
Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan are the other two players with 90-plus sixes for MI.
Journey
Decoding Pandya's journey in IPL
Pandya made his IPL debut in 2015 for MI. He served the franchise for seven seasons before parting ways after the 2021 edition.
MI didn't retain him for the 2022 edition. GT picked Pandya in the draft as he led the franchise in the IPL between 2022 and 2023.
However, Hardik returned to MI ahead of the 2023 season through a trade deal.
Numbers
His stats for GT and in IPL
In his two seasons at the Titans, Pandya racked up 833 runs in 30 innings at an average of 41.65. His strike rate read 133.49. Pandya claimed 11 wickets with the ball.
Overall, Pandya owns more than 2,300 runs in 125 IPL games, averaging 30-plus.
He has slammed 10 fifties with the best of 91. He owns 54 scalps in the IPL at 34.06.
MI vs SRH
SRH beat MI by 31 runs
SRH posted the highest score in IPL history, managing 277/3 in 20 overs. Travis Head (62), Abhishek Sharma (63) and Heinrich Klaasen (80*) were top-notch for the franchise.
In response, Pandya's MI saw all of their batters chip in but the side lost key wickets to surrender the tie by 31 runs.
MI managed 246/5. Tilak Varma was the lone half-centurion.