Hardik Pandya Creates History in 3rd T20 vs South Africa, Becomes First All-Rounder to Achieve This Feat

Hardik Pandya attains a rare T20I double, recording 1000 runs and 100 wickets, while adding notable sixes and improving India’s pace-bowling options. The milestone places him among a select group of multi-skilled players in men’s T20Is and highlights the value of a pace-forward all-rounder in India’s strategy.

Hardik Pandya reaches a rare T20I landmark for India, becoming the first fast-bowling all-rounder with at least 100 wickets and 1000 runs in the format. The feat comes during India's third T20I against South Africa at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, where Hardik also strengthens several existing career numbers.

Across 123 T20I matches for India, Hardik Pandya has amassed 1939 runs, claimed 100 wickets and struck 101 sixes. These figures place Hardik in a select global group of multi-skilled players in men's T20 internationals, and also push India higher in statistical conversations around all-round depth in the shortest format.

Hardik Pandya T20I 100 wickets 1000 runs: unique fast-bowling all-round club

Previous players to combine 1000 T20I runs with 100 wickets all relied on spin rather than pace. Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Sikandar Raza and Virandeep Singh all reached that double, but each operates primarily as a spinner. Hardik Pandya therefore stands out as the first to do so as a fast-bowling all-rounder.

The wicket that delivered Hardik Pandya's 100th T20I dismissal arrives on 14 December 2025. Bowling against South Africa in Dharamsala, Hardik removes Tristan Stubbs. Stubbs edges behind to Jitesh Sharma off the final ball of the seventh over after scoring 9 runs from 13 deliveries.

Hardik Pandya T20I 100 wickets 1000 runs: how the numbers compare

The combined runs and wickets list in men's T20Is highlights how Hardik Pandya's figures stack against spin all-rounders. The table below shows matches, total runs and wickets for each player who has passed 1000 runs and 100 wickets in the format.

Hardik Pandya also joins a narrower statistical group by adding six-hitting power to the all-round package. Hardik becomes the fourth cricketer to cross 1000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 sixes in men's T20Is, combining pace bowling, middle-order scoring and boundary hitting in one profile.

Hardik Pandya T20I 100 wickets 1000 runs: triple milestone with 100 sixes

The table below summarises the select group to achieve 1000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 sixes in T20Is. Hardik Pandya is again listed alongside Mohammad Nabi, Sikandar Raza and Virandeep Singh, who complete the same triple through spin-based roles for their respective teams.

Hardik Pandya completed the six-hitting part of that triple earlier in the South Africa series. On 9 December 2025, during the opening T20I at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Hardik scores an unbeaten 59 off 28 balls, striking six fours and four sixes to move from 96 to 100 career T20I sixes.

That innings, and the wicket in Dharamsala, underline Hardik Pandya's role in India's T20 strategy. India gain a pace-bowling option who can bat anywhere in the order and clear the ropes. The numbers now align with that role, placing Hardik alongside some of the most productive T20I all-rounders.

Hardik Pandya T20I 100 wickets 1000 runs: position among Indian bowlers

Within India's T20I bowling records, Hardik Pandya now sits third on the overall wicket list. Only Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah have more T20I wickets for India, both also operating as pace bowlers. Hardik's presence in this company highlights India's reliance on quick bowlers in the format.

The table below lists the leading T20I wicket-takers for India, including matches, wickets, best figures and five-wicket hauls. Arshdeep Singh leads the list at present, followed by Jasprit Bumrah, with Hardik Pandya moving into the top three through the wicket of Tristan Stubbs in Dharamsala.

Arshdeep Singh remains India's leading T20I wicket-taker with 108 wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah has 101. Bumrah is absent from the third T20I against South Africa because of personal reasons. Hardik Pandya's entry into three separate elite lists underlines how India's T20I side benefits from a pace all-round option who contributes across disciplines.