India, Dec. 19 -- Hardik Pandya was in some mood tonight during the 5th T20I between India and South Africa at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi stadium on Friday. Pandya smashed a fifty off just 16 balls, bringing up the second-fastest half-century by an Indian in T20Is, behind Yuvraj Singh's record off 12 balls achieved against England in that famous 2007 T20 World Cup match. Hardik smashed five fours and five sixes to finish with 63 off just 25 balls, which propelled India to a strong total of 231/5, along with a sizeable contribution from Tilak Varma's 73

Hardik gave the packed stadium, with a capacity of over one lakh, several moments, including a 97-meter long six. However, none of it matches what Hardik did after scoring his fifty. After ...