This Indian veteran makes history for all wrong reasons after IPL auction snub

Hardik Pandya continued his rich vein of form by smashing five sixes and scoring 28 runs in an over bowled by leftarm spinner Parvez Sultan as Baroda crushed Tripura by seven wickets in a Group B game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on FridayChasing a meagre target of 110 Baroda rode on Hardiks 47 off 23 balls to complete the task in just 112 overs after elder brother Krunal Pandya did well with the new ball to finish with figures of 222The highlight for the sparse crowd was the entertainment provided by Hardik as he launched into Sultan hitting him for three sixes between longoff and extra cover region and another two in the cow cornerHardik has had a fantastic Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament so far with contributions in all four wins for Baroda His sequence of scores read 74 not out 41 not out 69 and 47 and he has also picked up a couple of wickets along the wayShardul Thakur records worst bowling figuresSnubbed at the IPL auction Shardul Thakur recorded the worst bowling figures in the history of SMAT T20 by going for 69 runs in four overs in Mumbais 43run defeat in a Group E match against Kerala in HyderabadShardul Thakur who went unsold at IPL mega auction concedes 69 from his four overs vs Kerala today The allrounder was hit for five boundaries and six sixes pictwittercome1uFw4TRRrmdash Sahil Malhotra Sahil_Malhotra1 November 29 2024Shardul was hit for six sixes and five fours even as he got Sanju Samsons 4 wicket early in the gameUnheralded Salman Nizar blitzed his way to an unbeaten 99 off 49 balls which completely overshadowed Ajinkya Rahanes strokefilled 68 off 35 balls in this highscoring gameAlso Read Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Shreyas Iyerrsquos century sends IPL auction buzz through the roofBatting first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Kerala piled up 234 for 5 riding on Salman and Rohan Kunnummals 87 off 48 balls 140run stand for the third wicket in just 132 overs Salman hit eight sixes and Kunnummal had seven maximums to his creditIn reply Mumbai were restricted to 191 for 9 despite Rahanes efforts Prithvi Shaw started well with two fours and two sixes but could only contribute 23 off 13 balls while skipper Shreyas Iyer despite a good beginning could contribute only 32 off 18 balls Pacer MD Nidheesh took 4 for 30Delhi use 11 bowlers vs ManipurA confident Delhi used all their 11 players including regular wicketkeeper Anuj Rawat for bowling during an easy fourwicket victory over Manipur headlined by opener Yash Dhulls patient 59 off 51 balls in a Group C game in MumbaiOpting to bat inexperienced Manipur could manage only 120 for 8 in their 20 overs with keeperbatter Ahmed Shah scoring 32 Shahs 52run stand with skipper Rex Singh 23 helped Manipur get past 100run mark after being reduced to 41 for 6 in the 10th overDelhi skipper Ayush Badoni in an unusual move even used his keeper Rawat for an over while donning the big gloves himself This was after he got a wicket with his offbreaksLeftarm spinner Harsh Tyagi 211 and offspinner Digvesh Singh 28 got a couple of wickets apieceDelhi took 183 overs to compete the chase with Dhull anchoring it with eight boundaries and a six over deep midwicket off Kishan Singha However seasoned T20 players like Badoni and Priyansh Arya fell cheaply Himmat Singhs poor run of form also continuedWith agency inputs