<P> Later on against Kolkata Knight Riders in a must win situation for Mumbai Indians to remain in the race for the top 4 teams, he scored a quickfire 61 of 31 balls to earn his second man of the match award in the season and won the match for his side . He was also awarded the' Yes Bank maximum sixes award' for the same match . </P> <P> In January 2016, he slammed eight sixes during his innings unbeaten 86 to guide Baroda cricket team to a six - wicket win over Vidarbha cricket team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy . </P> <P> Pandya made his Twenty20 International debut for India on 27 January 2016 at the age of 22, picking up 2 wickets against Australia . His first Twenty20 International wicket was Chris Lynn . In the second T20I against Sri Lanka cricket team at Ranchi, he came ahead of Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni and hit 27 off 14 balls before becoming hat - trick victim of Thisara Perera . In Asia Cup 2016, Pandya smashed a 18 - ball 31 helping India post a respectable score against Bangladesh . Later on, he also picked up a wicket to secure the win . In the next match against Pakistan he bowled his best figures of 3 for 28 which restricted Pakistan to 83 . In a 2016 World Twenty20 match against Bangladesh on 23 March, Pandya took two crucial wickets in the last three balls of match's final over as India beat Bangladesh by one run . </P> <P> Pandya made his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against New Zealand on 16 October 2016 at Dharamshala . Hardik was taken in the ODI squad as strong middle order batsman, for not just hard hitting but also for building partenership and taking the team to victory in complicated situations . Hardik concentrated a lot on his batting skills acquiring the role of a perfect batting all rounder . He became the fourth Indian to be named player of the match on ODI debut after Sandeep Patil, Mohit Sharma and K.L. Rahul . In his first ODI innings as a better, he scored 36 runs from 32 balls . On 18 June 2017, in the final of the Champions Trophy at the Oval, he struck a 43 - ball 76 in a losing cause, after coming in with India at 54 / 5 following a top order collapse . Reaching his half - century in 32 deliveries, he broke Adam Gilchrist's record for the fastest to get there in any ICC competition . </P>

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