NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya delivered a statement innings under pressure and a message of intent for the season ahead, smashing an unbeaten 59 off just 28 balls to fire India to a commanding 101-run win over South Africa in the first T20I at Cuttack on Tuesday. Named Player of the Match, Pandya walked in when India were wobbling, assessed a spicy surface shrewdly, and counterattacked with brute precision to lift India to 175/6 — a total that proved far beyond the visitors, who folded for 74 in 12.3 overs. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The all-rounder described the knock as a blend of instinct and composure. “I had to back my shots… the wicket had a bit of spice. You had to be a little gutsy. It was more about timing the ball, not trying to break t

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