INDvAUS: Hardik Pandya, Jadeja Breaks 21-Year-Old Record Against Australia in 3rd ODI  

In the 3rd ODI against Australia, Team India were desperate to put in a good performance with the bat after two losses against the host team. Things got doubtful after skipper and captain Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill, who put up a good start, got out early. 

During the match, it was Indian all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya, who rose as good batsmen and entertained the crowd with some terrific strokeplays. 

Both the hitters did not just make the country proud but also bailed the Men in Blue out of trouble with a 150-run stand for the sixth wicket against Australia.

Looking at the score, Hardik made an unbeaten 92 off 76 balls, while Jadeja too provided the much-needed impetus during an impressive 50-ball 66*. 

With this great partnership, Hardik and Jadeja also achieved a milestone by producing the highest sixth-wicket stand for India against Australia in the 50-over format. They both took over the previous best of 123 runs between Sadgopan Ramesh and Robin Singh – which came against the Aussies at Colombo in 1999. 

This epic partnership between Jadeja and Pandya was also India’s third-highest stand in ODIs.

Below is the chart where India recorded its highest partnership for sixth wicket in ODIs: 

- 160 A Rayudu-S Binny vs Zimbabwe (Harare 2015)

- 158 Yuvraj-MS Dhoni vs Zimbabwe (Harare 2005)

- 150*Hardik-R Jadeja vs Australia (Canberra 2020) 

India’s first ODI win since 19th January (318 days); India’s most days between ODI wins since 1980-81

India’s first ODI win without Rohit Sharma in its playing XI since 2017

First time since 2008 that Virat Kohli has not scored an ODI century in a calendar year#AUSvIND

— Fox Sports Lab (@FoxSportsLab) December 2, 2020

152/5 ➡️ 302/5 🔥

A recovery of epic proportions from Hardik Pandya (92* off 76) and Ravindra Jadeja (66* off 50) has helped us put up a good total 👊🏻

Let's defend this, #TeamIndia 🇮🇳#AUSvIND @hardikpandya7 @imjadeja pic.twitter.com/RoCDwAK8oG

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) December 2, 2020

Superb partnership @imjadeja and @hardikpandya7 job done.. backing our bowlers to come good today .. Chak do fatte shero @BCCI

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 2, 2020