Watch: captain Hardik Pandya takes his first ever fifer in IPL

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has taken his first-ever five-wicket haul in the IPL against Lucknow Super Giants in match no. 16 of the IPL 2025 at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. Thanks to his fifer, MI managed to restrict LSG to 203 in 20 overs.

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Watch: Captain Hardik Pandya takes his first-ever fifer in IPL

The 31-year-old Hardik Pandya took five wickets of Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant, David Miller, and Akash Deep against LSG in his four overs, giving 36 runs. Hardik showcased his amazing bowling skills using variations and ground dimensions outstandingly well. He dismissed the four in-form batters and Akash Deep to restrict LSG to 203 in 20 overs.

Hardik Pandya wins the battle of captains 💙

Rishabh Pant departs courtesy of an excellent catch by Corbin Bosch! 🔥

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The MI captain first dismissed in-form Nicholas Pooran in his first over on just 12 runs off 6 balls. In the next over, he removes Rishabh Pant on 2 runs and takes the wicket of danger-looking Aiden Markaram in his third over on 53 off 38 balls. He took two wickets in his last over of David Miller and Akash Deep to complete his first-ever five-wicket haul in IPL.

Hardik Pandya Bowling Stats in IPL 2025

Mumbai Indians won the toss in match 16 of the IPL 2025 against LSG at Ekana Stadium Lucknow and elected to bowl first, as most of the teams are doing this season. Raj Angad Bawa has replaced injured Rohit Sharma in the MI squad, while Akash Deep replaced M Siddarth in the LSG playing XI.

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur

Thanks to Mitchell Marsh’s 60 runs off 31 balls, Aiden Markram’s 53 off 38 balls, and some finishing touches by Ayush Badoni and David Miller, LSG put up a good total of 203 runs in 20 overs against MI. Hardik Pandya took 5 wickets, while Trent Boult, Ashwini Kumar, and Vignesh Puthur got 1 wicket each.