Hyderabad: Former England all-rounder Ravi Bopara smashed 37 runs in an over of Indian captain Robin Uthappa's one over in the Bowl Match 2 of the ongoing Hong Kong Sixes match on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
Bopara smashed former India batter, who bowls part-time off-spin, six sixes in an over. It was the fourth over of the match, whacking him to all corners of the ground in Mong Kok.
Bopara bludgeoned Uthappa for five consecutive sixes before the India skipper bowled a wide on the last ball. The England captain then again smacked the last ball out of the park, collecting 37 runs from the over.
Another win for England as they emerge victorious against India by 15 runs! 🏴#HongKong #AsiasWorldCity #Cricket #ItsRainingSixes pic.twitter.com/T9srl6lB5u
— Hong Kong Sixes (@HongKongSixes) November 2, 2024
Bopara didn't stop there but continued his destructive innings in the next over as he smacked his seventh consecutive sixes against Shahbaz Nadeem and notched up his half-century off just 14 balls. The England skipper retired after scoring 53 (14) as per the rule. He hit a total of eight sixes in his innings. He received decent support from Samit Patel who also played a sensational knock of 51 (18) with the help of four fours and five sixes in his innings as England got to 120/1 in six overs.
𝗛𝗞𝟲 in 𝟲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 under 𝟲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 ☝️⏩
— Hong Kong Sixes (@HongKongSixes) November 2, 2024
A game as 𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓲𝓭 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓲𝓮𝓻𝔂 as the Hong Kong Sixes! 🔥#HongKong #AsiasWorldCity #Cricket #ItsRainingSixes pic.twitter.com/bGU4n9ed3A
Bopara then dominated India with his bowling as he picked two wickets in one over which included the dismissal of Uthappa for a golden duck. India could only manage to score 105/3 despite Kedar Jadhav's 48 off 15 balls and lost the game by 15 runs.
#Indian Captain #RobinUthappa has been hit for 6 sixes in an over by #RaviBopara of England #HongKongSixes #CricketTwitter #India #세븐틴_탈하이브 #ต้าห์อู๋ออฟโรด #धनवान_बनाने_वाला_भगवान pic.twitter.com/9tOzCeL5sS
— Ramzan Dildar (@Ramxiiiii) November 2, 2024
This was India's third defeat in the tournament and they were officially eliminated from the tournament. Having lost to Pakistan in their opener on Friday, India needed a win against UAE to move to the quarterfinals but fell short by a run.
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