DTVHINDITeam India out of Hong Kong Sixes tournament, hat-trick of defeats under the captaincy of Uthappa
India is out of the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament. Robin Uthappa The Indian team captained by Robin Uthappa is out of the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament. India, part of C Pool, could not win a single match in this tournament. The Indian team lost three consecutive matches in this tournament. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) pulled off an upset against India, winning by one run. Apart from UAE, India had to face defeats against arch-rivals Pakistan and England. Let us tell you that a total of 12 teams are participating in the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament, which is being played after seven years. The final of the tournament will be played on Sunday. Now it will be interesting to see which two teams can secure their place in the final of this tournament. India lost three consecutive matches in Hong Kong Sixes tournament On Saturday, UAE scored 130/5 in the match against India. Khalid Shah scored 42 runs in 10 balls and Zahoor Khan scored 37 runs in 11 balls. In reply, India could score only 129 runs after losing 4 wickets. Stuart Binny was the top scorer from India. His bat yielded 44 unbeaten runs in 11 balls. Captain Uthappa added 43 runs in 10 balls. India needed 31 runs in the last over but only 29 were scored. Binny hit four sixes and a four in the sixth over but could not cross the threshold of victory. At the same time, India had to face defeat by 15 runs at the hands of England in the second match on Saturday. England had scored 120 runs at the loss of one wicket in this match. England captain Ravi Bopara scored 53 runs in 14 balls and Samit Patel scored 51 runs in 18 balls. Whereas India could only make 105/3 in 6 overs. Kedar Jadhav contributed 48 runs in 15 balls and Shrivats Goswami contributed 27 runs in 10 balls. Uthappa’s account was not opened. Binny could score only 5 runs. Talking about India’s first match, it was played against Pakistan. In this match, India had to face defeat by six wickets. India scored 119 runs on the basis of Bharat Chipli’s innings (53 in 16 balls). In reply, Pakistan won the match by scoring 120 runs in five overs without losing any wicket. Asif Ali retired after playing an inning of 55 runs in 14 balls. Mohammad Akhlaq scored unbeaten 40 runs in 12 balls and Faheem Ashraf scored unbeaten 22 runs in five balls. Let us tell you that each team in the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament consists of six players. The teams are divided into four pools.
Hong Kong Sixes: India scored 119 runs in 6 overs against Pakistan, still got a shameful defeat
India had scored 119 runs while batting first against Pakistan. IND vs PAK (Photo Source: Hong Kong Sixes 2024-25 It has started from 1st November. India had to suffer a humiliating defeat by 6 wickets against Pakistan in its first match of the tournament. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Team India had scored 119 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 6 overs. In response, Pakistan chased the target of 120 runs with 6 balls remaining. Hong Kong Sixes: Bharat Chipli played an inning of 53 runs for Team India India had a bit of a bad start after losing the toss and batting first against Pakistan. Robin Uthappa lost his wicket against Faheem Ashraf in the very second over. He played an inning of 31 runs in 8 balls. In the same over, Faheem Ashraf also showed the way to the pavilion to Kedar Jadhav (8). Bharat Chipli (Retired Hurt) played the highest innings of 53 runs in 16 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes. Manoj Tiwari scored 17* in 7 balls and Stuart Binny scored unbeaten 4* in 2 balls. INDIA SMASH 119/2 IN 6 OVERS IN HONG KONG SIXES…!!! pic.twitter.com/LHscU9jfaC — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 1, 2024 For Pakistan, Faheem Ashraf took the maximum of two wickets for 50 runs in 2 overs. Apart from this, Aamir Yameen gave 27 runs in one over, Asif Ali gave 19 runs in one over, Hussain Talat gave 14 runs and Shahab Khan gave 8 runs in one over. Pakistan chased the target in just 5 overs Pakistan batted brilliantly against India and chased the target with one over remaining. Muhammad Akhlaf scored 40* in 12 balls with the help of 3 fours and 4 sixes, Asif Ali (Retired Hurt) scored 55* in 14 balls with the help of 2 fours and 7 sixes and captain Faheem Ashraf scored 22* runs in 5 balls. Share this one Also pic.twitter.com/DQ8lcALsVe — Faheem (@Faheem01932588) November 1, 2024 Performance of Indian bowlers Shahbaz Nadeem was the most expensive bowler, he gave 57 runs in 2 overs. Kedar Jadhav spent 23 runs in one over, Manoj Tiwari spent 20 runs in 1 over and Stuart Binny spent 21 runs in one over.
