Ahmedabad, Dec. 19 -- Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya became the fifth Indian batter to complete 2000 runs in T20I cricket during the fifth and final T20I against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.

Pandya joined the elite list of Indian batters, including Rohit Sharma (4231 runs), Virat Kohli (4188 runs), Suryakumar Yadav (2788 runs) and KL Rahul (2265 runs).

Additionally, Pandya also slammed the second-fastest fifty for India in T20I cricket. He hammered a 16-ball half-century in his 63 off 25 deliveries, including five fours and as many sixes.

The record for the fastest fifty for India in T20Is is held by former cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who slammed a 12-ball fifty against England during the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 in...