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Hardik Pandya

India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder

Hardik Himanshu Pandya is an Indian all-rounder who has appeared across all four major formats for India, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans and Baroda. His career spans 386 matches, in which he has scored 7,404 runs at a batting average of 30.1 and a strike rate of 128.1, while also taking 298 wickets at a bowling average of 31.16. The Indian Premier League is his primary competition, with 152 appearances. On recent form, Pandya took 7 wickets in 7 T20 Internationals between 15 February and 26 February 2026 before the IPL resumed.

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Hardik Pandya
Bat Avg
30.1
Bowl Avg
31.2

2026 Season Context

Current team & role

Mumbai Indians · All-Rounder

Recent form

Pandya took 7 wickets across 7 T20 Internationals in February and March 2026, including figures of 2/16 against Pakistan and 2/38 against England, before returning to IPL action with mixed results in

Strongest format

Indian Premier League — In 152 IPL matches, Pandya has scored 2,825 runs at a strike rate of 147.52 and taken 80 wickets, making it the competition in which he has played mos

Career stats overview

10 Test · 91 ODI · 285 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.

Test

10 matches

461
Runs scored
17
Wickets taken

Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.

ODI

91 matches

1,897
Runs scored
87
Wickets taken

The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.

T20I

285 matches

5,046
Runs scored
194
Wickets taken

Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.

Format-aware deep dive

Where he dominates

Home record

215
wickets

Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.

Fourth-innings force

112
wickets

A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.

Lower-order resilience

38.4
batting avg

At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.

Elite opposition

198
wkts in 48 M

Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.

Consistency

14
five-wicket hauls

Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.

WTC presence

2
finals played

In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.

Career threads

Beyond the numbers

298 wickets and 7,404 runs across all formats

Pandya has contributed with both bat and ball across 386 matches for India, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans and Baroda. His career bowling average of 31.16 and batting average of 30.1 reflect a consistent dual threat across formats.

IPL strike rate of 147.52 is his T20 calling card

In 152 Indian Premier League matches, Pandya has scored 2,825 runs at a strike rate of 147.52. He has also taken 80 IPL wickets at an economy of 9.23, making him one of the more active all-round contributors in the competition.

Australia his standout opponent with a batting average of 54.67

Across 21 matches against Australia, Pandya averages 54.67 with the bat, scoring 820 runs at a strike rate of 123.31. He has also claimed 19 wickets against them at an economy of 7.42.

Strong recent T20I form before the 2026 IPL season

Pandya took 7 wickets in 7 T20 Internationals between 15 February and 8 March 2026, including a 2/16 against Pakistan. He also struck a 23-ball fifty against Zimbabwe during that run.

Wankhede his most-played venue with 46 wickets in 57 matches

At the Wankhede Stadium, Pandya has 1,095 runs and 46 wickets across 57 appearances. His strike rate there of 143.51 suggests he tends to bat freely at a ground he knows well.

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Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.

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