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This photo is of 15 November 2024. When Hardik Pandya came to play for the Indian team in the fourth T20 match against South Africa.
Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be seen playing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T-20 Trophy (SMAT) after 8 years. He has been included in the Baroda team captained by Krunal Pandya. 31-year-old Hardik last participated in this tournament in 2016.
The current season of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is starting from 23rd November. The first match will be played between Hyderabad and Meghalaya in Rajkot. Baroda’s first match will be played against Gujarat in Indore. 2 days ago Shreyas Iyer was selected in Mumbai and Mohammed Shami was selected in Bengal team.
Punjab team had won the last season of Syed Mushtaq Ali T-20 tournament. The team won the title by defeating Baroda by 20 runs.
Baroda was runner up last year, this time the first match is against Gujarat. Baroda team was the runner up in the last season of SMAT. The team had to face a 20-run defeat against Punjab in the final match played on 6 November 2023 in Mohali.
This season, Baroda’s first match will be played against Gujarat in Indore. Then the team will face Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Saurashtra, Karnataka and Sikkim.
Hardik had played this tournament in 2016 Hardik Pandya last played this tournament in January 2016. He had not even made his international debut then. He also played one Ranji Trophy match for Baroda against Mumbai in 2018–19. Baroda team is in great form. The team took 27 points in the first round of Ranji Trophy. They are at the top of their group.
Hardik Pandya with Irfan Pathan during the 2016 season.
Hardik becomes MI captain, Krunal released Hardik was retained by IPL franchise Mumbai Indians last month. He has also been made captain. Meanwhile, Krunal has been released from LSG and will be a part of the IPL auction.
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