Pankaj Jaswal (born 20 September 1995) is an Indian

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er who plays for

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. In October 2017, he made the second-fastest fifty in the history of the

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, doing so in 16 balls. He was the leading wicket-taker for Himachal Pradesh in the

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, with ten dismissals in six matches. On 2 November 2018, in Himachal Pradesh's match against

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in the

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, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. He was the leading wicket-taker for Himachal Pradesh in the tournament, with 25 dismissals in eight matches. In December 2018, he was bought by the

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in the player auction for the

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. He was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

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* 1995 births Living people Indian cricketers Himachal Pradesh cricketers Cricketers from Himachal Pradesh People from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh {{India-cricket-bio-1995-stub