In #AajKaTaazaBakar, Hardik Pandya justified his return to fitness in some style as the Mumbai Indians star smashed a whirlwind 158* off just 55 deliveries in the DY Patil T20 Cup. Pandya, who will be a vital cog-in-the-wheel for the defending VIVO IPL champions, helped Reliance 1 seal a place in the final following a thumping 104-run win over BPCL.

Pandya’s score, which incidentally is also the highest score by an Indian batsman in T20s, was laced with staggering 20 sixes and six fours in his innings. With this knock, the MI allrounder, who also pocketed a wicket from the one over that he bowled in the match on Friday, has now pressed his case for India selection ahead of the ODI series against South Africa.