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Will Hardik Pandya’s ‘black magic’ work again? The ball was thrown after chanting and Pakistan had knelt down.

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hardik pandya Colombo: Today, on February 15, in the T20 World Cup 2026, when the teams of India and Pakistan will face each other on the grounds of Colombo, all eyes will not only be on captain Suryakumar Yadav or Abhishek Sharma, but also on the player who has always given his best performance against…

Ronit Sharma

By Ronit Sharma
Feb 15, 2026, 6:48 PM IST

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Will Hardik Pandya’s ‘black magic’ work again? The ball was thrown after chanting and Pakistan had knelt down.

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Colombo: Today, on February 15, in the T20 World Cup 2026, when the teams of India and Pakistan will face each other on the grounds of Colombo, all eyes will not only be on captain Suryakumar Yadav or Abhishek Sharma, but also on the player who has always given his best performance against Pakistan, this player is none other than Hardik Pandya. Who has glorified the name of Pakistan on many occasions. Apart from this, Hardik also knows many tricks to harass Pakistani players.

That mantra of Ahmedabad and Pakistan was defeated

Even today, fans have not forgotten that moment of the 2023 ODI World Cup, when Hardik Pandya kissed the ball at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as if he had breathed a mantra on it and the set batsman Imam-ul-Haq was out on the very next ball. Imam had played an innings of 36 runs in 38 balls in this match. Although it was not a mantra thing, but it went viral in the cricket world as his black magic. Even today, fans in Colombo are hoping that Hardik will bring Pakistan to its knees with his magical bowling.

Hardik’s record against Pakistan

Statistics testify that Hardik is India’s biggest match winner against Pakistan. Hardik is the bowler taking the most wickets (15 wickets) in India-Pakistan T20 history. He has taken at least one wicket in every innings against Pakistan. Even though his batting average against Pakistan is 19.6, his inning of 40 runs proved to be decisive for the victory in conditions like Melbourne (2022). In such a situation, he can do wonders with both bat and ball in this match.

Hardik is in great form

Hardik is looking in the best form of his life in this World Cup. In the last match against Namibia, he scored 52 runs in just 28 balls and also took 2 wickets. After the match, he revealed that he has been training hard morning and evening for the last two months, the effect of which is clearly visible in his fitness and game.