Hardik Pandya is in superb form in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025. The tournament is a T20 format, and while most big hitters dream of smashing centuries, Pandya has achieved something unique — something only MS Dhoni had done before.

What “Dhoni-like” feat did Hardik Pandya achieve?

The milestone refers to a rare T20 record.
Until now, MS Dhoni was the only Indian batter to:

✔ Hit 300+ sixes in T20 cricket
✘ Without scoring a single T20 century

Now, Hardik Pandya has joined him in this exclusive club.

This is the achievement that puts Pandya shoulder-to-shoulder with Dhoni in T20 batting impact.

Hardik Pandya’s milestone moment

Pandya reached the 300-six landmark during Baroda’s match against Punjab on 2 December 2025. In that match, he played a sensational knock:

• 77 off 42 balls*
• Strike rate: 183.33
• 4 sixes, 7 fours

The very first six he hit in this innings took his career tally past 300 sixes.

Hardik vs Dhoni – the unique six-hitters without a T20 century

MS Dhoni
• 350 sixes
• 355 innings
• 0 centuries

Hardik Pandya
• 303 sixes
• 268 innings (309 matches)
• Highest score: 91
• 0 centuries

Both have become part of a rare statistical club: massive six-hitters who never needed a century to dominate T20 cricket.

Hero of Baroda’s victory

Baroda defeated Punjab by 7 wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match.
Hardik Pandya was the star performer:

• Scored a match-winning 77 off 42*
• Took 1 wicket with the ball

He contributed with both bat and ball, proving why he remains one of India’s most valuable T20 all-rounders.